Originally released back in 1994 - and out of print on CD for past 15 years, the debut album from UK Funeral Doom legends Esoteric is now receiving the deluxe reissue treatment. Hateful, drug-influenced, tortured doom.

"Their full-length debut, Epistemological Despondency, was one of the earliest signs that Esoteric was building something momentous. Many of their early contemporaries dealt with subject matter surrounding death the overall nature of sorrow. Esoteric meanwhile channeled isolationism, misanthropy, and, as the album title might suggest, different concepts of knowledge... Epistemological Despondency built Esoteric's foundation in Funeral Doom. It was such a unique creation for its time and truly welcomed the Birmingham natives to the realm of extreme music" (Metal Injection).

Remastered by Greg Chandler. Ltd x 1000 copies in a hardback digibook with 12-page booklet.