Cancer Bats Are Dead Set On Living

Cancer Bats Are Dead Set On Living Two-time JUNO-nominated CANCER BATS will release their fourth full-length album Dead Set On Living on April 20, 2012. Once again Dead Set On Living brings another dimension to the Bats’ menacing style of thrash-tinged hardcore rock.

The riot-inducing speed and aggression that remains faithful to the fans style still remains, although they have admitted to like the idea of experimenting. “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,”

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.

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 and 2012 is a year where they are busier than ever.

The CANCER BATS recently let their fans know 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. Pretty impressive.

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
New World Alliance