Taking things one step beyond convention, a triple co-headlining tour has been announced that is so heavy it’s going to need to defy gravity. Those headliners will find Deathcore pioneers Despised Icon joined by Symphonic Deathcore aficionados Carnifex and Death Metal veterans Suffocation on the Impericon Festival sponsored “Death Dominion Tour” across Europe. In order to
Alex Erian and Eric Jarrin from Canadian Deathcore Pioneers Despised Icon are in the studio with Suicide Silence guitarist Chris Garza for the latest episode of the heaviest podcast in town. They’re there to discuss the bands new album “Shadow Work” but have plenty of time for a detour around Obey The Brave, the origins
Dying Fetus will be throwing Chelsea Grin, Despised Icon and Vitriol in the van for another assault on Europe starting in November. Question is what’s more likely to happen? “Subject to a Beating” from 2012’s “Reign Supreme” to leap from 9.3 to 10 million Spotify streams by the time the tour comes around or Alex
For their twelfth studio album titled “Vault Of Horrors“, Belgian Deathgrind chainsaw assassins Aborted have lined up a member of Death Metal or Deathcore royalty to appear on every single one for the ten tracks that appear on it. Just stop and take that in for a moment. Recorded with producer Dave Otero (Allegaeon, Cattle
Recorded with producer Dave Otero (Allegaeon, Cattle Decapitation) Belgian Deathgrind collective Aborted are once again to remind us that their nation is as famous for them as much as their beer and chocolate with a twelfth studio album titled “Vault Of Horrors“. Said to be inspired by legendary horror films on VHS including The Texas Chainsaw Massacre,
After some digging in their archives Canadian Deathcore pioneers Despised Icon will be releasing an EP of five demos from 2004 titled “Déterré” via Nuclear Blast on 28th October ahead of new music in 2023. Guitarist Eric Jarrin spoke to Heavy New York about that new burnt offering, two decades of aggression and the evolution
While Polish Death Metal pioneers Decapitated may have just celebrated their 25th Anniversary with a run of shows across the UK and Ireland, they have a new album on the way in “Cancer Culture” and so have announced that they will be on a co-headlining European tour trek with Canadian Deathcore pioneers Despised Icon in
Undisputed Canadian Deathcore pioneers Despised Icon have lent vocalist Alex Erian to Signs Of The Swarm for blistering new single “Hollow Prison“. The cut is one that will be appearing on their upcoming fourth studio record, mixed and mastered by Christian Donaldson (Shadow of Intent, Cryptopsy, Ingested). Set for 24th September via Unique Leader, “Absolvere” is
Deciding on James Cameron’s “Aliens” as a theme for their latest offering, Italian Technical Death Metal force Hideous Divinity have chosen to concentrate on the story of Rebecca ‘Newt’ Jorden, the 6-year old girl rescued on the alien infested planetoid LV-426 by Ellen Ripley in the film. As the listener, we live the story from her point
Starting life as a Mathcore act, Ion Dissonance dropped “Breathing Is Irrelevant” back in 2003, produced and mastered by Despised Icon guitarist Yannick St-Amand before evolving into a more Groove oriented sound in later life. The Montréal Québec Canadians were caught on camera back in May 2005 by Rick Shirk on a tour run that
