#(bc khan very close to vega)

[respondedinkind]

❝ there you are. i was getting worried. ❞

last of us (show) starters || accepting

"I apologize. I should have informed you about... my absence."

Pain keeps pulsing through his veins, inside his head, in rhythm with a steady heartbeat; Khan is still standing, he won't budge, he won't break under whatever the Admiral is doing to him - not until he's freed his family, including Vega, and himself from that old man's grasp.

A pair of nostrils flare as Khan inhales, then exhales, slowly so, with his bright blue eyes focusing on the massive screen in front of him. This room, existing outside of their prison cells, is accessible to both of them; Similar to an observation deck on board of a starship, it offers a seating area as well as a massive screen to show off the night sky for them to look at in the late evening hours.

It's ironic, in a way - Marcus uses them to his advantage, causes pain both mentally and physically, tortures their minds and bodies... and yet he's offering them this room within what is the designated zone they're allowed to roam freely in, a place to recuperate, basically, until it's time for Khan and Vega to get locked up for the night once more.

He blinks, his head finally turning as he does to have his gaze linger on her instead now, an ocean meeting emeralds. A few seconds pass as silence stretches between them, accompanied by a throat working as Khan swallows; He can still taste copper at the back of his tongue, but his injuries are healing well.

"I needed a moment to..." A moment of hesitation, to form a thought. "---Reflect."

[nuclearblastuk]

DESPISED ICON | Announce new album 'Purgatory' + release music video for title track

DESPISED ICON | ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM 'PURGATORY' AND RELEASE MUSIC VIDEO FOR TITLE TRACK   Canadian deathcore pioneers DESPISED ICON are back to reveal their 6th full-length album, 'Purgatory,' which will be released on November 15th via Nuclear Blast. Today, the band releases the first single and title track from the album. Directed and produced by Jessy Fuchs of Les Films 37 Superkick, the video can be seen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsTdkJWvu3A DESPISED ICON comments, "At long last, we finally have new music for you! This is the most time we've ever spent writing and recording. We could go on and on about how this is our heaviest, fastest and most diverse album yet but we'll let the music do the talking. We've been a band for 17 years and are thankful to have such a loyal and supportive fan base. Prepare for 'Purgatory.'" 'Purgatory' will be available in the following formats: - Jewelcase CD - Grey w/ Black Splatter Vinyl Pre-order 'Purgatory' in the format of your choice: nuclearblast.com/despisedicon-purgatory Pre-order the album digitally to receive 'Purgatory' instantly (via amazon and iTunes only!) or pre-save it via Spotify, Apple Music & Deezer: XXX Listen to 'Purgatory' in the NB New Releases Playlists: http://nblast.de/SpotifyNewReleases / http://nblast.de/AppleMusicNewReleases 'Purgatory' was produced by Yannick St-Amand, Eric Jarrin and Alex Erian. The music was recorded by DESPISED ICON's former guitar player, now current front of house engineer Yannick St-Amand while the vocals were recorded by close friend Antoine Lussier of ION DISSONANCE. Mixing and mastering were completed by CRYPTOPSY's very own Christian Donaldson at The Grid in Montréal. For the album artwork, the band selected Eliran Kantor to create a piece that echoed the themes and concepts of 'Purgatory.' Without a doubt their most dynamic venture to date, DESPISED ICON have a fresh and energy-filled arrangement just waiting to see the light of day in the form of 'Purgatory.' For many years, they have laid the foundation of deathcore and spearheaded different sounds and movements within the genre. 'Purgatory' - Track Listing: 01. Dernier Souffle 02. Purgatory 03. Light Speed 04. Slow Burning 05. Snake In The Grass 06. Vies D'Anges 07. Moving On 08. Unbreakable 09. Apex Predator 10. Legacy 11. Dead Weight 

