Icon of the Adversary is the sixth studio album by the American band Psyclon Nine. It was officially released through Metropolis Records on August 24, 2018, the band's first album since Order of the Shadow: Act I and remix album Disorder: The Shadow Sessions. Psyclon Nine embarked on a month-long New York tour in support of the album, from August 17 to September 9, 2018, with support from industrial punk band The God Bombs.[5]

Icon of the Adversary
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 24, 2018
Genre
Length47:47
LabelMetropolis Records
Psyclon Nine chronology
Order of the Shadow: Act 1
(2013)
Icon of the Adversary
(2018)
Less to Heaven
(2022)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Metal Gods TV9/10[2]
Soundscape Magazine3/10[3]
Sputnikmusic4/5[4]
Valkyrian Music3.5/5[1]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Nero Bellum

No.TitleLength
1."Christsalis"2:25
2."Crown of the Worm"5:50
3."The Light of Armageddon"2:56
4."Beware the Wolves"3:52
5."Warm What's Hollow"4:33
6."Behold an Icon"1:53
7."When the Last Stars Die"3:55
8."And With Fire"5:04
9."Give Up the Ghost"2:55
10."The Last"14:24

“The Last” ends at 4:00 and contains a hidden ambient modular track that starts at 5:00 until 14:24. It is, however, removed on the LP version of the album.

Personnel

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Psyclon Nine

  • Nero Bellum – vocals
  • Rotny Ford – guitar, synth
  • Tim Sköld – bass guitar
  • Jon Siren – drums

References

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  1. ^ a b Raittila, Iza (17 September 2018). "Psyclon Nine – Icon of The Adversary". Valkyrian Music. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Psyclon Nine Album Review: "Icon Of The Adversary"". Metal Gods TV. 13 January 2019. Retrieved 2022-10-23.
  3. ^ Humphries, Natalie (21 August 2018). "Psyclon Nine – Icon Of The Adversary Review". Soundscape Magazine. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Review: Psyclon Nine - Icon of the Adversary". Sputnikmusic. 1 September 2018. Retrieved 2022-10-23.
  5. ^ Psyclon Nine returns with long awaited new album, announces tour