Tag Archives: Despised Icon

Live Gig Review: Dying Fetus Delivers Unbridled Fury to Warsaw on 11/17/23

Posted by on November 22, 2023

  Well, you know. 2023 was a little too good at delivering great tours (not that 2024 is not already looking staked or anything), but I think this gig review *might* be my last for this year. Dying Fetus is a band I somehow miss when they come around, so when I saw they were […]

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Metal By Numbers – The 2022 edition: Patient number of unlimited releases

Posted by on December 20, 2022

  Metal By Numbers, Metal Insider’s notorious column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week, has returned! We will officially return to weekly posts as 2023 approaches! In the meantime, Here is an extensive list of what we missed since the July 15th, 2022, releases, plus a look […]

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Metal By Numbers 11/27: No charts left behind

Posted by on November 27, 2019

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week.   It’s still kind of hard for me to believe that Thanksgiving is tomorrow. This is despite the fact that all my day job has been this past week is being surrounded by people […]

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New & Noteworthy: November 15th, 2019 – Despised, Iconic New Releases

Posted by on November 15, 2019

New & Noteworthy is a weekly column in which we highlight some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week features new music from Despised Icon, a band I thought was releasing an album today and prepared for but then found out came out months ago after writing it up […]

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Alex Erian on ‘Purgatory’ and the next phase of Despised Icon

Posted by on October 18, 2019

Despised Icon are gearing up for their new album Purgatory, which is scheduled to arrive on November 15th via Nuclear Blast (pre-order here). This marks their second record since their four-year hiatus as it continues the next chapter in the band’s career. We caught up with vocalist Alex Erian to discuss the second phase of […]

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8 awesome tours recently announced

Posted by on June 10, 2019

While we’ve reached the halfway mark of 2019, the year doesn’t seem to slow down anytime soon in terms of new music and upcoming tours. Recently, there were eight highly anticipated tours announced and in case you missed it, we listed them out here, which includes Crown the Empire, Arkona, Revocation, Kataklysm, and more. 08) […]

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Tour alert: Carnifex, Despised Icon, Fallujah, Rings of Saturn, Lorna Shore

Posted by on December 14, 2016

If you’re a deathcore fan, you might already know about this tour. Earlier this week, Carnifex released a teaser video suggesting a tour was coming, with today’s date at the end of the 20 second clip. Today, they made it official, and they’ll be joined on tour by Despised Icon, Fallujah, Rings of Saturn, Lorna […]

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Metal By Numbers 9/13: A Day To Remember score a victory on the charts

Posted by on September 14, 2016

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. A Day To Remember have come a long way since they first decided to sue Victory Records, which included battles over breach of contract and whether or not they were allowed to release their album Common […]

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Metal By Numbers 9/7: The party isn’t over for the charts

Posted by on September 7, 2016

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. What did I tell you? First step towards the fall months and we get thirteen albums dropped on us. As always, I point you to Chris Colgan for details on new releases and the […]

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Metal By Numbers 8/31: Sabaton make their stand on the charts

Posted by on August 31, 2016

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Holy hell, how about a hand for Sabaton, eh? It’s always satisfying to see bands that have long been in the game reach a high point such as this one. Granted, the band is […]

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