Now we need both Ion Dissonance and Beneath the Massacre videos. Both bands were incredible. Complete the Montreal trifecta

Ion Dissonance and Beneath the Massacre deserve their own videos.

Back in 2010, we opened with our small deathcore band for them in Germany. These guys were so fucking wholesome and chill, we had a great time. Awesome video as always, keep up the good work bro!

Saw then on the Summer Slaughter tour in 09. Before their second song they played that clip from 300 that went "SPARTANS!!! WHAT IS YOUR PROFESSION?" Then the crowd chanted "HOOAH, HOOAH, HOOAH!!!", they started the song and the crowd when absolutely apeshit.

I will never forget getting to see Despised Icon live in the Myspace era. It was mesmerizing just like when I saw In Flames. \m/

xTheYan is the professor who approves your dissertation on whether or not you’ll receive your PHD in Deathcore/Metalcore

Just saw these guys open for The Acacia Strain and Dying Fetus. Awesome live performance

Met them back in 2008. Very nice, humble guys. Had taken my daughter to a show. Both of us are fans. They thought that was the coolest shit. Yeah i was almost 40 then. 😁😁

About damn time you mentioned Antagony 🖤🤘🏻 they started in the late 90s I believe doing legit straight up og deathcore. Found them being slept on randomly back in the MySpace days. Anyone remember this one band called Embrace The Ashes??? They had like two songs but the one called To The Day I Die or something like that was one of my all time favorite songs and I cannot find it anywhere 😭 dang MySpace lost media.

I was never a fan of Despised. But how I was so familiar with them is Ion Dissonance was one of my favorite bands. And they were super tight with Icon. Over the years now I've gone back and appreciated Icon. And I'll admit. I wish I could have appreciated them back in the day. Speaking of Ion. I wish they got the credit they deserved for being one of the first'ish bands to play 7 and 8 strings doing the djenty thing back in the 2000s.

The Healing Process is one of my favorite albums of all time. A great era fs

I’ve been waiting for this my man! all shall perish next? much love from the us!

Man I adore Despised Icon so much. I remember seeing “In The Arms Of Perdition” on Mtv2 or something and being blown away. I’ve loved them ever since and honestly was doing vocals in the car to them today as is so your video was perfect! Great content mate!

I just saw them last week in Boston and they're just as good live as they were back then. Amazing band.

Just saw them live about a month ago with the acacia strain, both bands sounded great live

Amazing video. 1. I've never met them but they seem so chill and down to earth. 2. Their entire discography is flawless imo. 3. Steve live in a NoFX T-shirt has to be the most mind-warping crossover I think I've ever seen.

My first show I ever attended was DI headlining with Cryptopsy, Acacia Strain, Trapped Under Ice and Blind Witness. It was a small Canadian tour in 2009 when Day or Mourning was released a couple months before. Day of mourning will always hold a special place in my heart because that same year I used Les Temps changent for a project that had to be about a Canadian French artist. Surprisingly enough the teacher I had was really open minded and it was his first introduction to this style of music and actually showed interest on the Montreal metal scene and how DI pioneered an entire subgenre of Metal.

I love DI I was lucky enough to see them with Thy Art and The Red shore on there final Australian tour, these guys transitioned me from being a HC kid to being right into Deathcore, it’s crazy that a fractured hand is your favourite song as it’s mine as well, crazy that it’s Alex’s as well, I met him at that Australian tour and he was nothing but a gentleman. Another great video brother much love from australia

Despised Icon are one of my favourite metal bands of all time. I don't think they've put out a bad album but The Ills of Modern Man will always have a special place in my heart, it's the album that really got me into them and there's A LOT of nostalgia for me around it.

In part 2 I’d love to hear about why exactly Max the bass player (2008-2010) left the band to be in Black Dahlia Murder . I love both bands but I never knew why.

The late 90s and early 00s were an amazing time to be a metalhead in Montréal/Québec. SO MANY incredible bands in the scene all active at the same time.

the one band i regret not seeing back in the day. please do the acacia strain and Dead Will Rise

Respect the true OG's

Great doc but i think that there's some point missing for the origin and the pedigree that came with the band. Alex Erian was the drummer for the Montreal prog/death/grind band Neuraxis which had a very good run in the late 1990's in Canada and USA, touring with Cephalic Carnage and other Hydro Grind bands. Anyway, back in 2002 i was 19 years old and i was if i recall correctly the first promoter to bring Despised Icon and Ion Dissonance out of Montreal and come playing in Rouyn-Noranda in northern Quebec, if you know anything about the metal scene in Quebec, every band from Quebec wanted to play here in that era. I was already friend with Yannick prior to get them to come play in our town, Yannick being from this area. "Ills of Modern Man" was recorded at Projecson Studio, between takes Alex and Steve would come lay some screams and growls on our jam and covers of Origin we played, was pretty cool and we would hang in the control room listening to some tracks and all that good stuff. Couple years later i built some guitar effect pedals for Eric that he brought on tour all over the world, dude made my day! I later acquired some of the gear Yannick used to record some of the albums, mainly the OD pedals used to track the guitars, Maxon OD820, which is still on my pedalboard as i'm typing this with the sharpie marks for the studio settings.... This might not mean much to most of y'all! But these guys have always been friend and have huge respect for them and what they accomplished! Yannick, Eric, Alex and Steve, if you happen to see this... Rock On! Cheers, Rej.

