Despised Icon
Sat 31.10.
18:45
Patronaat, Haarlem
Canadian deathcore band Despised Icon performs at Patronaat in Haarlem.
Despised Icon
About
Despised Icon are a Canadian deathcore band from Montreal, formed in 2002 and widely credited as one of the genre's founding acts. Their signature sound pairs the contrasting vocal styles of Alex Erian and Steve Marois with drummer Alex Pelletier's ferocious blastbeats. After disbanding in 2010 and reuniting in 2014, they signed to Nuclear Blast Records and have since released three more albums, the latest of which - Shadow Work (2025) - won the Juno Award for Metal/Hard Music Album of the Year.
#2
Highest position on the Billboard Heatseekers chart (album Beast, 2016)
7
Studio albums released
8.5/10
Blabbermouth.net score for Shadow Work
918+
Concerts performed (historical total)
What's new
- 2026-03
Despised Icon won the Juno Award 2026 for Metal/Hard Music Album of the Year with Shadow Work.
- 2026-04
The band announced a European and British co-headlining tour together with Carnifex and Suffocation.
- 2026-02
Despised Icon was confirmed for the Vans Warped Tour 2026 in their hometown Montreal (August 21-22).
- 2025-10
The seventh studio album Shadow Work was released on October 31, 2025 via Nuclear Blast Records.
- 2025-08
The band released the single 'Over My Dead Body' as a preview of Shadow Work, featuring guest appearance by Matt Honeycutt (Kublai Khan TX).
Tour
MontrealOttawaTorontoMunichEssenHaarlemAntwerpenLondonBirminghamManchesterSheffieldBristolParisQuebec City
Tracks
The Ills of Modern ManTitle track from the eponymous album from 2007, considered the peak of their early discography
Furtive MonologueOne of the most streamed songs by the band on Spotify
MVPPopular song from the early years, regularly in setlists
PurgatoryTitle track from the 2019 album, released as the first single
Over My Dead BodyFirst single from Shadow Work (2025), featuring Matt Honeycutt (Kublai Khan TX)
Upcoming · 1