DESPISED ICON live: w/ KUBLAI KHAN, INGESTED, SHADOW OF INTENT, ANGELMAKER 20.09. CDN Saskatoon, SK - Coors Eent Centre 21.09. CDN Edmonton, AB - Starlite Room 22.09. CDN Calgary, AB - Dickens 23.09. CDN Vancouver, BC - The Biltmore Cabaret* *w/ ANGELMAKER only w/ KUBLAI KHAN, INGESTED, SHADOW OF INTENT, I DECLARE WAR 24.09. USA Seattle, WA - El Corazon 25.09. USA Portland, OR - The Bossanova Ballroom w/ KUBLAI KHAN, INGESTED, SHADOW OF INTENT, I AM 27.09. USA Sacramento, CA - Holy Diver 28.09. USA Anaheim, CA - Chain Reaction 29.09. USA Las Vegas, NV - Backstage Bar & Billiards 30.09. USA Salt Lake City, UT - In the Venue 01.10. USA Denver, CO - The Oriental Theater 02.10. USA Albuquerque, NM - Launchpad 03.10. USA Dallas, TX - Gas Monkey Bar N' Grill* (w/ DEVOURMENT) 04.10. USA Houston, TX - Warehouse Live* (w/ DEVOURMENT) 05.10. USA New Orleans, LA - Southport Hall 06.10. USA Atlanta, GA - Hell @ The Masquerade *no I AM w/ SUFFOCATION, KUBLAI KHAN, INGESTED, SHADOW OF INTENT 08.10. USA Philadelphia, PA - Theatre of Living Arts 09.10. USA New York, NY - The Gramercy Theatre 10.10. USA Worcester, MA - Palladium 11.10. CDN Montréal, QC - Club Soda 12.10. CDN Québec, QC - Impérial Bell 13.10. CDN Toronto, ON - The Opera House 30.07. - 02.08.2020 RO Rasnov - Rockstadt Extreme Fest --- DESPISED ICON is: Alex Erian | vocals Steve Marois | vocals Eric Jarrin | guitar Ben Landreville| guitar Sebastian Piché | bass Alex "Grind" Pelletier | drums 

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[kikkomansoymilk]

Fallout Party

Day 5

The wasteland is teeming with different groups of people to those nasty Legionaries in Arizona to the unrelenting Brotherhood of Steel. Smaller groups, cities, and smaller factions, such as the Children of Atom, Diamond City, Megaton, Followers of the Apocalypse, and Atom Cats are also around and provide their own marks on their respective wasteland. How is your OC/s relationship with the groups in their respective wasteland? Got a good opinion, bad one, or did they just happily wipe said faction or city off the face of the Earth. Give us the good story.

At the end of the day, Griffin believes wholeheartedly in a free New Vegas and fights for the Mojave. He cares very little about how the factions see him, only caring about himself and a select few, but his relationships with the factions is still significant enough to talk about and are a big part of Griffin’s life in the Mojave, even if he doesn’t want it to be.

putting it all under the cut bc this is a Big One

NCR - Griffin has mixed feelings about the NCR. At first he sympathised with them, believing that they were just trying to do their jobs, but the more he learnt about them the more he disagreed with their methods of running the Mojave. Griffin especially doesn’t like the way they treat the people of New Vegas, preferring to suck up resources for themselves than distribute it evenly. He helps them purely for the caps and fully plans to betray them in the end and free New Vegas.

Caesar’s Legion - Griffin HATES the Legion with the passion of a thousands suns, though he has no idea why. The mere sight of a Legion flag immediately sends warning alarms blaring in his head and bile rising to his throat. Griffin systematically and seeming instinctively kills and beheads any Legion solider he comes across without hesitation. He’s frightened of what that means for his obvious bad past with the Legion that he doesn’t remember but would rather let sleeping dogs lie.

Brotherhood of Steel - Initially Griffin did not really see the Brotherhood as any kind of threat until they put a collar on him and his opinion immediately flipped to the negative. Their methods are unethical at best and Griffin found most of them either obnoxious or narrow-minded. Griffin trusts them as far as he could throw a Deathclaw. That distrust only grew when Elijah took him and collared him in the Sierra Madre. He initially distrusted Veronica before she told him her story.

Followers of the Apocalypse - Griffin loves the Followers, and not just because of Arcade. He grew to respect the camp of doctors and scientists who go out of their way to help the people of Freeside indiscriminately, working around the clock to provide medical assistance and giving supplies away to those in need. As a man of science, Griffin appreciates and admires their set-up.

