Consumed by Your Poison is the debut studio album by Canadian deathcore band Despised Icon. It was released on October 2, 2002 through Galy Records and re-released on April 4, 2006. It is the band's only album with vocalist Marie-Hélène Landry and the only album on which Alex Erian plays drums, as he switched to vocals after the departure of Landry.
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Exclaim! | (favourable)[1] |
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."[2]
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.[3]
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1. | "Compelled to Copulate" | Alexandre Erian, Eric Jarrin, Steve Marois | 2:53 |
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2. | "Poissonnariat" | Erian, Jarrin | 3:20 |
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3. | "Grade A-One" | Erian, Jarrin, Marois | 3:01 |
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4. | "Le Chêne et le Roseau" | Erian, Gregory Bussy, Jarrin | 3:04 |
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5. | "Dead King" | Erian, Jarrin, Marois | 0:54 |
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6. | "Absolu" | Bussy, Erian, Jarrin | 3:43 |
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7. | "Fashionable" | Bussy, Erian, Jarrin, Marois | 2:45 |
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8. | "Interfere in Your Days" | Erian, Jarrin, Marois | 2:57 |
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9. | "Clef de Voûte" | Erian, Jarrin | 3:06 |
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10. | "Despise the Icons" | Erian, Jarrin, Marois | 0:58 |
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2006 re-recorded version bonus tracks
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- "Poissannariat" (Erian, Jarrin) – 3:29
- "Compelled to Copulate" (Erian, Jarrin, Marois) – 3:08
- Marie-Hélène Landry – vocals
- Steve Marois – vocals
- Eric Jarrin – guitar
- Yannick St-Amand – guitar
- Sebastien Piché – bass
- Alex Erian – drums