DESPISED ICON Post New Track Online

Brutally intense, unrelenting and outright savage are just a few ways the metal community will describe the new offering from Montreal's hottest export DESPISED ICON as their new full-length effort, Day of Mourning, is a true lesson in violence. The material contained on this disc should come bearing a caution label stating "Is known to evoke extreme erratic and violent tendencies coupled with a desire to kill." The dichotomy of the dual vocal assault of Alex Erian and Steve Marois adds the depth and dynamic that few bands can attempt to replicate. The addition of new bassist Max Lavelle quickly proved his skills keeping up with the maniacal drumming of Alexandre Pelletier who delivers his most impressive performance yet, raising the bar for his peers within the genre. Longtime guitarist Eric Jarrin and newcomer Ben Landreville round everything out with a blistering, frenetic barrage of cut-throat riffs.

The blistering new track, "MVP," is now available on the band's MySpace page www.myspace.com/despisedicon, so head over now to check it out. The group kicks off their worldwide touring campaign for Day of Mourning on July 24th as part of the massive "Trash and Burn" package playing alongside DevilDriver, Emmure, Veil of Maya and a slew of others. Either see below or visit their MySpace to view their complete touring itinerary.

DESPISED ICON brought on board an all-star team for the Day of Mourning recording process. They joined back up with longtime producer (and former guitar player) Yannick St-Amand for all tracking duties with renowned producer Andreas Magnusson (Haste The Day, Born of Osiris) entering the fold to mix the effort, with mastering being handled by Alan Douches (Mastodon, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Nile). The vicious new offering is set for a Sept. 22nd release.

DESPISED ICON
THRASH AND BURN w/ Devildriver, Emmure, Veil of Maya and Others
07/24 Soma – San Diego, CA
07/25 House of Blues – Los Angeles, CA
07/26 House of Blues – Las Vegas, NV
07/27 Rialto Theater – Tucson, AZ
07/29 Dos Amigos (Outdoors) – Odessa, TX
07/30 White Rabbit – San Antonio, TX
07/31 The Rock – Corpus Christi, TX
08/01 House of Blues – Dallas, TX
08/02 Java Jazz – Houston, TX
08/04 Plush – Jacksonville, FL
08/05 State Theatre – St. Petersburg, FL
08/06 Masquerade – Atlanta, GA
08/07 Lincoln Theatre – Raleigh, NC
08/08 Crocodile Rock – Allentown, PA
08/09 Sonar – Baltimore, MD
08/12 The Chance – Poughkeepsie, NY
08/13 Water Street Music Hall – Rochester, NY
08/14 Opera House – Toronto, ONT (CAN)
08/15 Palladium – Worcester, MA
08/16 Club Soda – Montreal, QC (CAN)
08/18 Peabody's – Cleveland, OH
08/19 Headliner's – Toledo, OH
08/20 Headliner's – Louisville, KY
08/21 The Pearl Room – Mokena, IL
08/22 Harpo's – Detroit, MI
08/23 The Rave – Milwaukee, WI
08/28 Club Vegas – Salt Lake City, UT


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