The Pernicious Enigma

Artist	Esoteric
Type	Studio Full-length
Released	1997
Genres	Funeral Doom Metal, Death Doom Metal
Labels	Aesthetic Death
Format	CD, Digital, Vinyl (LP)
Length	1:55:05

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The Pernicious Enigma Information

Track listing (Songs)

	Title	Length	Rating	Votes
Disc 1
1.	Creation (Through Destruction)	13:13	-	0
2.	Dominion of Slaves	16:01	-	0
3.	Allegiance	11:50	-	0
4.	NOXBC9701040	12:48	-	0

Disc 2
1.	Sinistrous	12:40	-	0
2.	At War with the Race	2:52	-	0
3.	A Worthless Dream	13:09	-	0
4.	Stygian Narcosis	13:17	-	0
5.	Passing Through Matter	19:15	-	0

Line-up (Members)

Gordon Bicknell : Guitars, Keyboards, Samples
Greg Chandler : Keyboards, Vocals, Lyrics (tracks 1.1-1.3, 2.1-2.5), Songwriting (tracks 1.1, 2.3, 2.5)
Simon Phillips : Guitars, Samples, Songwriting (tracks 2.1, 2.2)
Steve Peters : Guitars, Songwriting (tracks 1.2, 2.4)
Bryan Beck : Bass, Lyrics (track 1.3), Songwriting (track 1.3)

Guest / session musicians

Anthony Brewer : Drums (tracks 1.1-1.3, 2.3, 2.5)

Production staff / artist

Esoteric : Producer, Co-engineer, Mixing Engineer
Steve Wilson : Engineer, Mixing Engineer
Tom Kvålsvoll : Mastering Engineer
Simon Phillips : Artwork, Cover Artwork, Logo

Additional notes

Recorded at Rich Bitch Studios, Birmingham, England from July 9th - 26th 1996.
Mixed 9th - 15th October 1996.
Co-engineered, mixed and produced by Esoteric.
Mastered at Strype Audio Studios, Oslo, Norway.

"NOXBC9701040" is an improvised track.

First press has totally black spines.

Esoteric Discography

Album title	Type	Released	Rating
Epistemological Despondency (1994)	Studio	1994-07-23	-
▶ The Pernicious Enigma (1997)	Studio	1997	-
Metamorphogenesis (1999)	Studio	1999-08-01	-
Subconscious Dissolution into the Continuum (2004)	Studio	2004-06-28	-
The Maniacal Vale (2008)	Studio	2008-05-19	-
Paragon of Dissonance (2011)	Studio	2011-11-11	-