Born and bred in the underbelly of Amman, Jordan. Formed in 2003, the band’s sound was inspired by legendary old school, albeit culturally-forbidden thrash and death metal bands Slayer, Testament and Kreator. Today the current members of Esodic are based in Los Angeles.

Fueled by the anger and frustration of socio-political strife in their world, and joined by their insatiable obsession with metal music, the band became a regular fixture in the underground music scene of Amman. Esodic quickly stood out from other local bands, distinguished by their own style of fast-paced, loud thrash metal. Not long after forming in 2003, they began booking gigs and forming a solid loyal following throughout Jordan. Unfortunately at the time, gaining attention for any counter-cultural activity was no small matter and often came with great repercussions. Members of the band were regularly arrested, harassed and detained on multiple occasions. Underground shows were often cancelled and raided. These shows and gatherings were a threat to the central nervous system of the government officials afraid of an esodic backlash - a matter which only pushed the countercultural scenes and artists to stand stronger and play smarter and louder.

The group started composing their own music in late 2003. Their first great success came from their first demo release entitled “Coverless Truth”, featuring the single “Dawn of Victory” which shook the metal community throughout Jordan and the Middle East. People were not accustomed to the unique style of thrash and death metal. Shortly thereafter, original drummer Ibrahim departed the band, with his position quickly filled by Zed Amarin. As a skilled drummer, Zed’s high energy and enthusiasm for the band’s driving sound gave Esodic a much needed motivational boost to write new material.

In 2005, the ball got rolling for Esodic when a well known international music competition - The Global Battle of The Bands - was organized in Amman. Previously forced to play strictly underground, this was the band’s chance to play publicly and show the country what they were made of. Within just the first round, Esodic had destroyed the stage, receiving massive praise and positive feedback on their unique sound and onstage presence from both the crowd, viewers and judges. Not only did the band find themselves all the way to the final stage, but also backed by the highest number of fan votes from all around the capital. In the end, Esodic came in second after another local band, the experience nonetheless proving their legitimacy as a force to be reckoned with, not only in Amman but in the Middle Eastern music scene at large.

After Battle of the Bands, Esodic experienced a short lull when co-founder of the band and guitarist Nour departed from Esodic. He was quickly replaced by Ahmad Kayyali, whose technical style of guitar proved a greatly welcomed boost of complexity and power to the band's new compositions that were underway. The band was back on track with a new solid lineup and reverberating sound of their own. Esodic continued to play local shows until 2008, when a Jordanian Intelligence Department raided a show, sentencing the organizers to jail time. After this incident, the scene was shut down and remains quite dead until this day. 

By 2010 due to a combination of life circumstances and political unrest including the Arab Spring, all the members disbanded to different parts of the world. Just before disbanding, they released a split record with Tampa-based death metal band, Generichrist on Deathstar Records.  

In 2015, drummer Zed Amarin relocated to Los Angeles, gathering all of Esodic’s recorded material for mixing and mastering in preparation for their first EP, Mirrors of Disgrace. The material on Mirrors of Disgrace was written and recorded over a period of 6-8 years from the depths of their individual and collective experiences of sociopolitical upheaval and chaos, leading up to the Arab Spring. Though the members had disbanded, they had all agreed that this was an important snapshot that needed to be released. Their debut EP, Mirrors of Disgrace was self-released in February 2018, available on all streaming platforms including Spotify and iTunes.

In 2019, Esodic was booked to play MetalDays Festival in Slovenia, bringing the band together again. Check Gallery for more recent Metaldays footage. They are currently working on an EP with plans for release in 2022. 

In mid 2020, Zed teamed up with Michael Nolasco on Guitars/Vocals and Kevin McCombs on bass in order to revitalize and continue the legacy.

In October 2021, Esodic self released a single titled UNDOING.

On May 22nd Esodic is scheduled to release their sophomore EP titled DE FACTO DE JURE.