# Despised Icon Release Title Track

**New Music** — On Your Markus  
**Published:** 3 November 2025  
**Author:** Markus Hamence  
**Source:** https://onyourmarkus.au/new-music-releases/despised-icon-release-title-track/

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**DESPISED ICON – SHADOW WORK Out Now + Release Visualizer Video For Title Track**

![Distressed black text spelling "DESPISED ICON" with sharp, jagged edges in heavy metal style lettering.](https://media.onyourmarkus.au/originals/32363/image002-1.jpg)

Canadian deathcore pioneers **DESPISED ICON** unleash their seventh full-length album ***Shadow Work ***via **Nuclear Blast Records**. The album stands as the band’s most fine-tuned and dynamic effort to date, balancing relentless speed, crushing grooves, and morbid melodies, while remaining true to their signature blend of extreme death metal and hardcore grit.

**DESPISED ICON**‘s new single, ‘**Shadow Work,’** is an unflinching descent into inner turmoil and trauma. Backed by the band’s trademark onslaught of blast beats and hardcore grit, the track chronicles a harrowing journey of self-reckoning and raw, cathartic healing. Watch the video visaulizerhere: **[https://youtu.be/5HDA6HrA7cU](https://nuclearblast.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f52be22febdeb73950b267672&id=ee65d13028&e=8eb7da516a)**

Order ***Shadow Work***:   
**[https://despisedicon.bfan.link/shadow-work](https://nuclearblast.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f52be22febdeb73950b267672&id=4b4495d3d8&e=8eb7da516a)**

[Watch on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/embed/5HDA6HrA7cU)

***Shadow Work*** is now available in the following formats:

- *CD Jewelcase*
- Gold & Black Corona Vinyl

***Shadow Work ***was produced by the band’s own **Alex Erian** and **Eric Jarrin**, while **Christian Donaldson** (CRYPTOPSY, SHADOW OF INTENT, SIGNS OF THE SWARM) handled mixing and mastering. The album marks a significant chapter for a band whose core lineup has remained largely unchanged since its inception. It’s a deeply introspective record that reflects both personal growth and the turbulence of the world around us. The artwork for the album was created by **Eliran Kantor** (HATEBREED, THY ART IS MURDER, CAVALERA).

![Despised Icon album artwork for Shadow Work showing distressed figure with hands near face on burgundy background, displayed as CD, vinyl and cassette formats.](https://media.onyourmarkus.au/originals/32359/image005-1.jpg)

**Shadow Work** Tracklisting:

1. **[Shadow Work](https://youtu.be/5HDA6HrA7cU)**  
2. **[Over My Dead Body](https://nuclearblast.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f52be22febdeb73950b267672&id=d53b8a9e0f&e=8eb7da516a)**  
3. **[Death Of An Artist](https://nuclearblast.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f52be22febdeb73950b267672&id=fb3b60a2e6&e=8eb7da516a)**  
4. Corpse Pose  
5.**[ ](https://nuclearblast.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f52be22febdeb73950b267672&id=8d78840686&e=8eb7da516a)****[The Apparition](https://nuclearblast.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f52be22febdeb73950b267672&id=ebbd32c006&e=8eb7da516a)**  
6. Reaper  
7. In Memoriam  
8. Omen Of Misfortune  
9. Obsessive Compulsive Disaster  
10. ContreCoeur  
11. Fallen Ones

**DESPISED ICON’**s line-up is:

**Alex Erian** | Vocals  
**Steve Marois **| Vocals  
**Eric Jarrin** | Guitars  
**Ben Landreville **| Guitars  
**Sébastien Piché** | Bass  
**Alex “Grind” Pelletier** | Drums

![Distressed figure with open mouth placing jagged crown on head against deep red textured background.](https://media.onyourmarkus.au/originals/32360/image006-1.jpg)

Visit **DESPISED ICON **online at:

**[Website](https://nuclearblast.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f52be22febdeb73950b267672&id=1c87f29a87&e=8eb7da516a)**  
**[Instagram](https://nuclearblast.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f52be22febdeb73950b267672&id=edb3f5fafa&e=8eb7da516a)**  
**[Facebook](https://nuclearblast.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f52be22febdeb73950b267672&id=f7ea711b2b&e=8eb7da516a)**  
**[YouTube](https://nuclearblast.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f52be22febdeb73950b267672&id=a2d8e6b940&e=8eb7da516a)**