Montreal based deathcore pioneers, DESPISED ICON, will release their Nuclear Blast debut, »Beast«, on July 22. Today, the band has released the first of several in-studio videos chronicling the making of that album, here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2g4BeWgCI0Q
»Beast« was produced and engineered by former guitarist Yannick St-Amand (BENEATH THE MASSACRE, NEURAXIS) and mixed/mastered by Andy Sneap (MEGADETH, OPETH, NEVERMORE). Artwork was created by Alexandre Goulet.
Check out the music video for the title-track directed by Jessy Fuchs (OBEY THE BRAVE, SIMPLE PLAN) at the following location: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xFgaXl93vQ
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»Beast« - Tracklisting:
- The Aftermath
- Inner Demons
- Drapeau Noir
- Bad Vibes
- Dedicated To Extinction
- Grind Forever
- Time Bomb
- One Last Martini
- Doomed
- Beast
For many extreme music fans, it may be hard to remember a time before DESPISED ICON, given the massive influence they've subsequently had on the genre. But when the group formed back in 2002 and released »Consumed By Your Poison« the same year, there was little intersection between the sounds of classic death metal and the brute force of hardcore. But DESPISED ICON were among the first to fully embrace the signatures of the traditional death metal formula combined with a relentless embrace of breakdowns, part of an emerging new sound.
Now DESPISED ICON have returned with their upcoming album entitled, »Beast«. The genre-defining band is fully reawakened, poised to recapture the crown with the monstrous and merciless might of their potent expression. Featuring the men responsible for most of the band's now classic death metal catalog, »Beast« is a vicious commentary on the state of the world and the state of music itself.
DESPISED ICON on tour:
23. -26.06. CND Montebello - Amnesia Rockfest
07.08. CDN Montreal - Heavy Montreal Festival