The Pernicious Enigma
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The Pernicious Enigma is the second studio album by the British
doom metal
band Esoteric
. It was released in 1997 through Aesthetic Death Records. The Pernicious Enigma comprises two discs with a total running time of 115 minutes.
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doom metal
Doom metal
Doom metal is an extreme form of heavy metal music that typically uses slower tempos, low-tuned guitars and a much "thicker" or "heavier" sound than other metal genres...
band Esoteric
Esoteric (band)
Esoteric is a British extreme doom metal band from Birmingham founded in 1992 that incorporates highly acute, distorted vocals and samples over slow paced riffs and atmospheric melodies.-Biography:...
. It was released in 1997 through Aesthetic Death Records. The Pernicious Enigma comprises two discs with a total running time of 115 minutes.
Disc one
- "Creation (Through Destruction)" – 13:13
- "Dominion of Slaves" – 16:01
- "Allegiance" – 11:50
- "NOXBC9701040" – 12:48
Disc two
- "Sinistrous" – 12:40
- "At War with the Race" – 2:52
- "A Worthless Dream" – 13:09
- "Stygian Narcosis" – 13:17
- "Passing through Matter" – 19:15
Credits
- Bryan Beck – bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, and bass synth - Gordon Bicknell – lead guitarLead guitarLead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure...
, effects, synthSynthesizerA synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones... - Greg Chandler – vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
, effects - Simon Phillips – lead guitarLead guitarLead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure...
, effects, samples - Steve Peters – guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, samplesSampling (music)In music, sampling is the act of taking a portion, or sample, of one sound recording and reusing it as an instrument or a different sound recording of a song or piece. Sampling was originally developed by experimental musicians working with musique concrète and electroacoustic music, who physically... - Anthony – sessionSession musicianSession musicians are instrumental and vocal performers, musicians, who are available to work with others at live performances or recording sessions. Usually such musicians are not permanent members of a musical ensemble and often do not achieve fame in their own right as soloists or bandleaders...
drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....