The time has come! Dark Experimental Doom band ESOTERIC are kicked off their European Tour on November 2nd, supporting their fellow titans of Doom, SATURNUS. ESOTERIC will be touring for the first time since the 2019 release of “A Pyrrhic Existence”.
The tour started in the Danish capital Copenhagen with another 15 shows ahead in 10 different countries. After kicking up dust throughout Europe, the band will have their last show in Milan – Club Legend (IT) on November 16th, 2022. The band announced they will add a large amount of songs of “A Pyrrhic Existence” album to their setlist during the “Before The Storm” tour.
Tour dates:
02 Nov 22 Copenhagen (DK) Hotel Cecil
03 Nov 22 Hamburg (DE) Headcrash
04 Nov 22 Berlin (DE) Slaughterhouse Moabit
05 Nov 22 Rotterdam (NL) Dutch Doom Days
06 Nov 22 Diest (BE) Hell Club
07 Nov 22 Kassel (DE) Goldgrube
08 Nov 22 Prague (CZ) Futurum
09 Nov 22 Ostrawa (CZ) Barrack
10 Nov 22 Budapest (HU) Durer Kurt
11 Nov 22 Cluj Napoca (RO) Flying Circus
12 Nov 22 Bucharest (RO) Quantic
13 Nov 22 Novi Sad (SRB) Fabrika
14 Nov 22 Ljubljana (SL) Channel Zero
15 Nov 22 Bologna (IT) Freakout
16 Nov 22 Milan (IT) Legend Club
Released in 2008, “The Maniacal Vale” proved to be the bands most ambitious and successful album to date, simultaneously honouring the chaos of the earlier releases whilst expanding into territory that at first glance may seem at odds with the bands ethos, yet has always lurked within their compositions – namely, a sense a melody and grandeur. Having been hinted at on previous albums, this side of the band was fully realized. This was followed in 2011 by “Paragon Of Dissonance”, an album equal to its predecessor in compositional scope and ambition.
2019 will see the release of the bands seventh opus, “A Pyrrhic Existence”, 98 minutes of new material that once again expands on the band’s sound, yet retains elements of all their preceding works. It is a culmination of 27 years of uncompromising dedication to their craft – detailed and layered compositions and a high level of musicianship, foreboding production, and equal measures of utter darkness and melodic diversity.
“A Pyrrhic Existence” track listing:
- Descent
- Rotting in Dereliction
- Antim Yatra
- Consuming Lies
- Culmination
- Sick and Tired
You can listen to “A Pyrrhic Existence” in its entirety below:
