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The Spark That Moves

By John Paul Peters

Released

Friday, April 20, 2018

Producers

John Paul Peters and Cancer Bats

Private Ear Recording

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2019 Juno Award Nomination for Metal/Hard Music Album of the Year
With 13 years under their belt including 5 acclaimed studio albums, three Juno Award nominations and countless tours around the globe, Canadian hardcore metal punks, Cancer Bats have become a well-known force within the world of heavy music. 2018 sees the band embarking on the newest chapter of their career, self-releasing their 6th studio album “The Spark That Moves” on their own label Bat Skull Records. Not only looking to record and release albums on their own terms, but also choosing to forgo the traditional lead ups and teaser singles, Cancer Bats, without any forewarning, released “The Spark That Moves” in its entirety on April 20th, 2018, with vinyl and CDs ready to ship to fans that day.

“We were just tired of waiting,” said front man Liam Joseph Cormier. “We spent all of 2017 working hard on this album, all while playing shows and talking with our fans, who were constantly asking “when can we hear new music!?”. We figured why make anyone wait any longer, let’s just drop the entire new album all at once,” Cormier enthused. “I know as a fan, I just want to hear everything right away, let me buy the record right now! We figured, why not release our own music the way we want.”

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credits

released April 20, 2018

Recorded at Private Ear Studios
Produced by John Paul Peters and Cancer Bats
Engineered by John Paul Peters
Additional engineering by Scott Middleton, and Jan Daryl Bantug
Mixed by Eric Ratz
Mastered by Harry Hess
Art and layout by Andrew McCracken for Doublenaut Design
Vocals on Head Wound by Jill Clapham
Vocals on Rattlesnake by Jenna Priestner
Vocals on Winterpeg by Jesus H Chris
Gang Vocals by The Sorels, Mobina Galore, Agapito, Mac, and Swar,
Bleeps and Bloops by Jan Daryl Bantug
Additional instrumentation by John Paul Peters, and Jaye Schwarzer

1."Gatekeeper"

2."Brightest Day"

3."We Run Free"

4."Space and Time"

5."Bed Of Nails"

6."Headwound"

7."Fear Will Kill Us All"

8."Rattlesnake"

9."Can't Sleep"

10."Heads Will Roll"

11."Winterpeg"3:03

Total length:35:00