Despised Icon announce new album ‘Purgatory’

DESPISED ICON have announced a new album!

Titled Purgatory, the upcoming album from the Canadian deathcore pioneers is scheduled to be released in November this year!

Purgatory was produced by Yannick St-Amand, Eric Jarrin and Alex Erian. The music was recorded by the band’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.

Speaking about the upcoming album, the band says, “at long last, we finally have new music for you! This is the most time we’ve ever spent writing and recording. We could go on and on about how this is our heaviest, fastest and most diverse album yet but we’ll let the music do the talking. We’ve been a band for 17 years and are thankful to have such a loyal and supportive fan base. Prepare for Purgatory.”

Alongside the announcement of the new album, the band have shared a new music video for the first song to be lifted from the album; the title-track. The song’s accompanying music video was directed and produced by Jessy Fuchs of Les Films 37 Superkick.

Watch the official music video for Purgatory here: 

Also, you can view both the track list and artwork for the upcoming album below:

Track List: 

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

Purgatory is set for release on November 15th via Nuclear Blast Records.

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