REVEAL NEW ALBUM SHADOW WORK<\/em><\/strong>
RELEASE MUSIC VIDEO FOR NEW SINGLE
\u2018OVER MY DEAD BODY\u2019
FEAT. MATT HONEYCUTT OF KUBLAI KHAN TX<\/strong><\/h2>\nWATCH<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0STREAM<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/mhf-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DespisedIcon_B.jpg\")
<\/figure>\nCanadian deathcore pioneers\u00a0DESPISED ICON<\/strong>\u00a0return with their seventh full-length album,\u00a0Shadow Work\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>which will\u00a0be released on October 31, 2025\u00a0via\u00a0Nuclear Blast Records<\/strong>. Their first new music in six years, the album stands as the band\u2019s\u00a0most fine-tuned and dynamic effort to date, balancing relentless speed, crushing grooves, and morbid melodies, while remaining true to their signature blend of extreme death metal and hardcore grit.\u00a0<\/p>\nToday,\u00a0DESPISED ICON\u00a0<\/strong>release their ferocious\u00a0new anthem\u00a0entitled, \u2018Over My Dead Body<\/strong>\u2018 featuring\u00a0Matt Honeycutt<\/strong>\u00a0of KUBLAI KHAN TX. The single features eerie atmospherics and a crushing breakdown that confronts fear and doubt with iron resolve\u2014a battle cry of self-belief, pain, and purpose.\u00a0Watch the music video directed by\u00a0Didier Charette<\/strong>,here:\u00a0https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Ysb-nUCdsBE<\/a><\/p>\nDESPISED ICON<\/strong>\u2018s\u00a0Alex Erian<\/strong>\u00a0comments,\u00a0\u201cEven though our first jam dates back to the fall of 2000, it wasn\u2019t until 2002 that we started playing shows and putting out music. From day one, Despised Icon has always stuck to a \u2018if it\u2019s not ready, it\u2019s not ready\u2019\u00a0mindset with everything we create. Fast forward almost six years since our last album\u00a0Purgatory<\/strong>, and not much has changed. We\u2019ve taken our time once again, and now we\u2019re finally ready to turn the page and release what we feel is our most fine-tuned and dynamic record to date\u2014staying grounded in the sound and spirit we helped define. We can\u2019t wait to share new music with you all very soon.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\nNuclear Blast\u00a0<\/strong>American Label Manager & A&R\u00a0Tommy Jones<\/strong>\u00a0comments,\u00a0\u201cThe wait was well worth it! This is a fantastic album and I cannot wait for the world to hear it in it\u2019s entirety. Great things come out of the shadows.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\nPre-order\/pre-save\u00a0Shadow Work<\/strong><\/em>:\u00a0
https:\/\/despisedicon.bfan.link\/shadow-work<\/a><\/p>\nStream \u2018Over My Dead Body\u2019<\/strong>\u00a0featuring\u00a0Matt Honeycutt<\/strong>\u00a0of KUBLAI KHAN TX:
https:\/\/despisedicon.bfan.link\/over-my-dead-body<\/a><\/p>\n\n
<\/figure>\nCanadian deathcore pioneers\u00a0DESPISED ICON<\/strong>\u00a0return with their seventh full-length album,\u00a0Shadow Work\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>which will\u00a0be released on October 31, 2025\u00a0via\u00a0Nuclear Blast Records<\/strong>. Their first new music in six years, the album stands as the band\u2019s\u00a0most fine-tuned and dynamic effort to date, balancing relentless speed, crushing grooves, and morbid melodies, while remaining true to their signature blend of extreme death metal and hardcore grit.\u00a0<\/p>\n Today,\u00a0DESPISED ICON\u00a0<\/strong>release their ferocious\u00a0new anthem\u00a0entitled, \u2018Over My Dead Body<\/strong>\u2018 featuring\u00a0Matt Honeycutt<\/strong>\u00a0of KUBLAI KHAN TX. The single features eerie atmospherics and a crushing breakdown that confronts fear and doubt with iron resolve\u2014a battle cry of self-belief, pain, and purpose.\u00a0Watch the music video directed by\u00a0Didier Charette<\/strong>,here:\u00a0https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Ysb-nUCdsBE<\/a><\/p>\n DESPISED ICON<\/strong>\u2018s\u00a0Alex Erian<\/strong>\u00a0comments,\u00a0\u201cEven though our first jam dates back to the fall of 2000, it wasn\u2019t until 2002 that we started playing shows and putting out music. From day one, Despised Icon has always stuck to a \u2018if it\u2019s not ready, it\u2019s not ready\u2019\u00a0mindset with everything we create. Fast forward almost six years since our last album\u00a0Purgatory<\/strong>, and not much has changed. We\u2019ve taken our time once again, and now we\u2019re finally ready to turn the page and release what we feel is our most fine-tuned and dynamic record to date\u2014staying grounded in the sound and spirit we helped define. We can\u2019t wait to share new music with you all very soon.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Nuclear Blast\u00a0<\/strong>American Label Manager & A&R\u00a0Tommy Jones<\/strong>\u00a0comments,\u00a0\u201cThe wait was well worth it! This is a fantastic album and I cannot wait for the world to hear it in it\u2019s entirety. Great things come out of the shadows.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Pre-order\/pre-save\u00a0Shadow Work<\/strong><\/em>:\u00a0 Stream \u2018Over My Dead Body\u2019<\/strong>\u00a0featuring\u00a0Matt Honeycutt<\/strong>\u00a0of KUBLAI KHAN TX:
https:\/\/despisedicon.bfan.link\/shadow-work<\/a><\/p>\n
https:\/\/despisedicon.bfan.link\/over-my-dead-body<\/a><\/p>\n