Consumed by Your Poison

Consumed by Your Poison
Studio album by Despised Icon
Released	October 2, 2002 (2002-10-02)
Recorded	2002
Genre	Deathcore
Length	26:45
Label	Galy
Producer	Yannick St-Amand
Despised Icon chronology
Consumed by Your Poison (2002) The Healing Process (2005)
Alternative cover
Cover of the 2006 re-release.

Consumed by Your Poison is the debut album by the Canadian deathcore band Despised Icon. It was released on October 2, 2002 through Galy Records and re-released on April 4, 2006.

Critical reception

Consumed by Your Poison generally received positive reviews, Greg Pratt of Exclaim! magazine wrote mainly praising the vocals work, stating that both Marie-Hélène Landry and Steve Marois "provide a multitude of sounds not usually heard in the realm of oppressive cookie monster vocals." Overall, Pratt exalt the band's musicianship, saying: "brutal, well played and technically adept, this sounds great, looks great."^[1]

Reissue

Consumed by Your Poison was re-released on April 4, 2006 through Century Media Records. It has been remixed by the band's former guitarist Yannick St-Amand—vocalist Alex Erian commented about, saying that "the result [of the new mix] sounds way heavier than the original version"; the album comes with newly recorded bonus tracks of the first two tracks on the disc and features all new artwork and layout designed by Sven de Caluwé from Aborted.^[2]

Track listing

1. "Compelled to Copulate" (Alexandre Erian, Eric Jarrin, Steve Marois) – 2:53
2. "Poissonnariat" (Erian, Jarrin) – 3:20
3. "Grade A-One" (Erian, Jarrin, Marois) – 3:01
4. "Le Chêne et le Roseau" (Erian, Gregory Bussy, Jarrin) – 3:04
5. "Dead King" (Erian, Jarrin, Marois) – 0:54
6. "Absolu" (Bussy, Erian, Jarrin) – 3:43
7. "Fashionable" (Bussy, Erian, Jarrin, Marois) – 2:45
8. "Interfere in Your Days" (Erian, Jarrin, Marois) – 2:57
9. "Clef de Voûte" (Erian, Jarrin) – 3:06
10. "Despise the Icons" (Erian, Jarrin, Marois) – 0:58

2006 re-recorded version bonus tracks

11. "Poissannariat" (Erian, Jarrin) – 3:29
12. "Compelled to Copulate" (Erian, Jarrin, Marois) – 3:08

Personnel

• Marie-Hélène Landry – vocals
• Steve Marois – vocals
• Eric Jarrin – guitar
• Yannick St-Amand – guitar
• Sebastien Piché – bass
• Alex Erian – drums

References