Discover the winners of the Juno Awards for the Metal/Hard Music and Rock album of the year

This past weekend, Canadian deathcore group Despised Icon won the Juno Award for “Metal/Hard Music Album Of The Year” for their first album since 2019, “Shadow Work,” which was released in October of last year, as per theprp. At this 55th annual edition of the awards, the group outperformed efforts from companies like Cryptopsy, Silverstein, Counterparts, and others.

Counterparts – “Heaven Let Them Die“
Cryptopsy – “An Insatiable Violence“
Silverstein – “Antibloom“
Unreqvited – “A Pathway To The Moon“

The Beaches defeated the following nominees for this year’s “Rock Album Of The Year” title with “No Hard Feelings.”

Bryan Adams – “Roll With The Punches“
grandson – “INERTIA“
The Blue Stones – “Metro“
The Damn Truth – “The Damn Truth“
Three Days Grace – “Alienation“

In a few days, Despised Icon will join headliners Sanguisugabogg on their U.S. tour. The 22-date trek, which includes Defeated Sanity, and Corpse Pile as support, will kick off in Detroit on November 4th and make stops in Santa Ana, Houston and New York concluding on November 30th in Columbus, OH. Following the tour, the band will headline 2 sold-out hometown shows on December 6th and 7th at Club Soda.

• 11.04  Detroit, MI @ St. Andrews Hall
• 11.05  Chicago, IL @ Metro
• 11.06  Indianapolis, IN @ Deluxe (Old National Centre)
• 11.07  Lawrence, KS @ The Granada
• 11.08  Denver, CO @ Summit Music Hall
• 11.09  Albuquerque, NM @ El Rey
• 11.11  Phoenix, AZ @ The Nile Theater
• 11.12  Santa Ana, CA @ The Observatory
• 11.13  Berkeley, CA @ UC Theatre
• 11.14  Los Angeles, CA @ The Regent
• 11.15  Las Vegas, NV @ Fremont Country Club
• 11.17  Dallas, TX @ Echo Lounge & Music Hall
• 11.18  Austin, TX @ Mohawk
• 11.19  Houston, TX @ Bad Astronaut
• 11.21  Tampa, FL @ The Orpheum
• 11.22  Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
• 11.23  Charlotte, NC @ The Underground
• 11.25  Pittsburgh, PA @ Roxian Theatre
• 11.26  Baltimore, MD @ Baltimore Soundstage
• 11.28  New York, NY @ Irving Plaza
• 11.29  Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
• 11.30  Columbus, OH @ The King of Clubs
• 12.06  Montreal, QC @ Club Soda *sold out*^
• 12.07  Montreal, QC @ Club Soda *sold out*^

^ – Despised Icon only

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