Probably my favorite death core band, I had the pleasure of seeing them live back in 2009-2010 ish

Saw them open a show back in 2005 and been a big fan ever since. Didn't even realize they were the OG deathcore band until like 2020 when I fully got into the genre. Back in my day the genre discussion wasn't really a thing, it was hardcore, metalcore, death metal, and some hybrids of the three. At least in the Norcal scene I came up in.

Car salesman here , you’re saving my life from boredom right now thanks

I broke my back when I saw them last year when I jumped off stage into the crowd. I'm older and bigger now.. so I get it.. I was dropped. It was on camera so I don't regret it whatsoever! Despised Icon for life!!!!

WOW, Alex looks like a baby! Still one of my favorite bands ever, and still getting side eye from my Hardcore friends when I blast them. 😂

I think before Day of Mourning, the guitarist was Al Glassman, who now plays for Job for a Cowboy, and the bassist was Max Lavelle, who now plays for The Black Dahlia Murder. Both solid musicians who I think made the lineup even more solid.

I'd like to see a video like this on the Acacia Strain, they are also pioneers and also have a very unique sound and nearly 25 years in the game. I actually saw them and Despised open a show in 2005 and became a big fan of both bands instantly and to this day! Saw both bands separately in the past 6 months and they still got it, two of the GOATS in my book.

Hatebreed, 100 Demons, Death Threat and a couple more bands were pulling out breakdowns like the one in Despise The Icons in the 90s. I don’t think it was ahead of its time. It rocks for sure though. No doubt about it.

I appreciate the research and work you put into your videos, easily the best content creator when it comes to the metal scene. Keep it up brother🤘🏻🤘🏻

Speaking of french canadian we need a Blind Witness video

Je ne savais pas que tu étais québécois, je suis français et vis près de Québec City depuis un an. Super groupe, continue le bon boulot ! Long live old school Deadcore.🤘🏻😁

Still listen to them regularly, I’m obsessed with Despised Icon

DI and Deadwater Drowning were the shit both came out with music in 2002 but sadly Deadwater Drowning broke up but on a positive note the members went to from bands like , Fit For An Autopsy, and Through the Eyes of the Dead and also some members joined The Red Chord and The Acacia Strain

Love the video Can’t wait for part 2

This series is awesome, I love to relive those days

Pumped for pt 2! These guys are the best!

Been listening to DI for almost 20 years. Thanks for showing them some love!

Such a tough dope real and talented band how can they not be one of everyone’s favorites. I’ve lifted so many weights to those albums 😅

You're so right about 2008-2009 being the best time for deathcore. We used to have a small scene in my hometown, and man were those the days. It used to be straight edge vs. anti in those pits where our local skate park used to be. The Myspace era will always be the goat.

love your videos. exactly my timeline 😊

Speaking of JFAC, whats everyone's opinion on the new material? O dig it. I am so happy they decided to put another record together. cant wait to hear the album in full. I know, i know, they arent deathcore anymore but i like everything they have put out...i will say this, though. DOOM EP is my favorite release of theirs. as it should be. Another great vid xTheYan! Love DI! This took me on a trip down memory lane lol 🤘😎

One of my favorite bands of all time! Great video and story-telling, man!

FINALLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Great work as usual! Hope you'll make a video about In the Midst of Lions someday!

Je savait pas tu venais de Montreal, continue se que tu fait, big support🤘🏻

Whoa, Malamor reference! For a while there they were the only extreme metal band in my old home town (which was mostly druggie rock kids, hardcore bands, and Coheed & Cambria....they used to be jerks, which I find hilarious). They were an awesome group of guys doing something no one had really heard before...which sadly earned them a severe case of pioneer syndrome. EDIT: Malamor were DEFINITELY doing their thing before '98 so they pre-date Antagony....I know this because I'd go see them live at any Legion Hall/Bar that'd let them play.

Wow, I never realized how OG they really were!

Montréal has such good deathcore and death metal. I went down the rabbit hole after finding Cryptopsy and then Beneath The Massacre. Fell in love with Ion Dissonance, Depths of Hatred, and The Last Felony just to name a few. Great video!

i always like your video's because they remind of how much i loved this era and how much these bands influenced what i still listen to today. also i really hope marie did something after di here style was so unique and it would be a shame to not do anything more.

Killer video! Love watching your vids and reminiscing on all the amazing myspace deathcore/metalcore bands that I listened to back in those days! I’d love to see you do vids on Attack Attack, Disfiguring the Goddess, Sky Eats Airplane, Impending Doom or Rings of Saturn (not really part of the myspace era but still)next!