The Boomers - The Boomers as a mixed bag for Griffin. On the one hand, Griffin loves the big explosives they have and the community they built, keeping themselves safe from the outside. On the other hand, they did shoot at him with missiles several times while he was just trying to get by and that’s just not gonna fly with him. His intentions on breaking in a robbing them blind was halted by how chill the seemed but Griffin’s got his eye on them.

Powder Gangers - Griffins relationship with the Powder Gangers is as one-sidedly hostile as it can get. It was the first faction that Griffin became infamous with and for completely accidental reasons. Griffin was just going for a walk, minding his own business, when he strayed a little too lose to a Powder Gang camp. Not hearing their repeated warnings to get away, Griffin continue to mosey too close for the gangs comfort until they snapped and open fired. Naturally, Griffin responded in kind, not understanding why they were throwing dynamite at him when he had done nothing wrong. Griffin slaughtered them and word travelled quickly to the Powder Gangers leader, blacklisting Griffin and putting a target on his head. Griffin retaliated by wiping them off the face of the Mojave. To this day, he still had no idea why they attacked him but whatever. It was self defence.

Great Khans - Griffin has no real problem with the Khans. They’re a business to him, nothing really offending him other than their rocky yet still positive relationship with Caesar’s Legion but Griffin can kind of forgive them for that. Kind of. Other than that, he sees them as drug pedlars and he really doesn’t care for drugs outside of alcohol.

Fiends - Now, Griffin doesn’t necessarily hate the Fiends. No, they’re just dirty, disgusting, kidnapping, women abusing, cold murdering monsters. No, Griffin doesn’t hate them like the Legion, he hunts them as sport. To Griffin, the Fiends are lower than animals, nothing more, nothing less. He spares them no other thought.

[gocatboygo]

1-50 for Sarsaparilla?

ohhh my god skfjskdf sarsaparilla has no development whatsoever this is gonna be a blast and a half

1) which faction did they side with (NCR, legion, yes-man, or house)?

she sided with the legion from the time she saw vulpes in nipton bc Romam Armor Look Cool, cured caesar of his tumor & everything, and then just before the battle of hoover dam, assassinated caesar and sided with yes-man. she realized about halfway through her work for caesar that siding with the legion was never going to pay off and decided to Fool Him TM and then take vegas for herself

2) preferred armor?

OOF probably like… leather armor sdkfjsdk i dont know. she wore the tribal raiding armor at the very beginning of the game. she doesnt wear the legion uniform but i imagine her w some Legion Accessories TM like a mark of caesar on her chest or something

3) melee, guns, energy weapons, or unarmed?

melee babey

4) highest skills? secondary skills? lowest skills?

her highest skills are melee, stealth, and medicine (she polishes that up real nice when she realizes caesar has cancer). secondary skills are explosives and lockpick. lowest skills would have to be barter and survival :/

5) SPECIAL stats?

im just guessing at this point bc i dont remember them skdfjkd but i would say ST:5, PE:6, EN:4, CH:4, IN:6, AG:9, LK:9

6) what are their perks?

black widow, cherchez la femme, friend of the night, cannibal, scrounger, ninja

7) favorite companions? least favorite companions?

literally no one will hang out w her bc she’s legion ksdfjsd. she takes boone as a companion at the very beginning of the game and then she has to kill him. her fave would probably be cass, or raul, who is the Only Mf who will talk to her

8) any romantic partners? how do these relationships begin and end? are they healthy?

she thinks vulpes is hot for 0.2 seconds but she also thinks that about violet, gloria van graff, and some securitrons so i wouldnt worry about it

9) gender / sexuality / ethnicity / species / etc.?

cis female / bi / asian / human ((i just realized all my couriers are cis even though im trans as hell sdkfjsdkfsdj yikes))

10) where were they born/raised? when/why did they leave?

she doesn’t remember anything from b4 the bullet but she’s from new reno. she left because it’s new reno.

