PURGATORY IS COMING

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Canadian deathcore pioneers DESPISED ICON are back to reveal their 6th full-length album, ‘Purgatory,’ which will be released on November 15th via Nuclear Blast.

Today, Alex offers insight into the band’s recording process and how it is a family affair as they work with former guitar player, now current front of house engineer Yannick St-Amand, close friend Antoine Lussier of ION DISSONANCE and long-time friend Christian Donaldson of CRYPTOPSY. Watch the third trailer here:  https://youtu.be/QT5bJPNJtJo

Alex comments, “It is a very personal effort. We chose the people with whom we collaborate with. We’re very picky so to speak but ultimately I feel like the record benefited from that.”

Watch the music video for  ‘Purgatory‘ which was directed and produced by Jessy Fuchs, of Les Films 37 Superkickhere: https://youtu.be/hsTdkJWvu3A

‘Purgatory’ will be available in the following formats:
– Jewelcase CD
– Grey w/ Black Splatter Vinyl

Pre-order ‘Purgatory’ in the format of your choice: nuclearblast.com/despisedicon-purgatory
Listen to ‘Purgatory’ in the NB New Releases Playlists:
http://nblast.de/SpotifyNewReleases / http://nblast.de/AppleMusicNewReleases

‘Purgatory’ was produced by Yannick St-AmandEric Jarrin and Alex Erian. The music was recorded by DESPISED ICON‘s former guitar player, now current front of house engineer Yannick St-Amand while the vocals were recorded by close friend Antoine Lussier of ION DISSONANCE. Mixing and mastering were completed by CRYPTOPSY‘s very own Christian Donaldson at The Grid in Montréal. For the album artwork, the band selected Eliran Kantor to create a piece that echoed the themes and concepts of ‘Purgatory.’

Without a doubt their most dynamic venture to date, DESPISED ICON have a fresh and energy-filled arrangement just waiting to see the light of day in the form of ‘Purgatory.’ For many years, they have laid the foundation of deathcore and spearheaded different sounds and movements within the genre.

‘Purgatory’ – Track Listing:
01. Dernier Souffle
02. Purgatory
03. Light Speed
04. Slow Burning
05. Snake In The Grass
06. Vies D’Anges
07. Moving On
08. Unbreakable
09. Apex Predator
10. Legacy
11. Dead Weight

DESPISED ICON live:

w/ KUBLAI KHAN, INGESTED, SHADOW OF INTENT, I AM
03.10. USA Dallas, TX – Gas Monkey Bar N’ Grill* (w/ DEVOURMENT)
04.10. USA Houston, TX – Warehouse Live* (w/ DEVOURMENT)
05.10. USA New Orleans, LA – Southport Hall
06.10. USA Atlanta, GA – Hell @ The Masquerade
*no I AM

w/ SUFFOCATION, KUBLAI KHAN, INGESTED, SHADOW OF INTENT
08.10. USA Philadelphia, PA – Theatre of Living Arts
09.10. USA New York, NY – The Gramercy Theatre
10.10. USA Worcester, MA – Palladium
11.10. CDN Montréal, QC – Club Soda
12.10. CDN Québec, QC – Impérial Bell
13.10. CDN Toronto, ON – The Opera House

2020:
30.07. – 02.08. RO Rasnov – Rockstadt Extreme Fest
05. – 08.08. CZ Jaroměř – Brutal Assault

DESPISED ICON is:
Alex Erian | vocals
Steve Marois | vocals
Eric Jarrin | guitar
Ben Landreville| guitar
Sebastian Piché | bass
Alex “Grind” Pelletier | drums

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