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Day of Mourning

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I think The Ills Of Modern Man was a very hard record to top for Despised Icon, but no need to worry. Day Of Mourning has everything that made that album what it is and more, but without the pig squeals from the previous records. Anybody that loved the band for the usage of these pig squeals would probably be too close-minded to handle listening to the band without them. If you can get past this however, you'll love the new album. New guitarist Ben Landreville and bassist Max Lavelle really show that they can fit in without even making the lineup change apparent in the band's overall sound.

Also check out the band's live dvd Montreal Assault.

Imagine Anvils flying at 200 mph in a synchronized technical dance. There's the music. Heavy as F, tough as F, Hardcore as F. Listen for all the intricacies. real good stuff here. Drummer is insane nuts and the riffs are smart and well written heavy hardcore style.

Let me tell you, I thought Despised Icon's last CD ('The Ills of Modern Man') was brutal but beyond a shadow of a doubt they have topped themselves w/ their latest masterpiece 'Day of Mourning!' For those who say deathcore metal isn't true death metal or whatever well they need to shut up & listen to this disc because if you ever had any doubts about that genre of music this CD should silence those doubts!! This is some straight up heavy stuff & much more intense than anything I have heard from Despised Icon yet maybe from any group in this genre of music! Buy this & blast it..this will make your body explode!!!

Despised Icon are back again with another blistering release. This is a 4.5 for me, but amazon does not allow that rating. Anyway best guitar sound yet, and the band has added a few sonic 808 bass boom parts that create a killer atmosphere. Best tracks: title track, mvp, black lungs, made of glass, diva of disgust. Missing are the amazing pig squeals. I really loved thoses vocals, they were brutal and fun. Some of the blasts are grindcore fast. Like mvp-it gets to grindcore type speed-it's freakin fast as hell. All we have come to expect from the band is here. If you dislike deathcore or this type of genre stay far away from this. Last song sleepless is a waste though. the band spends 35 min on the cd pummeling the listener song after song and than ends w/the weakest song the band has ever written. Clean guitar intro, than has screaming, it's like a deathcore ballad that is quite literally a bore. Anyway the bonus dvd is a making of cd, w/interviews, concert footage and biographies. Killer packaging.

AAAAHHH! Is all I could think of when the first song Les Temps Changent came blasting through my ears. It sent me into an uncontrollable frenzy of flailing and head banging.The leads that Jarrin pound out in Eulogy and Black Lungs are amazing. There is no doubt in my mind that this is the best deathcore album of 2009. Also, if you do have the chance to see them live DONT MISS IT or you definitely will be sorry.

Despised Icon is back. I really enjoy listening to this album. I can't say much about this album, but what I do have to say about this album is that this album shreds. I think this is one of the best death metal albums of 2009. Go see them live if you can.

I picked up this cd the day I found out about it. As soon as I slowly turned up the volume knob with anticipation I was just like YES. This cd brings you back to when The Ills of Modern Man picked you up (minus the reeps lol), got you to flex and feel overcame with violence and intensity that made you want to wreck everything around you, and wouldn't let you sit down. This album hits super hard. Deathcore at it's finest, it's super sad that they are no longer together, this is a must for death metal fans of all sorts. Period.
Alex P. is a nasty drummer. Check him out on youtube, he is no joke. DI forever son.