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Despised Icon

Metal band from Montréal, QC · formed 2002

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Shows on record
60+
Rooms played
54
Cities
51
Releases
19
Last show
Nov 30, 2025King of Clubs

About

Despised Icon is a band from Montréal, QC, formed in 2002, tagged death metal, deathcore, grindcore by its sources. Shows on record run from 2018 to 2026, across 54 rooms in 51 cities.

The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.

Shows

60+ on record · Songkick
Upcoming shows
DateVenue
Oct 11, 2026Phoenix Concert Theatre · TorontoHeadlinerwith 200 Stab Wounds, RUST
Oct 30, 2026Weststadthalle · EssenSupportwith Carnifex
Oct 31, 2026Patronaat · HaarlemHeadlinerwith Carnifex, Suffocation, Gates to Hell
Nov 3, 2026Electric Brixton · LondonHeadlinerwith Carnifex, Suffocation, Gates to Hell
Nov 4, 2026O2 Institute Birmingham · DigbethHeadlinerwith Carnifex, Suffocation, Gates to Hell
Nov 5, 2026Academy 2 · ManchesterHeadlinerwith Carnifex, Suffocation, Gates to Hell
Nov 7, 2026Electric Bristol · BristolHeadlinerwith Carnifex, Suffocation, Gates to Hell
Nov 9, 2026La Machine du Moulin Rouge · ParisHeadlinerwith Carnifex, Suffocation
Nov 10, 2026La Rayonne · VilleurbanneHeadlinerwith Carnifex, Suffocation
Nov 15, 2026MeetFactory · PragueHeadlinerwith Carnifex, Suffocation, Gates to Hell
Nov 17, 2026Klub Proxima · WarsawSupportwith Carnifex, Suffocation, Gates to Hell, +1
Nov 20, 2026SUBSTAGE · KarlsruheHeadlinerwith Carnifex, Suffocation

Shows per year

  1. 201812 shows
  2. 20193 shows
  3. 202314 shows
  4. 202519 shows
  5. 202612 shows
Show history
DateVenue
Nov 30, 2025King of Clubs · ColumbusSupportwith Sanguisugabogg, Defeated Sanity, Corpse Pile
Nov 29, 2025Union Transfer · PhiladelphiaSupportwith Sanguisugabogg, Defeated Sanity
Nov 28, 2025Irving Plaza · New York (NYC)Supportwith Sanguisugabogg, Skinless, Defeated Sanity, +1
Nov 26, 2025Baltimore Soundstage · BaltimoreSupportwith Sanguisugabogg, Defeated Sanity, Corpse Pile, +1
Nov 25, 2025Roxian Theatre · McKees RocksSupportwith Sanguisugabogg, Defeated Sanity, Corpse Pile, +1
Nov 23, 2025The Underground · CharlotteSupportwith Sanguisugabogg, Defeated Sanity, Corpse Pile, +1
Nov 22, 2025The Masquerade - Heaven · AtlantaSupportwith Sanguisugabogg, Defeated Sanity, Corpse Pile, +1
Nov 18, 2025Mohawk - Outdoor · AustinSupportwith Sanguisugabogg, Defeated Sanity, Corpse Pile
Nov 17, 2025Echo Lounge & Music Hall · DallasSupportwith Sanguisugabogg, Defeated Sanity, Corpse Pile, +1
Nov 15, 2025Fremont Country Club · Las VegasSupportwith Sanguisugabogg, Defeated Sanity, Upon Stone, +1
Nov 14, 2025Regent Theater · Los Angeles (LA)Supportwith Sanguisugabogg, Defeated Sanity, Corpse Pile, +1
Nov 12, 2025The Observatory · Santa AnaSupportwith Sanguisugabogg, Defeated Sanity, Corpse Pile, +1
Nov 11, 2025Nile Theater · MesaSupportwith Sanguisugabogg, Corpse Pile, Defeated Sanity
Nov 9, 2025El Rey Theater · AlbuquerqueSupportwith Sanguisugabogg
Nov 8, 2025Summit · DenverSupportwith Sanguisugabogg, Defeated Sanity, Corpse Pile
Nov 6, 2025Old National Centre · IndianapolisSupportwith Sanguisugabogg, Defeated Sanity, Corpse Pile, +1
Nov 5, 2025Metro · ChicagoSupportwith Sanguisugabogg, Defeated Sanity, Corpse Pile
Nov 4, 2025St. Andrew's Hall · DetroitSupportwith Sanguisugabogg, Defeated Sanity, Corpse Pile
Sep 20, 2025Outdoors at the Palladium · WorcesterSupportwith Lorna Shore, All Out War, BIG ASS TRUCK I.E., +21
Nov 19, 2023Paradise Rock Club · BostonSupportwith Dying Fetus, The Acacia Strain, Creeping Death, +1
Nov 17, 2023Warsaw · BrooklynSupportwith Dying Fetus, The Acacia Strain, Creeping Death, +2
Nov 14, 2023House of Blues - Cleveland · ClevelandSupportwith Dying Fetus, The Acacia Strain, Creeping Death, +2
Nov 13, 2023St. Andrew's Hall · DetroitSupportwith Dying Fetus, The Acacia Strain, Creeping Death, +2
Nov 9, 2023Summit · DenverSupportwith Dying Fetus, The Acacia Strain, Creeping Death, +2
Nov 7, 2023The Depot · Salt Lake CitySupportwith Dying Fetus, The Acacia Strain, Creeping Death, +2
Nov 5, 2023The Observatory · Santa AnaSupportwith Dying Fetus, The Acacia Strain, Creeping Death, +2
Nov 4, 2023Ace of Spades · SacramentoSupportwith Dying Fetus, The Acacia Strain, Tactosa, +2
Nov 2, 2023The Belasco · Los Angeles (LA)Supportwith Dying Fetus, The Acacia Strain, Creeping Death, +1
Nov 1, 2023House of Blues - San Diego · San DiegoSupportwith Dying Fetus, The Acacia Strain, Creeping Death, +2
Oct 31, 2023Marquee Theatre · TempeSupportwith Dying Fetus, The Acacia Strain, Creeping Death, +2
Oct 27, 2023Echo Lounge & Music Hall · DallasSupportwith Dying Fetus, The Acacia Strain, Creeping Death, +3
Sep 16, 2023Outdoors at the Palladium · WorcesterSupportwith Lamb of God, New England Metal, Hatebreed, +20
Jun 11, 2023Phoenix Concert Theatre · TorontoSupportwith Killswitch Engage, Stick To Your Guns
Sep 23, 2019Biltmore Cabaret · VancouverHeadlinerwith AngelMaker, THE VÜLTÜRES
Sep 22, 2019Dickens · CalgaryHeadlinerwith Kublai Khan, Ingested, Shadow of Intent, +1
Sep 21, 2019Starlite Room · EdmontonHeadlinerwith Kublai Khan, Ingested, Shadow of Intent, +1
Feb 24, 2018Dynamo · EindhovenSupportwith Vulvodynia, Malevolence, Archspire
Feb 23, 2018Faust - 60er Jahre Halle · HannoverSupportwith Vulvodynia, Malevolence, Archspire
Feb 22, 2018SO36 · BerlinSupportwith Vulvodynia, Malevolence, Archspire
Feb 21, 2018Klub U Bazyla · PoznanSupportwith Vulvodynia, Malevolence, Archspire
Feb 20, 2018Nová Chmelnice · PragueSupportwith Vulvodynia, Malevolence, Archspire
Feb 19, 2018Arena Wien · ViennaHeadlinerwith Malevolence, Archspire, Vulvodynia
Feb 18, 2018Halle, Backstage · MunichSupportwith Vulvodynia, Malevolence, Archspire
Feb 17, 2018Vidia Rock Club · CesenaSupportwith Vulvodynia, Malevolence, Archspire
Feb 16, 2018KiFF · AarauSupportwith Vulvodynia, Malevolence, Archspire
Feb 15, 2018Garage · SaarbrückenSupportwith Vulvodynia, Malevolence, Archspire
Feb 14, 2018Les Cuizines · ChellesSupportwith Vulvodynia, Malevolence, Archspire
Feb 13, 2018Gorilla · ManchesterSupportwith Vulvodynia, Malevolence, Archspire

