The Ills of Modern Man

The Ills of Modern Man

Infobox Album
Name = The Ills of Modern Man
Type = studio
Artist = Despised Icon


Released = Start date|2007|5|22
Recorded = Projecson Recording Studio, Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec, Canada
Genre = Deathcore
Length = 39:47
Label = Century Media
Producer = Yannick St-Amand
Reviews = *About.com Rating-5|4 [http://heavymetal.about.com/od/cdreviews/fr/despisediconill.htm link]
*Allmusic Rating-5|3 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:wvftxzy5ldde~T10 link]
Last album = "The Healing Process"
(2005)
This album = "The Ills of Modern Man"
(2007)
Next album =

"The Ills of Modern Man" is the third studio album by Canadian deathcore band Despised Icon. It was released on May 22, 2007 through Century Media Records. The album sold more than 2,000 copies its first week,cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1561995/20070607/id_0.jhtml|title=Despised Icon Despise "Deathcore"; Plus Himsa, Dekapitator & More News That Rules|last=Harris|first=Chris|coauthors=Wiederhorn, Jon|date=2007-06-07|work=Metal File|publisher=MTV Networks|accessdate=2008-10-06] and peaked at number 28 on the "Billboard" Top Heatseekers. [cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.chartFormatGroupName=Albums&model.vnuArtistId=652945&model.vnuAlbumId=942177|title=Artist Chart History - Despised Icon > Albums|publisher=Billboard.com|accessdate=2008-10-06]

History

"The Ills of Modern Man" was record between January until February 2007, with the production of the group former guitarist Yannick St-Amand, and was mixed by Andy Sneap at his own Backstage Studios in Derbyshire, England.cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=64729|title=Despised Icon Begins Recording New Album, Prepares to Hit the Road|date=2007-01-04|publisher=blabbermouth.net|accessdate=2008-10-05] The album artwork was made by Don Clark from Invisible Creature.cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=65572|title=Despised Icon Begins Recording New Album|date=2007-01-19|publisher=blabbermouth.net|accessdate=2008-10-06] The first music video for this album, is the song "In the Arms of Perdition", filmed at -40°F on a secluded icy mountain near Quebec City and directed by Jean-Philippe Bernier.cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=68005|title=Despised Icon Completes New Album, Shoots New Video|date=2007-03-01|publisher=blabbermouth.net|accessdate=2008-10-06]

Musical and lyrical themes

In an interview for the magazine "Exclaim!", the lead singer Alex Erian said that the main lyrical themes of "The Ills of Modern Man" are regrets, dealing with disappointment, fears and inhibitions.cite web|url=http://www.exclaim.ca/articles/multiarticlesub.aspx?csid2=946&fid1=27896&csid1=115|title=Conversations: Despised Icon|last=Mikkelson|first=Jill|date=2007-10|publisher="Exclaim!"|accessdate=2008-10-05]

Critical reception

"The Ills of Modern Man" generally received positive reviews, Alex Henderson of Allmusic described the band's sound as a "example of technical death metal and technical metalcore coming together" and which "they have achieved a balance of accessibility and angularity".cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:wvftxzy5ldde~T10|title=Ills of Modern Man > Review|last=Henderson|first=Alex|publisher=allmusic|accessdate=2008-10-05] About.com reviewer Chad Bowar praised the album saying, "The Ills of Modern Man" is technical, brutal, and most important, memorable."cite web|url=http://heavymetal.about.com/od/cdreviews/fr/despisediconill.htm|title=Despised Icon - "The Ills of Modern Man" Review|last=Bowar|first=Chad|publisher=About.com|accessdate=2008-10-05]

Track listing

# "In the Arms of Perdition" (Alexandre Pelletier, Eric Jarrin, Steve Marois) – 4:24
# "Furtive Monologue" (Jarrin, Marois, Pelletier) – 3:22
# "Quarantine" (Alexandre Erian, Jarrin) – 4:07
# "The Ills of Modern Man" (Erian, Jarrin, Pelletier) – 3:50
# "A Fractured Hand" (Erian, Jarrin) – 4:35
# "Sheltered Reminiscence" (Jarrin, Marois) – 3:13
# "Nameless" (Erian, Jarrin) – 3:02
# "Tears of the Blameless" (Jarrin, Marois, Pelletier) – 4:13
# "Oval Shaped Incisions" (Erian, Jarrin) – 4:02
# "Fainted Blue Ornaments" (Erian, Jarrin, Marois) – 5:03

Personnel

*Alexandre Erian – vocals
*Steve Marois – vocals
*Eric Jarrin – guitar
*Sebastien Piché – bass
*Alexandre Pelletier – drums
*Yannick St-Amand – producer
*Andy Sneap – mastering, mixing

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