Epistemological Despondency

1994 studio album by Esoteric

Studio album by

Esoteric

Released

October 1994

Recorded

6–16 June 1994

Studio

Rich Bitch Studios, Birmingham

Genre

Funeral doom metal

Length

89:00

Label

Aesthetic Death

Producer

Esoteric

Esoteric chronology

Esoteric Emotions - The Death of Ignorance
(1993)

Epistemological Despondency
(1994)

The Pernicious Enigma
(1997)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Sputnikmusic	^[1]

Epistomological Despondency is the first studio album by British doom metal band Esoteric. The album was released in 1994 as a double CD through Aesthetic Death Records, and was remastered and reissued in 2004. In a retrospective article written about the album by Metal Injection editor Cody Davis, the album "built Esoteric's foundation in funeral doom."^[2]

Track listing

Disc one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Bereft"	20:24
2.	"Only Hate (Baresark)"	2:41
3.	"The Noise of Depression"	18:59
Total length:		42:04

Disc two
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Lamented Despondency"	12:37
2.	"Eradification (of Thorns)"	7:19
3.	"Awaiting My Death"	26:07
Total length:		46:03 Total 89:00

Credits

Bryan Beck – Bass guitar, fretless bass, effects and bass synth
Gordon Bicknell – Lead guitar, effects, samples, synth
Greg Chandler – vocals, effects
Simon Phillips – Lead guitar, effects, samples
Stuart Blekinsop – Guitar, effects
Darren Earl – drums
Steve Wilson - engineering, mixing

References

^ n/a (2009-05-13). "Esoteric - Epistemological Despondency". sputnikmusic.com. Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 10 July 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ Davis, Cody (2017-02-17). "Funeral Doom Friday: ESOTERIC and Their Brilliant Debut, Epistemological Despondency". metalinjection.net. Metal Injection. Retrieved 10 July 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)