Hail Destroyer is Cancer Bats

Cancer Bats

Cancer Bats are a hardcore punk/sludge metal band from Toronto, Ontario, Canada.-Background:Cancer Bats originated in May 2004 with singer Liam Cormier and guitarist Scott Middleton, former member of Toronto heavy metal band At the Mercy of Inspiration...

' second full-length album. It was released on April 22, 2008 by Distort Entertainment

Distort Entertainment

Distort Entertainment is a Canadian independent record label based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The label specializes in hardcore punk bands such as Alexisonfire and Cancer Bats and metal bands such as Johnny Truant, but also represents lighter music with its sister division such as Bend...

 in Canada and on June 24, 2008 by Metal Blade Records

Metal Blade Records

Metal Blade Records is a record label which was founded by Brian Slagel in 1982. The U.S. corporate office for Metal Blade is located in Agoura Hills, California. It also has offices in Arizona, Germany, Japan, Canada, and the UK. The label is distributed in the U.S. by Sony BMG Music...

 in USA.

In 2009 Hail Destroyer was reissued in some regions with four bonus tracks (one new song and three cover songs) in addition to a DVD featuring live footage of the Cancer Bats. The bonus tracks were also released separately as an extended play dubbed the Tour EP on June 30, 2009. Videos were filmed for "Hail Destroyer", "Deathsmarch" and "Lucifer's Rocking Chair".

The title track was featured briefly in the 2009 sci-fi horror film Splice

Splice (film)

Splice is a 2009 Canadian/French science fiction horror film directed by Vincenzo Natali and starring Adrien Brody and Sarah Polley. The story concerns experiments in genetic engineering being done by a young scientist couple who attempt to introduce human DNA into their work of splicing animal...

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Track listing

Personnel

• Liam Cormier – lead vocals
• Scott Middleton – lead & rhythm guitars, bass, backing vocals
• Mike Peters – drums, percussion, backing vocals
• Wade MacNeil
  Wade MacNeil
  Wade MacNeil is a Canadian musician currently active as the singer of the English hardcore band Gallows, and the singer/guitarist/founder of the Canadian punk band Black Lungs...
  
   – guest vocals on "Deathsmarch"
• Ben Kowalewicz – guest vocals on "Smiling Politely"
• Tim McIlrath
  Tim McIlrath
  Timothy "Tim" James McIlrath is an American punk rock musician. He is the lead singer, rhythm guitarist, songwriter and co-founder for the American punk rock band Rise Against. McIlrath is known to support animal rights and actively promotes PETA with his band...
  
   – guest vocals on "Harem of Scorpions"
• Gang vocals by Jaye Schwarzer, Mike Peters, Scott Middleton, Billy Hamilton, Juice, Travis Porter, xHambonex, Adam Sylvester
• Produced and engineered by Eric Ratz and Kenny Luong
• Mixed by Eric Ratz, Greg Below and Kenny Luong
• Mastered by Scott Lake
• Design and art direction by Doublenaut
• Illustrations by Alex Snelgrove

Accolades

• "Hail Destroyer" was placed at #3 in Kerrang Magazine's 2008 "End of the Year" list.

Trivia

• The song "Zed's Dead, Baby" is in reference to a line spoken by Bruce Willis
  Bruce Willis
  Walter Bruce Willis , better known as Bruce Willis, is an American actor, producer, and musician. His career began in television in the 1980s and has continued both in television and film since, including comedic, dramatic, and action roles...
  
  ' character Butch, in the film Pulp Fiction
  Pulp Fiction (film)
  Pulp Fiction is a 1994 American crime film directed by Quentin Tarantino, who co-wrote its screenplay with Roger Avary. The film is known for its rich, eclectic dialogue, ironic mix of humor and violence, nonlinear storyline, and host of cinematic allusions and pop culture references...
  
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Reviews

• Cancer Bats - Hail Destroyer - CD Review

External links

• "Hail Destroyer" album lyrics