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| Released | 27 January 2009 | |||
| Recorded | June 5, 2008 at Club Soda in Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |||
| Genre | Deathcore | |||
| Length | 93:01 | |||
| Label | Century Media | |||
| Director | Yannick St-Amand | |||
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Montreal Assault is the first DVD by Canadian deathcore band Despised Icon, released January 27, 2009 through Century Media. The DVD was peaked at #123 on the Billboard Top Music Videos.
Montreal Assault features the band performing on June 5, 2008 at Club Soda in their hometown, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The show was filmed by David Brodsky with sound produced by Yannick St-Amand, Despised Icon's former guitarist. [1] The DVD also features an hour-long documentary by Reconstructed Media that retraces the band's career, showing never-before-released footage.
Vocalist Alexandre Erian stated:
The live mix sounds so massive. It was done by none other than our former guitarist Yannick St-Amand. You can even listen to it in 5.1 Surround. Our buddy Felix also created some of his sickest artwork yet. The shooting and editing of the show went awesome. David Brodsky and his team captured tons of adrenaline-packed moments." [2]
All tracks are written by Despised Icon.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Intro / The Sunset Will Never Charm Us" | 4:16 |
| 2. | "Furtive Monologue" | 3:40 |
| 3. | "Sheltered Reminiscence" | 4:17 |
| 4. | "Retina" | 3:13 |
| 5. | "Harvesting the Deceased" | 4:40 |
| 6. | "Compelled to Copulate" | 4:40 |
| 7. | "The Ills of Modern Man" | 5:35 |
| 8. | "Immaculate" | 5:04 |
| 9. | "A Fractured Hand" | 5:06 |
| 10. | "Warm Blooded" | 6:50 |
| 11. | "Bulletproof Scales" | 1:46 |
| 12. | "In the Arms of Perdition" | 5:11 |
| 13. | "Fainted Blue Ornaments" | 8:21 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Documentary" | |
| 2. | "Music Videos" | |
| 3. | "Road Clips" |
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