DESPISED ICON Announce First Album in 6 Years, ‘Shadow Work’

Canadian deathcore pioneers Despised Icon have announced their long-awaited return with Shadow Work, the band’s seventh studio album and first new music in six years. Due out October 31st via Nuclear Blast, the record is described as a deep, introspective journey into themes of resilience and inner healing—“drawing inspiration from the psychological process of confronting and integrating one’s darker aspects.”

Co-produced by Alex Erian and Eric Jarrin, Shadow Work was mixed and mastered by Christian Donaldson (Cryptopsy) and features cover art by Eliran Kantor. The album also boasts a stacked lineup of guest appearances from Matt Honeycutt (Kublai Khan TX), Scott Ian Lewis (Carnifex), and Tom Barber (Chelsea Grin, Darko).

A music video for the first single is currently in the works.

Shadow Work track listing:
01 – “Shadow Work”
02 – “Over My Dead Body”
03 – “Death Of An Artist”
04 – “Corpse Pose”
05 – “The Apparition”
06 – “Reaper”
07 – “In Memoriam”
08 – “Omen Of Misfortune”
09 – “Obsessive Compulsive Disaster”
10 – “ContreCoeur”
11 – “Fallen Ones”

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