Day of Mourning

Brutally intense, unrelenting & outright savage are just a few ways one could describe this offering from Montreal's hottest export, Despised Icon, as 'Day of Mourning' is a true lesson in violence...

The dichotomy of the dual vocal assault featured here from Alex Erian & Steve Marois adds the depth + dynamic that few bands can attempt to replicate. New bassist Max Lavelle quickly proved his skills, keeping up with the maniacal drumming of Alexandre Pelletier - who on 'Day of Mourning' delivers his most impressive performance yet, raising the bar for his peers within the genre. Longtime guitarist Eric Jarrin and another newcomer, Ben Landreville, round everything out with a blistering, frenetic barrage of cut-throat riffs.

Says Alex: "The record sounds like a beast! This was by far the smoothest & quickest it's ever been for us in the studio. This is without a doubt our strongest effort to date. All these years of playing + touring have made us better musicians & songwriters. We started this band before the deathcore trend and this fourth record is proof that we'll always be a step ahead of the pack."

Despised Icon brought on board an all-star team for the 'Day of Mourning' recording process. They joined back up with longtime producer (and former guitar player), Yannick St-Amand, for all tracking duties, with renowned producer, Andreas Magnusson (Haste The Day / Born of Osiris), entering the fold to mix the effort. Mastering was handled by Alan Douches (Mastodon / The Dillinger Escape Plan / Nile).