CANCER Release Sixth Studio Album ‘Shadow Gripped’
November 2nd, 2018
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Telford, England-based death metal band Cancer issued sixth full-length studio album Shadow Gripped on November 2nd, 2018 through Peaceville Records.
Shadow Gripped was recorded at Foel Studio in Llanfair Caereinion, Wales with Simon Efemey handling production and mixing duties alongside the band, with further recording taking place in Spain.
The outing features a guest contribution from Anders Nyström (Bloodbath / Katatonia) who provides a guitar solo on the track ‘Ballcutter’.
Nyström commented: “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 [1990], 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-inch 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!”
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The track listing is as follows:
01. ‘Down The Steps’
02. ‘Garrotte’
03. ‘Ballcutter’ (feat. Anders Nyström)
04. ‘Organ Snatcher’
05. ‘The Infocidal’
06. ‘Half Man, Half Beast’
07. ‘Crimes So Vile’
08. ‘Thou Shalt Kill’
09. ‘Shadow Gripped’
10. ‘Disposer’
Cancer’s line-up is as follows:
John Walker (vocals and guitar)
Ian Buchanan (bass)
Carl Stokes (drums)
Created by Jonathan Irwin, an official lyric video was released for the song ‘Garrotte’, which can be viewed below.
Fifth studio record Spirit In Flames was released in June 2005 via Copro Records.
Promotional photograph by Trima Photography.
