Esoteric "Parangon Of Dissonance (2CDS, France, Season Of Mist, SOM 248)"

Paragon of Dissonance is the sixth studio album by the British doom metal band Esoteric. It is a double album and was released in 2011 through Season of Mist Records. A two-disc vinyl edition of the album was released through Finnish label Svart Records on 25 April 2012.

For unknown reasons, long-time guitarist Gordon Bicknell temporarily left the group early during the recording sessions, the only track that features Bicknell is "Non Being". The majority of the album was written between Greg Chandler, Gordon Bicknell, and Jim Nolan.

Track listing:

Disc one

1. "Abandonment" Chandler, Nolan 13:34
2. "Loss of Will" Chandler 7:05
3. "Cipher" Nolan, Bodossian 9:15
4. "Non Being" Bicknell, Chandler 15:30

Total length: 45:24

Disc two

1. "Aberration" Chandler 15:44
2. "Disconsolate" Chandler, Nolan 15:33
3. "Torrent of Ills" Chandler 13:37

Total length: 44:54

Total time:  90:18

Recording information:

Recorded, engineered, mixed and mastered at Priory Recording Studios, Canwell, Sutton Coldfield, England, UK during May/June 2011.

Produced by Esoteric.

Mauro Berchi – graphics, layout

Kati Astraeir – artwork