Absolutely killed it. I remember seeing them pop up on much loud back in the mid 2000's and was blown away. Had never seen dual vocalists killing it that hard. I still listen to them daily and their sound is so unique and recognizable in the muddle of death core today

I can tell you really love making these videos. I love seeing what band you are going to cover next. Keep it up!

we need a From Autumn To Ashes episode!! err... I mean.... please? lol

Hey Yan! Love the content. I've been going to Deathcore shows since 2008 after seeing August Burns Red tour with Bring me the Horizon. Since then, I've seen hundreds of shows, and Despised Icon is pretty much the last one on my list I haven't seen... I'm 30 years old now and live on Maui. Not really any Metal scene out here 😕 but your videos bring back so many good memories of my past and I just wanna say Thank you!

been waiting for this one!

I fucking love Despised Icon!! I first saw them in New Orleans Louisiana back in 08/09, the fucking best times!!!

Yesssss one of the first death metal + hardcore bands 😌

Beneath the massacre or bury your dead would be a sick video to make!

Absolutely 💯 the pioneers. Canadian legends ❤

Embodyment the real pioneers of deathcore with their album Embrace the Eternal released in 1998.

Nice of you to mention Antagony. Those guys started out combining melodeath and hardcore punk, without the brutal death metal angle. Most European bands of the 00s seem to borrow equally from the DI and Antagony styles.

I got the chance to catch DI live when they played Australia before the "last" show happened

I want to see this band live so bad. Hope they come near me soon.

Geez bro you unlocked so much core memory haha

The nostalgia is real. Thank you, my friend.

The Acacia Strain nxt....went to Halloween show in Dallas last year TAS,DI,and Dying Fetus...it was an Epic show!!

In the Arms is maybe the best vid I’ve seen🔥

Fuck yeah best content ever yan keep things up my man!

La nouvelle colab de DI avec Aborted c'est une tabarnak de tuerie!! Long Live the ICON

Love these MySpace vids. Speaking of drummers, the new Within Destruction just came out, & Luka is a MONSTER. Have u heard them??

I can't remember what year it was but I seen them at the most amazing tour,acacia strain,Tony danza,recon,and despised. It was amazing!

0:02 LMAO I HAD THIS EXACT MOMENT OF THIS EXACT SONG IN MY HEAD

one of my favorite deathcore band, i see the band once time they have a live in thailand(they called farewell tour in that time) it so sad to hear they stop to do this band until they have a news that they run a band again i so very happy. Thank for this vids you have a great work again.

These guy were amazing and ground breaking. I was in a deathcore band Belay My Last and Alex was one of the nicest guys I met in the scene.

I was wondering when you would cover them lol. Still one of best and most unique deathcore bands of all time.

I had the scene look but I always heavy fast stuff with some screamo and some other stuff but I love these guys i remember listening to them in elementary school in 2005 I was hooked on Deathcore

My top band period. One i regret most not seeing live when i had the chance. Been with them since day 1.

This is one of my favorite deathcore bands. This shot blew my teenage mind at the time. Breeeeee instead of thumbs up

25:12 Great comparison because GSP came out of retirement and became two-division UFC champion. Just like Despised Icon reunited and released some of their best albums.

Please do a video about Embodyment 🥹

Bodies in the gears are sickkkkkk. And SWWAATS

Un des meilleurs groupe de deathcore ever! J'ai eu la chance de les voir en live et c'était malade et en plus de choper les mediators du guitariste et du bassiste jetté dans la foule

Greatest deathcore band ever. GOATED

I remember the day I discovered despised icon, I came across their song 'in the arms of perdition' and that last minute or so had me hooked, line and sinker. Fucking epic band & I've sunk hundreds of hours into their albums over the years

I'd love to see a video made about Rose Funeral

Me souviens la première fois les avoir vu en Novembre 2005 au Saguenay en ouverture pour Cryptopsy. Super video!!

Merci pour la vague de nostalgie !! Je me souviens tellement de l'époque de la sortie de Ills of Modern Man, je comprenais ce qui m'arrivait en écoutant 😂

La scène de Montréal étais juste la best : despised , ion dissonance, beneath the massacre, the plasmarifle, orphans in coma, Camilla Rhodes , shaolin. S’était juste insane !!

I saw them in 2007 with A Life Once Lost, it was sick

I think The Healing Process gets tremendously overshadowed and glossed over for being an incredibly monumental record for the sound and history of deathcore. I wish it would get talked about more.

Niceee hâte au part 2 😜😜

Bande À Part live at Radio-Canda is where I first heard them! Still iconic to this day that a band this heavy played on national tv Blind Witness next please!

favorite band

Been waiting for this vid to drop.. I been a fan since the beginning w the girl vocals. 🐖 🐷 🐽 💀 🍺

Such a classic band. I remember listening to them in high school and they made me want to start a deathcore band so bad. Definitely one of the best bands of the genre

My fav!! Da Goats 🤘🏻🤘🏻