11) when, why and how did they become a courier? how long did they remain a courier before benny shot them?

she needed work after she left home and delivering packages didn’t seem terrible. she did it for like 2 years max before she got shot

12) how did the bullet affect them?

took out most of her memories (including her name) and sort of scrambled her good sense. she doesn’t feel very much fear, restraint, or remorse anymore, which is why she’s been doing All This recently

13) how did they deal with benny?

seduced him, slept with him, killed him in his sleep, and took his roomba yes-man

14) what’s their reputation with the ncr / the legion?

the ncr - fucking horrible she can barely go on the strip sdjfskdsd. pile body upon body babey. / the legion - superb. sparkling. if she weren’t a woman they’d even stop insulting her

15) what do the people in freeside think of them? the followers, the kings, the garrets, the van graffs?

the followers aren’t a fan of her because of all that legion business. the kings like her because she takes care of rex. the garrets generally dislike her. the van graffs like her a lot because she let them kill cass & did all their quests

16) what’s their reputation with goodsprings / novac / primm? (i know primm reputation was cut from the game but like let’s pretend for a minute sdkfjd)

goodsprings: bad bc she sided with the powder gangers kdsfjs / novac: she did come fly with me so its lookin alright! / primm: very mixed bc she’s pro-powder ganger but she also got them a new sheriff (meyer) 

17) what’s their reputation with the khans / the brotherhood / the boomers / the powder gangers?

the khans: she’s a Legion Ambassador… a shining monument of their new allies… Excellent and yet they know fuckall about her / bos: well she did blow up that whole bunker. / boomers: i dont remember / powder gangers: as i mentioned before she sided with them at goodsprings and made meyer a sheriff so they like her a lot. boxcars is happy to see her

18) what do the people on the strip think of them? the omertas, the white gloves, the chairmen, ncr military police, mr. house? do the gamblers like them?

the omertas: she did cachino’s quest so it’s pretty good / white gloves: idolized / chairmen: hey that’s the fink that killed benny / ncrmp: BAD / mr house: well considering the fact that she killed him, not excellent 

19) what is their motive for taking vegas?

literally just ‘she wants to’. the whole point of this courier was that she’s a no rules run, she’s lost a lot after the bullet scrambled her brain and she’s literally just doing whatever she wants to do

20) do they have a theme song?

no :(

21) what do they look like? how tall are they? are they attractive? any piercings, tattoos, scars?

she has black hair in the “blast back” style. pretty short, like 5′4″. no piercings or tattoos (but she probably gets a legion brand at some point w like the mars symbol or something). there’s of course a bullet scar on her head, and a few around her arms and torso.  

22) how old are they? do they know their birthday? if so, what’s their sign?

she’s in her early-mid twenties, very young. im not sure if she remembers her bday (probs not) but she’s a Sagittarius 

23) do they speak any languages other than english?

god no. she doesnt even try to learn latin jhjhkjgfkj she pronounces all of it wrong and caesar’s like please shut up,

24) can they read, write, do math, sing? did they ever receive an education?

she went to school in new reno so she can do all that. maybe not sing.

25) what were their parents like? are they still on good terms with their parents?

i honestly havent given it much thought. her parents were probably Just Okay TM. she doesn’t remember them.

26) what’s their d&d alignment? (bolded bc i really like that one ksdjfksd)

chaotic neutral, leaning into chaotic evil.

27) how’s their karma?

not great

28) how do they feel about killing people? do they try to avoid it?

like i said, the bullet messed w her remorse a lot, so it doesn’t particularly bother her anymore.

29) do they take chems? if yes, when and which ones?

yes, sometimes! usually mentats, buffout, med-x, or psycho.

30) do they gamble? where? is their luck good?

she likes to gamble. usually at the ultra-luxe. her luck is pretty good!

31) where do they usually sleep? do they have more than one home location? do they live with any other people?

she usually stays in the lucky 38, in her hotel room in novac, or in the tent Big C TM hooked her up with at the fort. if it comes to it she’ll sleep in the ncrcf. no one else really lives in her 38 save for the securitrons

32) what are their favorite weapons? where did they get these weapons?

her caesar’s fall collection legion-brand machete babeyyyy, one n only! she’ll also use a pistol (a light shining in darkness most of the time since u know she sides w joshua graham) or a police baton if that’s appropriate

33) do they flirt a lot? is it well-received?

yes she does and no it isnt! she licked vulpes. just. right on his visibly ugly face. one time she tried to climb yes-man

34) do they goof around a lot? do other people find it funny or do they just entertain themselves?

once again yes she does and no they do not! she’s doin it all for her, baby. chaotic neutral here we go

35) what do their companions think of them? are they close? have they done any companion quests?

the companions,, obviously dont think very well of her most of the time bc she’s legion. cass thinks she’s a Real Wild Card and respects her for that at first. raul doesn’t like her very much but he’ll still travel with her from time to time just to see what she Does TM.

