The Maniacal Vale

The Maniacal Vale
Studio album by Esoteric
Released	2008
Studio	Priory Recording
Genre	Funeral doom metal
Length	101:49
Label	Season of Mist
Producer	Esoteric
Esoteric chronology
Subconscious Dissolution into the Continuum (2004) The Maniacal Vale (2008) Paragon of Dissonance (2011)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
MetalReview	[1]
Sputnikmusic	[2]
AllMusic	[3]

The Maniacal Vale is the fifth studio album by the British funeral doom metal band Esoteric.[4] It is a double album and was released on 26 June 2008 through French label Season of Mist. Recorded, mixed and mastered by Esoteric at Priory Recording Studios. Artwork by Kati Astraeir.

Track listing

• All songs credited to Esoteric. Actual writers listed below.

Disc 1

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Circle (Greg Chandler, Gordon Bicknell)"	20:45
2.	"Beneath This Face (Chandler)"	11:21
3.	"Quickening (Chandler, Oliver Goyet)"	12:18
4.	"Caucus of Mind (Bicknell)"	7:21
Total length:		51:45

Disc 2

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Silence (Chandler)"	15:44
2.	"The Order of Destiny (Chandler, Bicknell)"	11:32
3.	"Ignotum Per Ignotius (Mark Bodossian)"	22:42
Total length:		49:58

Personnel

• Gordon Bicknell - Guitar
• Mark Bodossian - Bass
• Greg Chandler - Vocals, Guitar
• Joe Fletcher - Drums
• Olivier Goyet - Keyboards

References

1. [1] Archived August 27, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
2. "Esoteric - The Maniacal Vale (album review)". Sputnikmusic. 26 June 2008. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
3. The Maniacal Vale at AllMusic
4. "Esoteric :: Discography". Esotericuk.net. Retrieved 5 October 2015.

External links

• The Maniacal Vale @ esotericuk.net