Showing posts with label CANCER BATS. Show all posts
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Wednesday, July 10, 2013

CANCER BATS + BAT SABBATH Announce “Double Header Bat Madness” Fall Tour

After a number of sold-out appearances and plenty of fan and critical support, two time JUNO-award nominees CANCER BATS will once again be taking their alter ego BAT SABBATH on the road. As a special treat this time around, the band will perform two full sets every night, one as CANCER BATS and one as BAT SABBATH. Coined the Double Header Bat Madness Tour, the journey includes five dates in the US and thirteen dates across Canada.

Having toured extensively across the globe, playing over 270 shows in support of their critically acclaimed third album Dead Set On Living, the Double Header Bat Madness Tour is the perfect way to close the year. "We are all way too stoked for this run," says lead vocalist Liam Cormier. "All of the touring we've done on this record has been amazing and we can't think of a better way to finish it all off then with one last Canadian banger! And to make it the ultimate rager, we're adding a full Bat Sabbath set to keep the party going all night. I can't think of a better way to end off a record and to get stoked on writing a new album!"


The Canadian portion of the tour kicks off September 30th in Victoria at Club9ONE9 and wraps up on October 19th in Ottawa at Mavericks. Tickets for the tour will go on sale on Thursday July 11. Full tour details are below. For more information visit http://www.cancerbats.com.


CANCER BATS/BAT SABBATH
09/25/2013 Pike Room at Crofoot - Pontiac, MI
09/26/2013 Abbey Pub - Chicago, IL
09/27/2013 Sports Rock - Rapid City, SD 
09/28/2013 Railyard Ale House - Billings, MT
09/29/2013 El Corazon Lounge - Seattle, WA
09/30/2013 Club9ONE9 - Victoria, BC
10/01/2013 Rickshaw Theatre - Vancouver, BC
10/02/2013 Commonwealth - Calgary, AB
10/03/2013 The Vat - Red Deer, AB
10/04/2013 Pawn Shop - Edmonton, AB
10/05/2013 Average Joes - Lethbridge, AB
10/07/2013 The Exchange - Regina, SK
10/08/2013 Louis - Saskatoon, SK
10/10/2013 Pyramid - Winnipeg, MB
10/11/2013 Black Pirates Pub - Thunder Bay, ON 
10/17/2013 RumRunners - London, ON
10/18/2013 Lee's Palace - Toronto, ON
10/19/2013 Mavericks - Ottawa, ON


CANCER BATS

Thursday, March 8, 2012

"Road Sick" CANCER BATS New Video




Another video clip from the Cancer Bats to another track from "Dead Set On Living" which comes out officially on April 17. After "Old Blood", is "Road Sick" the following.



"Dead Set On Living" track listing: 

01. R.A.T.S.
02. Bricks and Mortar
03. Road Sick
04. Breathe Armageddon
05. Dead Set On Living
06. The Void
07. Old Blood
08. Drunken Physics
09. Bastards
10. Rally The Wicked
11. New World Alliance 


Tuesday, January 31, 2012

CANCER BATS to release "DEAD SET ON LIVING" APRIL 24, 2012 in North America on Metal Blade Records!



Video for "Old Blood" available now!


Two-time JUNO-nominated CANCER BATS will release their fourth full-length album Dead Set On Living, on April 24, 2012 via Metal Blade Records in North America. Once again utilizing the legendary Vespa Studios and producers Eric Ratz and Kenny Luong, Dead Set On Living brings yet another dimension to the Bats' menacing style of thrash-tinged hardcore rock. The brand new video for the first single, Old Blood, can be seen now on metalblade.com/cancerbats. Pre-orders and US tour dates will be announced soon!

"Were so stoked to be back in the Metal Blade family! We got to know so many amazing people at the label when we were a part of Black Market Activities and now it's so rad that were part of the Metal Blade Roster! So many awesome people work at the label and they put out so many sweet bands, I couldn't me more stoked" - Liam Joseph Cormier, Cancer Bats

Cormier adds: "We really strived for that raw, off-the-floor vibe this time around, it's really the bridge between our live show and what we put on record."

Tracks like "R.A.T.S." (Featuring guest vocals from Rob Urbinati of Sacrifice) and "The Void" are laced with the gritty, sludgy groove that first emerged on cuts from 2008's Hail Destroyer, while the blistering first single "Old Blood" roars with the riot-inducing speed and aggression so familiar to the band's fans. The blazing "Bastards!" also features vocal boosts from DevilDriver's Dez Fafara and An Horse's Kate Cooper. "We've been very lucky to experiment as much as we have," Cormier offers, crediting the band's loyal following for their fortune. "I love that we can have thrash songs, hardcore songs, and the more Queens of the Stone Age or Kyuss kind of groove-based tunes."

Thematically, the album offers a strong focus on the bilateral relationship of dark and light, destruction and construction, life and death. The title track, for example, refers to a close friend of the band who ended up in the hospital in serious condition; only to have the experience cement his will to survive. "Road Sick," as the title may imply, finds Cormier struggling with the hardships that come with a career spent on the road. "Our lives are all about touring, but that song is more universal," Cormier reveals. "It's really for anyone away from their loved ones, dealing with that situation."

Still, whereas 2010's Bears, Mayors, Scraps & Bones had a much darker tinge, DSOL strikes a tighter balance between the opposing forces and brings listeners closer to the light at the end of the tunnel by encouraging them to push through peril. "We all reach these dark places where we feel angry or alone," says the singer, "but that gives us a reason to pick ourselves up and strive to make something better."

Since first turning heads with 2006's Birthing The Giant, Cancer Bats, made up of Liam Cormier (vocals), Scott Middleton (Guitar), Mike Peters (drums) and Jaye Schwarzer (bass) are one of the hardest working bands in the music industry. The band spent close to 300 days away from home in 2011, and will likely come close to that in 2012.

The Cancer Bats recently revealed to fans that on April 21, 2012 in London, UK, they would play six shows in five different venues, all within the space of 24 hours. Dubbed the 'Pentagram' tour (the location of the venues when joined together form the shape of a pentagram), all six shows sold out in the first week. A spring cross-Canada tour in support of DSOL is in the works, with dates to be announced soon.




DEAD SET ON LIVING Track listing:
R.A.T.S
Bricks and Mortar
Road Sick
Breathe Armageddon
Dead Set On Living
The Void
Old Blood
Drunken Physics
Bastards
Rally The Wicked