Showing the latest 60 shows; the record holds more.

Where they play

54 rooms in 51 cities

Rooms played most

Cities played

  • Dallas2 shows
  • Denver2 shows
  • Detroit2 shows
  • Los Angeles (LA)2 shows
  • Manchester2 shows

and 46 other cities

Releases

19 releases, 2002–2025

  • Death of an Artist

    2025 · Single

  • Over My Dead Body

    2025 · Single

  • Shadow Work

    2025 · Album

  • The Apparition

    2025 · Single

  • Déterré

    2022 · Compilation

  • Purgatory

    2019 · Album

  • Snake in the Grass

    2019 · Single

  • Beast

    2016 · Album

  • The Aftermath

    2016 · Single

  • Day of Mourning

    2009 · Album

  • Montreal Assault

    2009 · Album

  • Architects // Despised Icon Promo

    2008

  • Furtive Monologue / Focus Shift

    2007 · Single

  • The Ills of Modern Man

    2007 · Album

  • Demos 2002 & 2004

    2006 · Compilation

  • Bodies in the Gears of the Apparatus / Despised Icon

    2005 · Ep

  • The Healing Process

    2005 · Album

  • Syndicated Murderers

    2004 · Ep

  • Consumed by Your Poison

    2002 · Album

Lineup

No current lineup on record.

Former

  • Marie-Hélène Landry · lead vocals
  • Alex Erian · drums (drum set)
  • Yannick St-Amand · guitar, sampler
  • Sebastien Piché · bass guitar
  • Eric Jarrin · guitar
  • Steve Marois · lead vocals
  • Alexandre Pelletier · drums (drum set)
  • Al Glassman · guitar
  • Max Lavelle · bass guitar
  • Ben Landreville · guitar

Airplay

No airplay on record.

Photos, art and posters

Despised Icon — Photo
Photo — TheAudioDB
Despised Icon — Photo
Photo — TheAudioDB
Despised Icon — Photo
Photo — TheAudioDB
Despised Icon — Photo
Photo — TheAudioDB
Despised Icon — Logo
Logo — TheAudioDB
Despised Icon — Patronaat, 2026-10-31
Poster · Patronaat, 2026-10-31 — Songkick
Despised Icon — Klub Proxima, 2026-11-17
Poster · Klub Proxima, 2026-11-17 — Songkick
Despised Icon — King of Clubs, 2025-11-30
Poster · King of Clubs, 2025-11-30 — Songkick
Despised Icon — Paradise Rock Club, 2023-11-19
Poster · Paradise Rock Club, 2023-11-19 — Songkick
Despised Icon — Dynamo, 2018-02-24
Poster · Dynamo, 2018-02-24 — Songkick
Despised Icon — New Capital Music Hall, 2005-10-30
Poster · New Capital Music Hall, 2005-10-30 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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What each source supplied
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MusicBrainzArtist facts
WikipediaArtist facts
Despised Icon on Last.fmArtist facts
Despised Icon on DiscogsArtist facts
Despised Icon on GeniusArtist facts
Despised Icon on TheAudioDBArtist facts
SongkickShow history, Show posters
TheAudioDBPhotos, Logo
DiscogsCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
GeniusCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Last.fmCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
WikidataCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it

This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.