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Despised Icon - The Ills Of Modern Man



7.7 | 59 votes |
Release date: 22 May 2007
Style: Deathcore

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01. In The Arms Of Perdition
02. Furtive Monologue
03. Quarantine
04. The Ills Of Modern Man
05. A Fractured Hand
06. Sheltered Reminiscence
07. Nameless
08. Tears Of The Blameless
09. Oval Shaped Incisions
10. Fainted Blue Ornaments

Guest review by
Boxcar Willy
Rating:
6.5
The now defunct Despised Icon was one of many bands that fell under the hated category of deathcore. The hate is not justified with this band, they produce new riffs and do not recycle their music over and over again, that being said I found this album to be average.

When I gave this album a spin I was happy, but not as happy as I thought I was going to be; it let me down in a few categories. The first would have to be the riffs, they were okay, but they seemed watered down and lackluster compared to older Despised Icon. The second were the vocals. Don't get me wrong, they have their moments, especially the pig squeals, but if you take these and compare them to older Despised Icon, old Despised Icon wins hands down. They have more effort put into them, and they come from the soul, while the vocals on this album just feel fake. The drumming on this album is good, it shines its brightest during the breakdowns, where blast beats and crashes reign supreme.

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published 05.02.2012 | Comments (3)

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Comments: 4   Visited by: 167 users
09.08.2010 - 21:44
Rating: 8
Mehdi Taba
Mehdi Taba
That's a reallllllllllllllly great album, their musicianship is great and vocal performance is incredible.
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29.01.2013 - 21:53
Rating: 9
infernaldeath87

Bree bree bree bree bree breeee
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20.06.2018 - 20:43
Rating: 7
(o> . )

For what it's trying to do it's pretty damn good.
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04.11.2022 - 20:27
Rating: 9
I'd listen to a lot more deathcore if it was like this.
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