Cancer Bats have come to destroy.
Fueled by a burning desire to rage harder, play louder and have more fun than any other band, Cancer Bats mix hardcore, southern metal and punk rock into a lethal rock and roll explosion.
The band originated in May of 2004 with singer Liam Cormier and guitarist Scott Middleton, former member of Toronto metal band At The Mercy Of Inspiration. The two wanted to form a project that combined their favourite parts of bands like Refused, Black flag, Led Zeppelin and Down, among others. The lineup was rounded out with the addition of Andrew McCracken on bass and Mike Peters on drums.
The four-piece wasted no time writing and recording songs for a self-released EP that saw light in January of 2005. The band began playing shows throughout North America, spreading the gospel of rage with bands such as Every Time I Die, Nora, Alexisonfire, Haste the Day, It Dies Today, Bane, Comeback Kid, Buried Inside, A Life Once Lost, The Bled, Misery Signals and This Is Hell.
With hundreds of shows and several tours in the US and Canada under their belts, Cancer Bats are eager to party in every city, town and metropolis that will have them. Cancer Bats' long anticipated first full-length record "BIRTHING THE GIANT" is out on Distort Records/Shock Records in Australia May 5th
“It’s easy for people to be bummed out about rock these days, but I can’t help but think that all those pretentious music journalists who drop the phrase “Rock is Dead” incessantly are simply uninformed. Rock is most certainly not dead, because there are still bands like Cancer Bats out there shredding like there is no tomorrow.” Decoymusic.
Tour dates were:
November 29, 2007 - Brisbane, Club 299
November 30, 2007 - Sydney, Annandale Hotel
December 1, 2007 - Melbourne, Northcote Social Club
