The Cancer Bats will release Bears, Mayors, Scraps and Bones, their heaviest, deadliest, and most brutal offering to date on April 13th 2010 through Distort Inc. in Canada. Once again utilizing the facilities of Vespa Studios and working alongside producers Eric Ratz (Billy Talent) and Kenny Luong (Billy Talent), Bears, Mayors, Scraps and Bones showcases a sharpening of the band’s musical blades - a tighter rhythm section, a gnarlier teeth-grinding guitar tone, and a vocal performance that truly encapsulates the passion that lead vocalist Liam Cormier brings to the stage.



“This is definitely the best representation of our live sound,” says the singer proudly, also noting that the record benefited from plenty of pre-production, and subsequent care and attention to even the most minute of details. “We made sure that all of the parts were properly fused together, and that every small section was the way it should be.

This is more than evident on tracks like the single “Dead Wrong,” a blistering taste of brutality with a vocal performance capable of commanding anyone within earshot. Similarly, the road-tested “Scared To Death,” with a dirty, driving drum beat and drastic dynamics practically reaches out of the stereo and forces heads to bang. What’s more, Bats haven’t lost their ability to empower and encourage listeners through their lyrical content. Indeed, this is the Bats at their best.

Since Hail Destroyer, the Juno nominated Cancer Bats have charred the pages of Kerrang!, Alternative Press, NME, Exclaim!, and countless other top-tier publications. They’ve ignited the concert going kindling from stages at SXSW, Taste Of Chaos, Download Festival, Edgefest, Leeds, and Reading, and alongside heavyweights like Rise Against, Billy Talent, Alexisonfire, Bring Me The Horizon, and Bullet For My Valentine. Still, the bands ultimate goal is just to share their music with people that are passionate about it.

“I’d just love for everyone to be able to hear this thing,” states Cormier about the band’s latest. It’s definitely the Cancer Bats, so if you weren’t a fan before, Cormier doesn’t see this one pulling you to the dark side. Simply stated: “If you hate our band, you’ll hate this record.” Luckily for ravenous Bats fans, though, the inversion is also true, meaning many will be frothing at the mouth in anticipation.

A limited edition version of Bears, Mayors, Scraps and Bones will also be released on April 13th 2010 and will include a collectors DVD that features the ‘Making of BMSB’ plus live footage and a gear walk-through.

Watch Out for the new video for the first single "Sabotage" coming to a TV or CPU near you.



Check out the Cancer Bats on the upcoming Billy Talent Canadian tour.

03.03.10 - Victoria, BC, CAN @ Save On Foods Centre
03.05.10 - Penticton, BC, CAN @ South Okanagan Events Centre
03.06.10 - Kamloops, BC, CAN @ Interior Savings Centre
03.08.10 - Prince George, BC, CAN @ CN Centre
03.09.10 - Dawson Creek, BC, CAN @ EnCana Events Centre
03.11.10 - Red Deer, AB, CAN @ Enmax Centrium
03.12.10 - Medicine Hat, AB, CAN @ Medicine Hat Arena
03.13.10 - Lethbridge, AB, CAN @ Enmax Centre
03.15.10 - Edmonton, AB, CAN @ Rexall Place
03.16.10 - Calgary, AB, CAN @ Pengrowth Saddledome
03.18.10 - Regina, SK, CAN @ Brandt Centre
03.19.10 - Saskatoon, SK, CAN @ Credit Union Centre
03.20.10 - Winnipeg, MB, CAN @ MTS Centre
03.22.10 - Sault Ste. Marie, ON, CAN @ Essar Centre
03.23.10 - Sudbury, ON, CAN @ Sudbury Arena
03.24.10 - Montreal, QC, CAN @ Bell Centre
03.26.10 - Ottawa, ON, CAN @ Scotiabank Place
03.27.10 - London, ON, CAN @ John Labatt Centre
03.28.10 - Toronto, ON, CAN @ Air Canada Centre