| Paragon of Dissonance | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Esoteric |
| Cover: | Paragon_of_Dissonance.jpg |
| Released: | 11 November 2011 |
| Recorded: | May - June 2011 |
| Venue: | London, England |
| Studio: | Priory Recording Studios |
| Genre: | Doom metal |
| Length: | 90:18 |
| Label: | Season of Mist |
| Producer: | Esoteric |
| Prev Title: | The Maniacal Vale |
| Prev Year: | 2008 |
| Next Title: | A Pyrrhic Existence |
| Next Year: | 2019 |
Paragon of Dissonance is the sixth studio album by the British doom metal band Esoteric. It is a double album and was released in 2011 through Season of Mist Records. A two-disc vinyl edition of the album was released through Finnish label Svart Records on 25 April 2012.
For unknown reasons, long-time guitarist Gordon Bicknell temporarily left the group early during the recording sessions, the only track that features Bicknell is "Non Being". The majority of the album was written between Greg Chandler, Gordon Bicknell, and Jim Nolan.[1]