36) why did you create them?

i wanted to do a no rules run! like i thought it would be cool to just. do the craziest things i could think of in fnv and do it all with one courier. and thus sarsaparilla was born

37) do they draw, paint, play any instruments?

hell no

38) how do they deal with injuries? do they use stimpaks, healing powder, med-x? does a companion help them? can they bear a lot of pain, or do they need to attend to injuries immediately? when they do have to see a doctor, do they have a preferred doctor, or do they just see anyone?

she uses all 3 depending on how bad the wound is. for minor wounds she uses healing powder because she has an abundance of it from the legion, but since she has fairly low endurance she often just has to use stimpaks & med-x. she’s not very tolerant to pain all of the time? but if she has a lot of adrenaline (which she comes by very easily) she can all but ignore it entirely. she doesnt have a preferred doctor

39) have they ever been irradiated? how did they deal with it? did it have lasting effects?

probably a few times but she just threw up and then took a bunch of rad-away and ended up fine. she’s never been damaged by radiation permanently 

40) in conversation, are they kind? gentle? sarcastic? rude? do they speak warmly and openly with people, or are they more guarded? do they talk a lot?

she’s somewhat talkative, she mostly says whatever pops into her head whenever it comes to mind so her talking is just. a big mess of Thoughts She Had. she likes making a lot of jokes that are mostly for her

41) do they like long journeys through the mojave, or do they prefer to travel more quickly? do they prefer using roads or travelling through the deep desert?

she likes to travel quickly. no time to waste! she’s almost always using the roads

42) name a random fact about your courier.

she thinks it’s really funny to blow vulpes’s cover whenever she sees him undercover on the strip & she almost gets killed every single time. oh holy shit it’s vulpes! vulpes inculta! spelled v-u-l-p– oh my god its the ncr mp quick vulpes take your dick out in this gift shop

43) do they watch movie holotapes? what are their favorites? least favorites?

yes but shes literally only seen blazing saddles, gladiator, and we bought a zoo

44) what do they do with the lucky 38? do they like being there? do they leave their companions there? if they’re a yes-man courier, do they open it back up as a casino?

she doesn’t leave companions there too often, like i said. she likes it pretty well bc of the robots and the hot water? but i think that she really prefers staying in hotels except for special occasions. she doesnt open it back up bc yes-man kills her sldkfjds great transition 

45) what do they do after hoover dam?

yes-man says fuck work and just absolutely murders her. hes like ok enough of this and finds a new human to do what he needs done skdfjksd

46) how do they die? how is their death received, by the mojave and by their companions?

yes-man fucking KILLS her ass! the mojave takes a great big breath of relief knowing they wont have to watch her shenanigans anymore skdjfds

47) what are their vices? are they an alcoholic, a thief, a hoarder?

oh boy literally all of them. she definitely steals a lot but thats literally just. a part of her “do whatever you want” complex that Is TM her greatest vice

48) can they cook, and if so, what do they cook? what are their favorite & least favorite foods?

she absolutely cannot. she likes pizza from the tops dskfjkds

49) did they kill caesar? vulpes inculta? what about prominent ncr figures, like kimball and colonel hsu?

yes she did kill caesar! her securitrons killed vulpes at hoover dam and she was power-tripping so hard she didn’t realize they’d already gotten to him. she probably didnt think about him again before she died. she didnt assassinate kimball herself but she definitely assisted in making the assassination go smoothly, and im sure her robots got to hsu sometime before she had yes-man throw oliver off the dam skdjfskd

50) what’s their happiest memory?

not to be fake deep but all this shit she does obviously causes more adrenaline than happiness. you could say that it’s when yes-man threw oliver off the dam, because that was her most exhilarating moment, or you could say that it was when she woke up in goodsprings, because it was the last time she was calm and being taken care of.

