Montreal baseddeathcore pioneers,Despised Icon, will release theirNuclear Blastdebut,"Beast", on July 22. The album was produced and engineered by former guitaristYannick St-Amand(Beneath The Massacre,Neuraxis) and mixed/mastered byAndy Sneap (Megadeth,Opeth,Nevermore).Artwork was created byAlexandre Goulet.Check out the album teaser for"Beast"here:https://bit.ly/1VlgQZ3
"It's been 7 years since our last record and our batteries are fully recharged,"comments the band."The O.G. line-up is back and the new shit hits hard.You'll hear sounds of our older slammin' death metal days blended with the speed and technicality of our latest records.Cheers to everyone that has stood by us after all these years.Can't wait to unleash the "Beast".
"Beast" Track Listing:1. The Aftermath
2. Inner Demons
3. Drapeau Noir
4. Bad Vibes
5. Dedicated To Extinction
6. Grind Forever
7. Time Bomb
8. One Last Martini
9. Doomed
10. Beast
For many extreme music fans, it may be hard to remember a time beforeDespised Icon,given the massive influence they've subsequently had on the genre. But when the groupformed back in 2002 and released"Consumed By Your Poison"the same year, there waslittle intersection between the sounds of classic death metal and the brute force ofhardcore. ButDespised Iconwereamong the first to fully embrace the signatures of the traditional death metal formulacombined with a relentless embrace of breakdowns, part of an emerging new sound.
NowDespised Iconhave returned with their upcoming album entitled,"Beast". The genre-defining band is fully reawakened, poised torecapture 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.
