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Cancer Bats

Toronto, ON, CA · 2004–present · active
Cancer Bats formed in Toronto in 2004 and built a durable identity from hardcore velocity, sludge-metal weight, and Southern-rock swagger. Birthing the Giant introduced the basic formula, but Hail Destroyer turned it into a broader heavy-music statement, with Liam Cormier's barked vocals, Scott Middleton's thick riffing, and a rhythm section that made the songs feel both punk-fast and groove-heavy. The band never fit neatly into one Canadian hardcore category; they could tour with metalcore bands, punk acts, and stoner-heavy groups without sounding misplaced. Bears, Mayors, Scraps and Bones, Dead Set on Living, Searching for Zero, The Spark That Moves, and Psychic Jailbreak show an ongoing preference for compact riffs, gang-shout choruses, and dirty momentum over technical display. Their Bat Sabbath alter ego, dedicated to Black Sabbath covers, also makes the lineage obvious: Cancer Bats treat classic doom and Sabbathian swing as fuel for hardcore movement. Their strongest records feel like party violence with discipline, full of sweat, fuzz, stomp, and a very physical sense of release in motion onstage nightly.
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