''Hail Destroyer'' is
Cancer Bats
Cancer Bats is a Canadian hardcore punk band from Toronto, Ontario. To date, they have released seven studio albums and six extended plays; with their most recent LP, ''Psychic Jailbreak'', having been released on 15 April 2022. The band is cur ...
' second full-length album. It was released on April 22, 2008 by
Distort Entertainment
Distort Entertainment is a Canadian independent record label based in Toronto, Ontario. The label specializes in bands performing hardcore punk-derived music, including Alexisonfire, Cancer Bats and Johnny Truant, but its sister division Distort L ...
in Canada and on June 24, 2008 by
Metal Blade Records
Metal Blade Records is an American independent record label founded by Brian Slagel in 1982. The US office for Metal Blade is located in Agoura Hills, California. It also has offices in Germany, Japan, Canada, and the UK. The label is distrib ...
in the US.
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.
Cancer Bats Releasing Tour EP
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''.
Track listing
Personnel
;Cancer Bats
*Liam Cormier – lead vocals
*Scott Middleton – lead & rhythm guitars, bass, backing vocals
*Mike Peters – drums, percussion, backing vocals
;Additional musicians
*Wade MacNeil
Wade MacNeil (born May 5, 1984) is a Canadian musician best known as the lead guitarist and backing vocalist of the post-hardcore band Alexisonfire.
He is also the vocalist of the hardcore punk band Gallows, and the vocalist/guitarist/founder o ...
– guest vocals on "Deathsmarch"
*Ben Kowalewicz
Benjamin Ian Kowalewicz (; born December 16, 1975) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. He is the lead vocalist of rock band Billy Talent.
Early life
Kowalewicz, of Polish descent, was born December 16, 1975, in Pierrefonds, Quebec, and raised ...
– guest vocals on "Smiling Politely"
*Tim McIlrath
Timothy James McIlrath (born November 3, 1978) is an American rock musician. He is the lead singer, rhythm guitarist, songwriter and co-founder of the punk rock band Rise Against. He is vegan and straight edge.
Early and personal life
McIlr ...
– guest vocals on "Harem of Scorpions"
*Gang vocals by Jaye Schwarzer, Mike Peters, Scott Middleton, Billy Hamilton, Juice, Travis Porter, xHambonex, Adam Sylvester
;Production
*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!
''Kerrang!'' is a British weekly magazine devoted to rock, punk and heavy metal music, currently published by Wasted Talent (the same company that owns electronic music publication ''Mixmag''). It was first published on 6 June 1981 as a one- ...
'' 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
Walter Bruce Willis (born March 19, 1955) is a retired American actor. He achieved fame with a leading role on the comedy-drama series ''Moonlighting'' (1985–1989) and appeared in over a hundred films, gaining recognition as an action hero a ...
' character Butch, in the film Pulp Fiction
''Pulp Fiction'' is a 1994 American crime film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino, who conceived it with Roger Avary.See, e.g., King (2002), pp. 185–7; ; Starring John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Bruce Willis, Tim Roth, Ving Rhame ...
.
Reviews
Cancer Bats - Hail Destroyer - CD Review
References
External links
"Hail Destroyer" album lyrics
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2008 albums
Hassle Records albums
Cancer Bats albums
Distort Entertainment albums