Esoteric is an English funeral doom metal band from Birmingham, founded in July 1992 by vocalist/guitarist Greg Chandler and guitarist Gordon Bicknell. Across seven studio albums - from the sprawling double-CD debut Epistemological Despondency (1994) to A Pyrrhic Existence (2019) - they have built a reputation as one of the genre's founding acts, known for glacial tempos, layered psychedelic guitars, and compositions that routinely stretch past 20 minutes. They record and produce at Chandler's own Priory Recording Studios and release through Season of Mist.
Esoteric played a hometown show in Birmingham on 16 March 2025, on a bill with Goblinsmoker, Warcrab, Pantheist, Tumanduumband and Suffering.
Esoteric announced their first North American tour in over a decade, covering the Midwest, Canada and the East Coast, culminating at Maryland Death Fest 2024.
Esoteric appeared at the Celestial Darkness Festival in London in March 2024.
Esoteric completed their 'Maniacal Pyrrhonism' Australian tour, their first run of Australian dates, spanning Brisbane to Adelaide.
Hypnotic black metal The Ruins of Beverast performs in Warsaw with funeral doom legend Esoteric and German Imha Tarikat. Concert at Klub Hydrozagadka on 23 November at 19:00.
Hypnotic atmospheric black metal from Germany: The Ruins of Beverast in Kraków with legendary Esoteric and rising star Imha Tarikat.
Black metal concert with The Ruins of Beverast and Esoteric in Burglengenfeld.