Day of Mourning (album)
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Day of Mourning is the fourth and final studio album by Canadian deathcore
band Despised Icon
. It was released September 22 through Century Media Records
. The album is featured in four different editions, including; the standard, the United States exclusive Hot Topic
edition, the Europe Exclusive LTD digipak
edition, the iTunes
edition and the Japanese edition.
The song "MVP" was released as the album's first single on July 17, 2009. The title track was released as the album's second single and had a music video
produced for it which was directed by Montreal hip hop video production company, Kartel Films. The song is also featured as downloadable content
for the Rock Band video games
via the Rock Band Network
.
and #6 on the Billboard
Top Heatseekers
, selling 3,000 copies its first week of release.
Day of Mourning generally received praising reviews, the Ultimate Guitar
Team staff members complimented the band's sound by stating, "While some metal bands thrive on speed to deliver a brutal assault on the senses, Despised Icon has taken a varied approach. It’s true that the double bass pedal seems possessed on the band’s 4th full-length studio album Day of Mourning, but the band is creative enough to restrain themselves when it comes to the core songwriting."
Production
Deathcore
Deathcore is an extreme metal music genre that combines elements of death metal with elements of metalcore or hardcore punk, or both. It is defined by an "excessive" use of death metal riffs, blast beats and use of hardcore punk breakdowns...
band Despised Icon
Despised Icon
Despised Icon was a Canadian deathcore band from Montreal, Quebec. Formed in 2002, the band is notable for the use of two vocalists; Alexandre Erian, takes use of a mid-range screaming technique, and Steve Marois for the low growling vocals, and high pitched screamed vocals...
. It was released September 22 through Century Media Records
Century Media Records
Century Media Records is an Independent record label with offices in the United States, Germany, Australia, France, Italy, Sweden, Finland, and the United Kingdom.- Background :...
. The album is featured in four different editions, including; the standard, the United States exclusive Hot Topic
Hot Topic
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edition, the Europe Exclusive LTD digipak
Digipak
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edition, the iTunes
ITunes
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edition and the Japanese edition.
Background
Day of Mourning was recorded during early 2009 at Projecson Recording Studio and was produced by their former guitarist, Yannick, St-Amand and was mixed by Andreas Magnusson and mastered by Alan Douches. The album marks the first Despised Icon release to feature guitarist Ben Landreville and bassist Max Lavelle in the band.The song "MVP" was released as the album's first single on July 17, 2009. The title track was released as the album's second single and had a music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
produced for it which was directed by Montreal hip hop video production company, Kartel Films. The song is also featured as downloadable content
Downloadable content
Downloadable content is official additional content for a video game distributed through the Internet. Downloadable content can be of several types, ranging from a single in-game outfit to an entirely new, extensive storyline, similarly to an expansion pack. As such, DLC may add new game modes,...
for the Rock Band video games
Rock Band
Rock Band is a music video game developed by Harmonix Music Systems, published by MTV Games and Electronic Arts. It is the first title in the Rock Band series. The PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions were released in the United States on November 20, 2007, while the PlayStation 2 version was...
via the Rock Band Network
Rock Band Network
The Rock Band Network is a downloadable content service designed by Harmonix Music Systems with the help of Microsoft to allow musical artists and record labels to make their music available as playable tracks for the Rock Band series of rhythm video games, starting with Rock Band 2...
.
Reception
The album reached #162 on the Billboard 200Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
and #6 on the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Top Heatseekers
Top Heatseekers
Top Heatseekers refers to either of two separate "Breaking and Entering" music charts issued weekly by Billboard Magazine: the Heatseekers Albums chart or the Heatseekers Songs chart. They were introduced by Billboard in 1993 with the purpose of highlighting the sales by new and developing musical...
, selling 3,000 copies its first week of release.
Day of Mourning generally received praising reviews, the Ultimate Guitar
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Team staff members complimented the band's sound by stating, "While some metal bands thrive on speed to deliver a brutal assault on the senses, Despised Icon has taken a varied approach. It’s true that the double bass pedal seems possessed on the band’s 4th full-length studio album Day of Mourning, but the band is creative enough to restrain themselves when it comes to the core songwriting."
Track listing
All songs written by Alex Erian and Eric Jarrin, except where noted.Personnel
Despised Icon- Alexandre Erian – vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
- Steve Marois – vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
- Eric Jarrin - guitarElectric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
- Max Lavelle – bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Ben Landreville – guitar
- Alexandre Pelletier – drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
Production
- ProducedRecord producerA record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
and engineeredAudio engineeringAn audio engineer, also called audio technician, audio technologist or sound technician, is a specialist in a skilled trade that deals with the use of machinery and equipment for the recording, mixing and reproduction of sounds. The field draws on many artistic and vocational areas, including...
by Yannick St-Amand - MasteredAudio masteringMastering, a form of audio post-production, is the process of preparing and transferring recorded audio from a source containing the final mix to a data storage device ; the source from which all copies will be produced...
by Alan Douches - MixedAudio mixing (recorded music)In audio recording, audio mixing is the process by which multiple recorded sounds are combined into one or more channels, most commonly two-channel stereo. In the process, the source signals' level, frequency content, dynamics, and panoramic position are manipulated and effects such as reverb may...
by Andreas Magnusson