"Bricks And Mortar", the new video from Canadian metallers
CANCER BATS, can be seen below. The song comes off the band's fourth full-length album,
"Dead Set On Living", which was released in the U.S. on April 24 via
Metal Blade Records. Once again utilizing the legendary
Vespa Studios and producers
Eric Ratz and
Kenny Luong, the CD brings yet another dimension to the
BATS' menacing style of thrash-tinged hardcore rock. 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.
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.
Whereas 2010's
"Bears, Mayors, Scraps & Bones" had a much darker tinge,
"Dead Set On Living"
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), is one of the hardest-working bands in the music industry.
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