The Esoteric is a hardcore

Hardcore punk

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/rock

Rock music

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 band founded in 1996 from Lawrence, Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

Lawrence is the sixth largest city in the U.S. State of Kansas and the county seat of Douglas County. Located in northeastern Kansas, Lawrence is the anchor city of the Lawrence, Kansas, Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Douglas County...

. They are currently signed to Prosthetic Records

Prosthetic Records

Prosthetic Records is a record label specializing in heavy metal recordings. Founded by E.J. Johantgen and Dan Fitzgerald both former employees of Columbia Records, in Los Angeles, California in 1998...

. Following several self-produced EPs, the band's debut full-length, With the Sureness of Sleepwalking

With the Sureness of Sleepwalking

With the Sureness of Sleepwalking is an album by The Esoteric, released in 2005.-Track listing:# "Disappearing..."# "Ram-Faced Boy"# "His Eternal Enemy"# "Your New Burden"# "Unavoidable Conclusion"# "This Is Dedicated To The Prettiest One"...

, came out on Prosthetic Records in 2005. Their follow-up, Subverter, released on Prosthetic in 2006 and received good reception from online blogs and music magazines.

The Kansas outfit is quick to point out and pay homage to their influences and support their fellow local bands. The band has toured with the likes Himsa, Mastodon

Mastodon (band)

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, Dog Fashion Disco

Dog Fashion Disco

Dog Fashion Disco was an experimental metal band, from Rockville, Maryland, that was active from 1996 to 2007.- Biography :Combining many different music styles Dog Fashion Disco was primarily considered an avant-garde metal band...

, Mindless Self-Indulgence, Scarlet, Calico System

Calico System

Calico System was a metalcore band from St. Louis, Missouri. Eulogy Recordings was the label that Calico System were signed to as of Tuesday, July 17, 2007, when Calico System disbanded. via blog, they stated "CALICO SYSTEM IS BREAKING UP".-History:...

, and Fight Paris.

On January 1, 2007 the band announced the departures of guitarist Cory White and drummer Marshall Kilpatric. White left the band based on personal reasons while Kilpatric relocated to Los Angeles to join Black Light Burns

Black Light Burns

Black Light Burns are a rock band fronted by Wes Borland, of Limp Bizkit. The band's original studio lineup consisted of Borland, Danny Lohner, Josh Eustis and Josh Freese. Their debut album Cruel Melody, was released on June 5, 2007. The band released a covers and b-sides CD/DVD combo package in...

. Former drummer Adam ‘Hammerlord’ Mitchell retook the throne at the drums for a short Canadian tour. Although not officially reformed, White and Kilpatrick rejoined the band for a few select shows in the Kansas City area in 2009 including the American Waste Festival. In 2011, the band covered the track "Iron Clad Lou" for the compilation album Songs of Farewell and Departure: A Tribute To HUM

Songs of Farewell and Departure: A Tribute to Hum

Songs of Farewell and Departure is a tribute album to Hum, released in September 6, 2011 via Pop Up Records. A promo video for the tribute was released on August 9, 2011...

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Most current lineup

• Eric Graves – Guitar
• Anthony Diale – Bass
• Stevie Cruz – Vocals
• Marshall Kilpatrick – Drums, Percussion
• Cory White - Guitar

Discography

• For the Sick: A Tribute to Eyehategod
  For the Sick
  For the Sick is the title of the various artist tribute album to one of the most influential sludge metal bands, Eyehategod. It was released through Emetic Records on March 20, 2007.-CD 1:...
  
   (2007)
• Subverter (2006)
• With the Sureness of Sleepwalking
  With the Sureness of Sleepwalking
  With the Sureness of Sleepwalking is an album by The Esoteric, released in 2005.-Track listing:# "Disappearing..."# "Ram-Faced Boy"# "His Eternal Enemy"# "Your New Burden"# "Unavoidable Conclusion"# "This Is Dedicated To The Prettiest One"...
  
   (2005)
• 1336 EP (2004)
• Wormwood Split (2003)
• A Reason to Breathe
  A Reason to Breathe
  A Reason to Breathe is a self-released 2002 EP by US Hardcore/Rock band, The Esoteric.-Track listing:# "Our Best Elvis Yet"# "Strategy Of Luck"# "Worth The Wait"# "Eye Child"# "Flight Of The Botfly"-External links:*...
  
  EP (2002)
• Roads Between (The Esoteric / Saved By Grace split CD) (2002)
• Loaded in Lawrence (compilation) (2002)
• Live at CBGB's NYC (Luddite Clone / The Esoteric split CD) (2001)
• Plagued by Visions (2001)
• Lifeless Records 2001 Compilation (2001)
• Malicious Intent: Ultimus Dies Sepulcris (compilation) (2001)
• An Illusion of Sacred Circumstances (1999)
• Derailer Split (1999)
• Mowdown Music Compilation (1999)
• Esoteric EP (1998)

External links

• Interview with the Esoteric at Heavy Frequency