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Featured band; Esoterica

Posted on September 5, 2008 in the Music, News category

These guys are a UK hard rock band which, after releasing their debut in 2005, are on the verge of breaking through into the big time after playing Bloodstock festival this year. With talks of their second album “The Riddle” hopefully being released next year, now is a good time for a mini feature on these guys.

Debut album, produced by John Fryer (with NIN and White Zombie on his CV), “The Fool” was released in 2005 and gained the band a lot of attention with Tool/Perfect Circle fans because, well, they kinda sound a lot like Tool and A Perfect Circle! Frontman Tobias has a very distinct voice which carries a dark, sexy and edgy quality. . Lead single “Don’t Rely On Anyone” is as catchy and brilliantly anthemic tune with vocal hooks to die for. “Salvation” and “Life Is Lonely” are also fantastic hard rock tracks which carry a lot more weight and ideas than most mainstream bands in the UK today. This album has just been released in the US with open arms and it looks like they will have a lot to look forward to in the next year if their second effort carries as much of a punch as this album does. Themes of religion, sex, drinking and relationships drench this collection of deliciously gothic songs and while the album does tend to rely on the Maynard and Howerdel sound a bit too much, if you’re going to be influenced by any band…..may as well be one as good as APC. According to a recent interview with Total Rock (here), the second album will hopefully bring this very talented young band into their own a bit more, but the first album is still definately one we at NecroMag would recommend if you want to support an underground British band with a lot going for them. Fuck Fightstar. Check Esoterica out here.

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