DESPISED ICON – Discuss the title track, “Purgatory” in first trailer

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 Erian discuses the first single and title track, ‘Purgatory’. Watch as he discuses what the title track means to him as well as what the process was like for him and Eric Jarrin to create the epic breakdown, here: https://youtu.be/j63mDe7bkw0

Alex Erian comments, “I keep repeating this but we do not encourage violence at shows but I have this feeling there will be a couple injuries during the breakdown live. So I apologize in advance. Please be good to yourselves but expect some pure brutality.”

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

This Friday, DESPISED ICON will kick-off their North American Tour in Saskatoon. The 22-date trek which will include the band playing new material from the upcoming album will include stops in Vancouver, Anaheim, and Philadelphia before concluding in Toronto on October 13th at The Opera House. Joining the band as direct support is Texan metalcore act KUBLAI KHAN. The package will also include British extreme metal band INGESTED and American Deathcore band SHADOW OF INTENT. Throughout the tour there will be a slew of special guests including ANGELMAKER (09/20 to 09/23), I DECLARE WAR (09/24 and 09/25), I AM (09/27-10/02 & 10/05-10/06), DEVOURMENT (10/04 & 10/05) and SUFFOCATION (10/08-10/13).

DESPISED ICON comments “Here it is, our only tour of the year. We’ll be sharing the stage with some of our favorite bands and will be hitting a few cities that we haven’t played in 9 years! Tickets are now on sale and MVP packages are available at http://despisedicon.soundrink.com “

Fans have the opportunity to purchase MVP packages that include the following:

One (1) General Admission Ticket
Meet & Greet W/ DESPISED ICON
Photo Opp W/ DESPISED ICON
Exclusive Tour T-Shirt
11×17 Tour Poster
MVP Laminate W/ Lanyard
Early Entry

Purchase your MVP package here: http://despisedicon.soundrink.com

DESPISED ICON live:

w/ KUBLAI KHAN, INGESTED, SHADOW OF INTENT, ANGELMAKER
20.09. CDN Saskatoon, SK – Coors Eent Centre
21.09. CDN Edmonton, AB – Starlite Room
22.09. CDN Calgary, AB – Dickens
23.09. CDN Vancouver, BC – The Biltmore Cabaret*
*w/ ANGELMAKER only

w/ KUBLAI KHAN, INGESTED, SHADOW OF INTENT, I DECLARE WAR
24.09. USA Seattle, WA – El Corazon
25.09. USA Portland, OR – The Bossanova Ballroom

w/ KUBLAI KHAN, INGESTED, SHADOW OF INTENT, I AM
27.09. USA Sacramento, CA – Holy Diver
28.09. USA Anaheim, CA – Chain Reaction
29.09. USA Las Vegas, NV – Backstage Bar & Billiards
30.09. USA Salt Lake City, UT – In the Venue
01.10. USA Denver, CO – The Oriental Theater
02.10. USA Albuquerque, NM – Launchpad
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

30.07. – 02.08.2020 RO Rasnov – Rockstadt Extreme Fest

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»Purgatory« was produced by Yannick St-Amand, Eric 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« 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
Pre-order the album digitally to receive ‘Purgatory’ instantly (via amazon and iTunes only)!
Listen to ‘Purgatory’ in the NB New Releases Playlists:
http://nblast.de/SpotifyNewReleases / http://nblast.de/AppleMusicNewReleases

»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