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Hail Destroyer

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Released
  
April 22, 2008

Label
  
Distort, Metal Blade

Artist
  
Cancer Bats

Producers
  
Eric Ratz, Greg Below

Length
  
37:35

Hail Destroyer (2008)
  
Sabotage EP (2010)

Release date
  
22 April 2008

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Genres
  
Punk rock, Hardcore punk, Metalcore, Sludge metal, Post-hardcore

Nominations
  
Kerrang! Award for Best Album

Similar
  
Cancer Bats albums, Punk rock albums

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Hail Destroyer is Cancer Bats' second full-length album. It was released on April 22, 2008 by Distort Entertainment in Canada and on June 24, 2008 by Metal Blade Records in the US.

Contents

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. 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.

Cancer bats hail destroyer


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

  • Cancer Bats - Hail Destroyer - CD Review

    • Songs

    1Hail Destroyer3:17
    2Harem of Scorpions2:47
    3Deathsmarch3:36

    References

    Hail Destroyer Wikipedia
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