---
title: "Esoteric"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/esoteric"
genre: "Funeral Doom Metal"
country: "United Kingdom"
formed: 1992
---

# Esoteric

**Esoteric** is a funeral doom metal band, from United Kingdom, active 1992 to present.

Esoteric is an English funeral doom metal band from Birmingham, founded in 1992. Releasing seven studio albums, and a demo, the band is widely regarded as among the first groups to develop the funeral doom style. The band has named a variety of groups as influences, such as metal bands Morbid Angel and My Dying Bride, more "trippy" artists such as Pink Floyd, Spacemen 3, and King Crimson, and the industrial and dark ambient genres.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esoteric_(band)

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Esoteric |
| Genre | Funeral Doom Metal |
| Parent genre | Doom Metal |
| Origin | Birmingham, United Kingdom |
| Formed | 1992 |
| Releases in catalog | 7 |

## Genres

[Funeral Doom Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/funeral-doom) · [Doom Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/doom-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Greg Chandler](https://themetalnet.com/musician/greg-chandler) | Lead vocals, Guitar | 1992 to present | Current |
| [Joe Fletcher](https://themetalnet.com/musician/joe-fletcher) | Drums (drum set) | 2007 to present | Current |
| [Mark Bodossian](https://themetalnet.com/musician/mark-bodossian) | Bass guitar | 2003 to present | Current |
| [Mathew Barnes](https://themetalnet.com/musician/mathew-barnes) | Guitar | 2022 to present | Current |
| [Andy Semmens](https://themetalnet.com/musician/andy-semmens) | Drums (drum set) | 2003 to 2005 | Former |
| [Jan Krause](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jan-krause) | Keyboard | 2012 to 2014 | Former |
| [Bryan Beck](https://themetalnet.com/musician/bryan-beck) | Bass guitar | 1992 to 2002 | Former |
| [Darren Earl](https://themetalnet.com/musician/darren-earl) | Drums (drum set) | 1992 to 1994 | Former |
| [Gordon Bicknell](https://themetalnet.com/musician/gordon-bicknell) | Keyboard, Guitar | 1992 to 2019 | Former |
| [Jim Nolan](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jim-nolan) | Guitar, Keyboard | 2009 to 2019 | Former |
| [Kris Clayton](https://themetalnet.com/musician/kris-clayton) | Guitar | 2007 to 2009 | Former |
| [Olivier Goyet](https://themetalnet.com/musician/olivier-goyet) |  | 2003 to 2009 | Former |
| [Simon Phillips](https://themetalnet.com/musician/simon-phillips-1b651604) | Guitar | 1992 to 1997 | Former |
| [Simon Walcroft](https://themetalnet.com/musician/simon-walcroft) | Guitar | 2020 to 2024 | Former |
| [Steve Peters](https://themetalnet.com/musician/steve-peters) | Guitar | 1994 to 2007 | Former |
| [Stuart Blenkinsop](https://themetalnet.com/musician/stuart-blenkinsop) | Guitar | 1992 to 1994 | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1994 | [Epistemological Despondency](https://themetalnet.com/album/603ae1f9-7ceb-3b40-a1aa-5f0f910cb334) | Album |
| 1997 | [The Pernicious Enigma](https://themetalnet.com/album/8cdb93e1-09e9-35e6-aa96-4b05eacf63db) | Album |
| 1999 | [Metamorphogenesis](https://themetalnet.com/album/e35ec65e-92c0-35a4-ba58-bf6033ee269d) | Album |
| 2004 | [Subconscious Dissolution Into the Continuum](https://themetalnet.com/album/ae3fbcda-3146-3db7-999f-6342c97adfbb) | Album |
| 2008 | [The Maniacal Vale](https://themetalnet.com/album/1c7442a5-430a-32b8-984c-50a588d906cd) | Album |
| 2011 | [Paragon of Dissonance](https://themetalnet.com/album/c09131e6-207e-4c38-8b47-6971f4d4baa8) | Album |
| 2019 | [A Pyrrhic Existence](https://themetalnet.com/album/65486cc8-b19e-4883-bf4b-b7005715409e) | Album |

## Related bands

- [Evoken](https://themetalnet.com/band/evoken) (listened together)
- [Skepticism](https://themetalnet.com/band/skepticism) (listened together)
- [Katatonia](https://themetalnet.com/band/katatonia) (listened together)
- [Shape of Despair](https://themetalnet.com/band/shape-of-despair) (listened together)
- [Candlemass](https://themetalnet.com/band/candlemass) (listened together)
- [Black Sabbath](https://themetalnet.com/band/black-sabbath) (listened together)
- [Electric Wizard](https://themetalnet.com/band/electric-wizard) (listened together)
- [Agalloch](https://themetalnet.com/band/agalloch) (listened together)
- [Darkthrone](https://themetalnet.com/band/darkthrone) (listened together)
- [Mournful Congregation](https://themetalnet.com/band/mournful-congregation) (listened together)
- [Ahab](https://themetalnet.com/band/ahab) (listened together)
- [Emperor](https://themetalnet.com/band/emperor) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Esoteric/353
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Esoteric/224227908107
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/56142
- bandcamp: https://esotericuk.bandcamp.com/
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/36b4aldhhv4vxGWtykfTRA
- instagram: https://www.instagram.com/esoteric_uk/
- youtube: https://music.youtube.com/channel/UCXXod7lAAG-moGr9sFE1KwQ
- apple music: https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/1482406676
- website: https://www.esotericuk.net/

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/esoteric](https://themetalnet.com/band/esoteric). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt