Despised Icon - The Ills Of Modern Man
Tracklist
01. In The Arms Of Perdition02. 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
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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. Read more ›› |
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That's a reallllllllllllllly great album, their musicianship is great and vocal performance is incredible.
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For what it's trying to do it's pretty damn good.
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Still one of the best Deathcore album. Period.
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Very good album indeed, thanks Guib for the recommendation  This seems far from the type of deathcore I'm generally used to listening to, there seems to be an element of hardcore, sludge, and tech death with just the right blend of technicality and melody, and some brutal slamming death metal thrown in which I don't mind at all. The only thing I'm not too sure about yet is the squealing weeee weeee vocal parts, they don't occur too often, but he kinda sounds like a pig being tortured. However, I might just warm to them in time, I never used to like the gutterals from the Dying Fetus vocalist but now I find him one of the best around, so my opinion on the vocals could easily change here as well.
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Never learned what people love about Despised Icon so much. Very unremarkable band. When I think of “generic deathcore” they’re usually what comes to mind.
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Posts: 3532 Written by A Real Mönkey on 01.11.2025 at 19:28 If you meant "pioneers", "absolutely ahead of their time" and "technically great with just the right sound" instead of "generic" then I totally agree with you  . Otherwise I don't see where you fail to hear the magic.
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Despised icon is only generic because every other band tried to copy them.
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Posts: 1828 Written by Boxcar Willy on 24.11.2025 at 06:53 Well shit no wonder no one liked deathcore then if all the bands sound like Despised Icon.
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Wish they would showcase a little bit more of the melodic guitarwork like in "Fainted Blue Ornaments". It adds another layer to a great sound they have going.
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