Hail Destroyer
Hail Destroyer is Cancer Bats' second full-length album.[1] It was released on April 22, 2008 by Distort Entertainment in Canada and on June 24, 2008 by Metal Blade Records in the US.[2]
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.[3] The bonus tracks were also released separately as an extended play dubbed the Tour EP on June 30, 2009.[4] 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
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| 1. |
"Hail Destroyer" |
3:17 |
| 2. |
"Harem of Scorpions" (feat. Tim McIlrath of Rise Against) |
2:47 |
| 3. |
"Deathsmarch" (feat. Wade MacNeil of Alexisonfire) |
3:36 |
| 4. |
"Regret" |
2:44 |
| 5. |
"Bastard's Waltz" |
3:28 |
| 6. |
"Sorceress" |
2:16 |
| 7. |
"Lucifer's Rocking Chair" |
4:21 |
| 8. |
"Let It Pour" |
2:42 |
| 9. |
"Smiling Politely" (feat. Ben Kowalewicz of Billy Talent) |
4:02 |
| 10. |
"Pray for Darkness" |
1:30 |
| 11. |
"PMA 'Til I'm DOA" |
3:03 |
| 12. |
"Zed's Dead, Baby" |
3:50 |
Total length: |
37:35 |
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| 13. |
"Engine Skull" |
2:38 |
| 14. |
"Agenda Suicide" (The Faint cover) |
2:57 |
| 15. |
"So Jealous" (Tegan and Sara cover) |
2:54 |
| 16. |
"I Want a Lot Now" (Murder City Devils cover) |
3:44 |
Total length: |
49:56 |
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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 – guest vocals on "Deathsmarch"
- Ben Kowalewicz – guest vocals on "Smiling Politely"
- Tim McIlrath – 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! 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' character Butch, in the film Pulp Fiction.
Reviews
References
External links
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- Liam Cormier
- Scott Middleton
- Jaye R. Schwarzer
- Mike Peters
- Andrew McCracken
- Jason Bailey
- Joel Bath
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