CONCEPT OF PURGATORY

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In less than a month, Canadian deathcore pioneers DESPISED ICON will release their upcoming full-length album, Purgatory’on November 15th via Nuclear Blast.

Today, Alex discusses the process of choosing the artist to create the album artwork. Watch as he details working with Eliran Kantor to produce a piece that echoed the themes and concepts of ‘Purgatory, here: https://youtu.be/EsnrHS-OD30

Watch the music video for the second single ‘Snake In The Grass’ which was produced by Jessy Fuchs of Les Films 37 Superkicks, here: https://youtu.be/SV9vbgAav38

‘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.

More on ‘Purgatory’:
‘Purgatory’ OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsTdkJWvu3A
Trailer #1 – The Title Track, ‘Purgatory’:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j63mDe7bkw0
Trailer #2 – Writing The Album ‘Purgatory’:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQmq0mOV3Zg
Trailer #3 – Recording ‘Purgatory’:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QT5bJPNJtJo

‘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:

2020:
26.07. – 01.08. SLO Tolmin – MetalDays
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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