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If avant-garde jazz artists decided to become headbangers, the most logical place for them would be math metal. The 2000s have given us a long list of technical metal bands that thrive on angularity and difficult time signatures, which of course, are also easy to find in avant-garde jazz. But some technical metal bands are more accessible than others, and Ills of Modern Man has more of a sense of groove than a lot of other technical metal discs. Despised Icon is a band that combines technical death metal with technical metalcore. Some of the vocals favor death metal's stereotypical "Cookie Monster" growl, and some favor the type of tortured screaming that metalcore and hardcore are known for; it would be inaccurate to describe Ills of Modern Man as either pure death metal or pure metalcore because it is, in fact, a combination of the two -- and whether one is hearing the "Cookie Monster" vocals or the screaming vocals, Ills of Modern Man aims for both complexity and vicious, head-crushing bombast. But again, this Montreal-based outfit is one of the more groove-friendly technical metal bands; they have achieved a balance of accessibility and angularity and aren't hard to get into if one has a taste for extreme metal. Since their formation in 2002, Despised Icon have had their share of lineup changes; on this 2007 release, the six-man lineup consists of Alex Erian and Steve Marois on lead vocals, Eric Jarrin and Yannick St. Amand on guitar, Sebastien Piché on bass and Alex Pelletier on drums. And that 2007 lineup works out fairly well on this decent, if mildly inconsistent, example of technical death metal and technical metalcore coming together. ~ Alex Henderson
Despised Icon: Alex Erian, Steve Marois (vocals); Yannick St. Amand, Eric Jarrin (guitar); Sebastien Piche (bass guitar); Alex Pelletier (drums).
Despised Icon Ills Of Modern Man Songs Ills Of Modern Man Music Review Average Rating: (4.5 out of 5 stars)   List All Reviews One of the best heavy bands ever!
Despised Icon are awesome! And The Ills of Modern Man is practically flawless. The only gripe I have is that the occasional 'chirping' death vocals on the album are a bit dated and don't belong. Otherwise, the album is killer. Like a lot of bands of this genre', Despised Icon have death growls, heavy guitars and breakneck drumming. They just do it better than everyone else.
Submitted by Sawyer (Stafford, VA)
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 A little to much mancore
not that i dont like hardcore but something about bands that rely too much on breakdowns turn me off.i mean after a while all breakdowns sound the same.
Submitted by gwarknut (Louisville Ky)
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 Heaviest Ever
I think that even though i have alot of heavy break downs in music, this cd is probably has the most brutal breakdowns. And best of all they have extra-ordinary blast beats on this cd. The quality is good and i suggest you just go out and buy it.
Submitted by Nilz (Deridder, LA)
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Brutal!!!
I highly recommend this album to any Despised Icon fan. If you are into slaughtered pig squeal vocals and masculine deep metalcore / deathcore slam breakdowns, this is a must buy! Defintly an album to play at your family reunion, or at an old folks home early in the morning. haha.
Submitted by Jon (Jamestown, NY, USA)
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a good cd to put on in the morning and stomp around smashing your flat up to.
its hard not to like this even though some tracks are a little bit messy arrangement-wise. hoever thats no real problem, because the consistently relentless onlaught of monolithtic riffs and blastbeats more than makes up for it. the production is very clean too. turn it up.
Submitted by Moses (Yorkshire, UK)
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