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thank u so much if u read all this and thank you for sending me this ask. it took a long time but its a good exercise like i said skdfjsdf. send me more if these if yall have the heart, maybe not a whole 1-50 but like ! & please reblog my fnv courier questions post because i do think its nice, bye

[eriisdar]

2, 6, 20, 31, and 38? For any/all of them? :3c

2. Which faction(s) did they join and which did they destroy? Why?

River: honestly decided to ignore dad and the vault and just have fun going around the capitol wasteland w charon and dogmeat. not a fan of the BoS, against the enclave, joined up w paradise falls for a time and then blew them all to hell.

Six: independent Vegas all the way baybee. didn’t destroy anybody, mostly neutral with the strip fams, good terms w boomers, khans, adores goosprings, fucks up the powder gangers and other raider gangs

Dakota: FUCK THE INSTITUTE FUCK FATHER they’re a railroad person all the way, cannot STAND preston but does help the minutemen bc “they’re useful enough i guess.”

6. What’s their sexual, romantic, and gender orientation? Do they feel comfortable telling other people?

River: cis male, panro demisexual. honestly it’s the wasteland, his rom/sex orientation doesn’t come up much other than some comments abt him going around w and being close w charon but he doesn’t give a shit

Six: cis female, panro pansex + polyam. she is not quiet about loving easily, or who she loves. it’s vegas, who cares if the queen of vegas is banging several people at once. nobody wants to test her aim w her sniper enough to throw a fit about it

Dakota: agender they/them, panro ace. they’re insistent about pronouns, but otherwise it doesn’t come up much.

20. Do they have any hobbies? What are they?

River: training dogmeat to do new things! he also eventually tries to breed tame molerats but it doesn’t go well….

Six: the woman is an absolute FIEND at gambling, she rarely loses, to the point where she refuses to let friends/companions bet against her.

Dakota: farming! they wanted to keep a garden, but never had a chance to before the bombs fell. also knitting, sewing, and similar things. quiet things.

31. What’s their love life like? Are they interested in anyone or in a relationship?

River: he is hopelessly in love with charon, and thankfully the ghoul returns at least some of his affections. before meeting charon, he flirted a bit to get what he wanted, but wasn’t really interested in anyone.

Six: she falls in love VERY easily and has the charisma to often get at least a roll in the hay, if not more, with anyone she wants. in a poly relationship with boone, cas, veronica, arcade and christine (fuck you she saves her and brings her back to ronnie). rom only w ronnie, christine and arcade, but cas and boone take turns sharing her bed.

Dakota: they fall HARD for MacCready. both of them have shit to work through, dakota didn’t have much love for their spouse (married to shut both of their families up, they were fond of each other but not In Love) but needed to work through the whole 200 years as a popsicle, and also my kid is a massive dickwad thing.

38. How’s their aim? Do their hands shake while pointing a gun?

River: he’s good with pistols and shotguns, but not perfect. much better with explosives.

Six: she’s an expert sniper. also fair with pistols and knives, but she prefers to be back and up high to cover her friends.

Dakota: guns are for weaklings, it’s all about getting in close with a switchblade (pickman’s, to be precise)

[nuclearblastuk]

DESPISED ICON | Discuss the title track 'Purgatory'

DESPISED ICON | DISCUSS THE TITLE TRACK 'PURGATORY'  Canadian deathcore pioneers DESPISED ICON are back to reveal their 6th full-length album, 'Purgatory,' which will be released on November 15th via Nuclear Blast. Today, Alex Erian discuses the first single and title track, 'Purgatory'. Watch as he discusses what the title track means to him as well as what the process was like for him and Eric Jarrin to create the epic breakdown, here: https://youtu.be/j63mDe7bkw0 Alex Erian comments, "I keep repeating this but we do not encourage violence at shows but I have this feeling there will be a couple of injuries during the breakdown live. So I apologize in advance. Please be good to yourselves but expect some pure brutality.:" Watch the music video for  "Purgatory" which was directed and produced by Jessy Fuchs, of Les Films 37 Superkick, here: https://youtu.be/hsTdkJWvu3A 'Purgatory' will be available in the following formats: - Jewelcase CD - Grey w/ Black Splatter Vinyl Pre-order 'Purgatory' in the format of your choice: nuclearblast.com/despisedicon-purgatory Listen to 'Purgatory' in the NB New Releases Playlists: http://nblast.de/SpotifyNewReleases / http://nblast.de/AppleMusicNewReleases 'Purgatory' was produced by Yannick St-Amand, Eric Jarrin and Alex Erian. The music was recorded by DESPISED ICON's former guitar player, now current front of house engineer Yannick St-Amand while the vocals were recorded by close friend Antoine Lussier of ION DISSONANCE. Mixing and mastering were completed by CRYPTOPSY's very own Christian Donaldson at The Grid in Montréal. For the album artwork, the band selected Eliran Kantor to create a piece that echoed the themes and concepts of 'Purgatory.' Without a doubt their most dynamic venture to date, DESPISED ICON have a fresh and energy-filled arrangement just waiting to see the light of day in the form of 'Purgatory.' For many years, they have laid the foundation of deathcore and spearheaded different sounds and movements within the genre.

