One of the UK’s premiere death metal purveyors of the late 80’s and early 90’s, including a major label spell on East West/Warner with 1995’s “Black Faith”, Cancer now mark 30 years since their formation by announcing their much-anticipated sixth full length album, reuniting all three original core members – John Walker on guitar/vocals, Ian Buchanan on bass and Carl Stokes on drums – for the first time since 1995.
“Shadow Gripped” features ten songs of brutal old school death metal, and was recorded at Foel studios, with Simon Efemey (Paradise Lost, Napalm Death, Amorphis) handling production and mixing duties alongside the band. “Shadow Gripped” is a crushing slab of death metal in the classic Cancer style.
“Shadow Gripped” will be released on November 2nd, 2018, via Peaceville Records.
Pre-order the album here.
Tracklist:
1. Down the Steps
2. Garrotte
3. Ballcutter
4. Organ Snatcher
5. The Infocidal
6. Half Man Half Beast
7. Crimes So Vile
8. Thou Shalt Kill
9. Shadow Gripped
10. Disposer
The album also features a special guest appearance from Anders Nyström of Swedish deathlords, Bloodbath/ Katatonia, who comments: “Believe it or not, but Katatonia used to play a Cancer cover in our early live sets, yup that’s right "Burning Casket"! We then saw ourselves go on and form a little death metal band based on the opening track of "To the Gory End", and hey we all know that one, don’t we? Last year we ended up recording this song and put it out on a 7" ep and I thought it probably won’t get any better than this, but it did, as I was given the honour to put down a guest solo on their new ball-cutting album! CFC is back and it has me even more stoked than Carl is Stokes!”...
All pre-orders of “Shadow Gripped” on CD & LP made through Burning Shed will include a free exclusive bonus “crocodile itch” digital track download – delivered on release date – with each cd or vinyl pre-order of “Shadow Gripped” from the Peaceville store on Burning Shed, here.
The band have confirmed they will be making an exclusive UK live appearance at this years Damnation Festival on 3rd November to celebrate the release of “Shadow Gripped”, they’ll be joining an esteemed line up featuring Napalm Death, Entombed AD and Ishan to name a few. More information and tickets, here.
Cancer’s Carl Stokes comments: “Cancer are thrilled to be included on the bill at Damnation festival, especially as it is our 30th year since our formation and will coincide with the release of our new album "Shadow Gripped", to be released by Peaceville Records. We will be debuting some new songs from the album as playing some of our old favourites”...
Festival 2018:
Nov 08 Haven Festival - Copenhagen, Denmark
Weblinks:
www.facebook.com/goryend
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“Shadow Gripped” features ten songs of brutal old school death metal, and was recorded at Foel studios, with Simon Efemey (Paradise Lost, Napalm Death, Amorphis) handling production and mixing duties alongside the band. “Shadow Gripped” is a crushing slab of death metal in the classic Cancer style.
“Shadow Gripped” will be released on November 2nd, 2018, via Peaceville Records.
Pre-order the album here.
Tracklist:
1. Down the Steps
2. Garrotte
3. Ballcutter
4. Organ Snatcher
5. The Infocidal
6. Half Man Half Beast
7. Crimes So Vile
8. Thou Shalt Kill
9. Shadow Gripped
10. Disposer
The album also features a special guest appearance from Anders Nyström of Swedish deathlords, Bloodbath/ Katatonia, who comments: “Believe it or not, but Katatonia used to play a Cancer cover in our early live sets, yup that’s right "Burning Casket"! We then saw ourselves go on and form a little death metal band based on the opening track of "To the Gory End", and hey we all know that one, don’t we? Last year we ended up recording this song and put it out on a 7" ep and I thought it probably won’t get any better than this, but it did, as I was given the honour to put down a guest solo on their new ball-cutting album! CFC is back and it has me even more stoked than Carl is Stokes!”...
All pre-orders of “Shadow Gripped” on CD & LP made through Burning Shed will include a free exclusive bonus “crocodile itch” digital track download – delivered on release date – with each cd or vinyl pre-order of “Shadow Gripped” from the Peaceville store on Burning Shed, here.
The band have confirmed they will be making an exclusive UK live appearance at this years Damnation Festival on 3rd November to celebrate the release of “Shadow Gripped”, they’ll be joining an esteemed line up featuring Napalm Death, Entombed AD and Ishan to name a few. More information and tickets, here.
Cancer’s Carl Stokes comments: “Cancer are thrilled to be included on the bill at Damnation festival, especially as it is our 30th year since our formation and will coincide with the release of our new album "Shadow Gripped", to be released by Peaceville Records. We will be debuting some new songs from the album as playing some of our old favourites”...
Festival 2018:
Nov 08 Haven Festival - Copenhagen, Denmark
Weblinks:
www.facebook.com/goryend
Metal Recycler Mailorder