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The band takes influence from [[Dying Fetus]], [[Between the Buried and Me]], [[Nile (band)|Nile]], [[Bury Your Dead]], [[Into the Moat]], and [[Animosity (band)|Animosity]]. |
The band takes influence from [[Dying Fetus]], [[Between the Buried and Me]], [[Nile (band)|Nile]], [[Bury Your Dead]], [[Into the Moat]], and [[Animosity (band)|Animosity]]. |
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The Montreal death metalcore six-piece DESPISED ICON was formed in January 2002 by members of Neuraxis, In Dying Days and Heaven’s Cry. The group’s first album, Consumed By Your Poison, was released in October 2002 on Galy Records and quickly sent shockwaves throughout the underground metal community. From that moment on, the Despised Icon members played many shows, showing off their mixture of death metal and metalcore until it suffered a loss by the middle of 2003. |
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Replenished with a new vocalist and drummer in January 2004, DI recorded its Syndicated Murderers EP a month later and established itself furthermore as one of the most promising Canadian metal acts. January 2005 proved to be a turning point in the young band’s career as it marked the release of it’s split CD on Relapse Records with Bodies In The Gears Of The Apparatus and the signing of a worldwide deal with Century Media Records. |
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DESPISED ICON’s highly anticipated sophomore release, The Healing Process, produced by guitarist Yannick St-Amand (Ion Dissonance, Neuraxis), mixed by J-F Dagenais (Misery Index, Kataklysm) and mastered by Alan Douches (Shadows Fall, Dillinger Escape Plan) is currently set for an April 5th release on Century Media. |
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Alex Erian played drums in Neuraxis and on Despised Icon's "Consumed By Your Poison" and "Syndicated Murderers". |
Alex Erian played drums in Neuraxis and on Despised Icon's "Consumed By Your Poison" and "Syndicated Murderers". |
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Revision as of 09:23, 6 December 2006
Despised Icon is a band from Montreal, Quebec, Canada which plays a combination of metalcore, grindcore, and death metal commonly called deathcore. They are noted for use of two full-time vocalists, one who sings low to high pitch screams (Alex Erian), and the other for the extremely low growling (Steve Marois).
Band members
- Alex Erian: Vocals (used to play Drums) (ex-Neuraxis, In Dying Days, ex-Hidden Pride, ex - Ion Dissonance)
- Steve Marois: Vocals (ex-Apocaliptic Script)
- Eric Jarrin: Guitar (Heaven's Cry, Necrotic Mutation)
- Yannick St-Amand: Guitar(ex-Nihilistic Mass Refracters)
- Sebastien Piché: Bass (Apostasy)
- Alex "Grind" Pelletier: Drums (ex-Deuterium, ex - Apocaliptic Script)
Former Members
- Marie-Hélène Landry: Vocals
- Kevin McCaughey: Live Vocals (approx 30 shows when Steve Marois was ill)
Discography
- 2002 - Consumed by Your Poison LP (Galy Records)
- 2004 - Syndicated Murderers EP
- 2005 - Split CD with Bodies in the Gears of the Apparatus (Relapse Records)
- 2005 - The Healing Process LP (Century Media Records)
- 2006 - Consumed by Your Poison Rerelease (Century Media Records)
Trivia
Their first show in the United States was in Port Huron, Michigan at the Noruh Grotto.
Despised Icon have played with bands such as The Red Chord, Pig Destroyer, Deicide, The Black Dahlia Murder, Suffocation, Cryptopsy, Aborted, Ed Gein, Morbid Angel, and Behemoth.
The band takes influence from Dying Fetus, Between the Buried and Me, Nile, Bury Your Dead, Into the Moat, and Animosity.
Alex Erian played drums in Neuraxis and on Despised Icon's "Consumed By Your Poison" and "Syndicated Murderers".
External links
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