'Purgatory' - Track Listing: 01. Dernier Souffle 02. Purgatory 03. Light Speed 04. Slow Burning 05. Snake In The Grass 06. Vies D'Anges 07. Moving On 08. Unbreakable 09. Apex Predator 10. Legacy 11. Dead Weight 

This Friday, DESPISED ICON will kick-off their North American Tour in Saskatoon. The 22-date trek which will include the band playing new material from the upcoming album will include stops in Vancouver, Anaheim, and Philadelphia before concluding in Toronto on October 13th at The Opera House. Joining the band as direct support is Texan metalcore act KUBLAI KHAN. The package will also include British extreme metal band INGESTED and American Deathcore band SHADOW OF INTENT.Throughout the tour there will be a slew of special guests including ANGELMAKER (09/20 to 09/23), I DECLARE WAR (09/24 and 09/25), I AM (09/27-10/02 & 10/05-10/06), DEVOURMENT (10/04 & 10/05) and SUFFOCATION (10/08-10/13). DESPISED ICON comments "Here it is, our only tour of the year. We'll be sharing the stage with some of our favorite bands and will be hitting a few cities that we haven't played in 9 years!  Tickets are now on sale and MVP packages are available at http://despisedicon.soundrink.com "

Fans have the opportunity to purchase MVP packages that include the following:

One (1) General Admission     Ticket

Meet & Greet W/ DESPISED ICON

Photo Opp W/ DESPISED ICON

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Purchase your MVP package here: http://despisedicon.soundrink.com  Confirmed dates for DESPISED ICON's 2019 North American Tour with KUBLAI KHAN, INGESTED & SHADOW OF INTENT are:  09/20 - Saskatoon, SK - Coors Event Centre 09/21 - Edmonton, AB - Starlite Room 09/22 - Calgary, AB - Dickens 09/23 - Vancouver, BC - Biltmore Cafe 09/24 - Seattle, WA - El Corazon 09/25 - Portland, OR - Bossanova Ballroom 09/27 - Sacramento, CA - Holy Diver 09/28 - Anaheim, CA - Chain Reaction 09/29 - Las Vegas, NV - BBB 09/30 - Salt Lake City, UT - In The Venue 10/01 - Denver, CO - Oriental Theater 10/02 - Albuquerque, NM - Launchpad 10/03 - Dallas, TX - Gas Monkey 10/04 - Houston, TX - Warehouse Live 10/05 - New Orleans, LA - Southport Hall 10/06 - Atlanta, GA - Masquerade (Hell) 10/08 - Philadelphia, PA - TLA 10/09 - New York, NY - Gramercy Theater 10/10 - Worcester, MA - The Palladium 10/11 - Montreal, QC - Club Soda 10/12 - Quebec, QC - Imperial Bell 10/13 - Toronto, ON - The Opera house * - w/ ANGELMAKER (09/20 to 09/23) ** - w/ I DECLARE WAR (09/24 and 09/25) % - I AM (09/27 to 10/02 + 10/05 and 10/06) ^ - DEVOURMENT (10/04 and 10/05) # - SUFFOCATION (10/08 to 10/13) --- DESPISED ICON is: Alex Erian | vocals Steve Marois | vocals Eric Jarrin | guitar Ben Landreville| guitar Sebastian Piché | bass Alex "Grind" Pelletier | drums www.despisedicon.com www.facebook.com/despisedicon www.instagram.com/despisedicon www.twitter.com/despisedicon

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