Canadian hardcore punks, Cancer Bats, have released “Weird Punx”, a ‘b-side’ from their seventh studio LP, Psychic Jailbreak. They also head out on tour in the EU with Kvelertak from October 10th, later playing in Canada as Bat Sabbath, along with Ethereal Tomb and Black Mastiff. Find tour info, and check out the video for “Weird Punx” below.
Buy/pre-order “Weird Punx” digitally or as a limited edition flexi here.
On releasing “Weird Punx”, lead vocalist Liam Cormier had this to share, “We decided to save “Weird Punx” for its own separate release because we felt it was a strong stand alone track that really tells its own story. Psychic Jailbreak is an album about where things are heading and expanding our ideas, whereas “Weird Punx” is very much where we came from and what started us on this journey. The track is about growing up in a small town, where you and all your friends just hang out and dream about one day getting out and seeing the world.”
Cormier continues, “The photo for the single is of Jaye and I at a punk show in the late 90s, just young kids not knowing that 20 years later we would be living out our punk dreams that we talked about while skateboarding in parking lots. It is very cool to look back at us being friends when we were teenagers and then meeting Mikey a few years later and that we are all still making music and being the “Weird Punx” we’ve always been.”
Limited to 500 copies worldwide, the transparent orange flexi, which will feature a metallic silver foil printed over the top of the grooves and includes a photo zine of pictures taken during the bands summer European tour, will be fulfilled on November 2, 2023.
The “Weird Punx” video was directed by Jonah Landry and shot in both Halifax and Moncton, with some live footage taken from shows in Europe by Del Bremner. In quintessential Cancer Bats fashion, the “Weird Punx” music video is a burst of light-hearted, adrenaline-fueled chaos. Skateboarders tear through streets beside roaring motorcycles and fans mosh to blistering live shows, the video perfectly encapsulates the song’s self-described ‘hardcore tailgate’, delivering a wild and unforgettable visual ride.
Upcoming Cancer Bats EU shows w/Kverletak
Oct 10 – Helsinki, FI – Kulttuuritalo
Oct 11 – Tempere, FI – Pakkahuone
Oct 13 – Stockholm, SE – Debaser
Oct 14 – Gothenburg, SE – Pustevik
Oct 15 – Malmo, SE – Plan B
Oct 17 – Copenhagen, DK – Pumphusen
Oct 19 – Cologne, DE – Carlswerk Victoria
Oct 21 – Weisbaden, DE – Schlachthof
Oct 22- Zurich, CH – Komplex 457
Oct 24 – Munich, DE – Backstage Werk
Oct 25 – Luxembourg – Rockhal
Oct 27 – Warsaw, Pl – Proxima
Oct 28 – Leipzig, DE – Conne Island
Oct 29 – Berlin, DE – Astra
Oct 31 – Hamburg DE – Markthalle
Nov 1 – Antwerp BE – Trix
After a highly successful west coast run as their alter egos Bat Sabbath in support of their Bat Sabbath – Masters of Duality EP, Cancer Bats will be continuing their tour as Bat Sabbath with a slew of dates in Ontario and Quebec in November and December. Kicking off with a show in Barrie on November 20th, the 12-date run will wrap up on December 2nd with a Toronto Show at Hard Luck Bar.
#Upcoming Bat Sabbath Ontario and Quebec Dates w/Ethereal Tomb and Black Mastiff
Nov 20 – Barrie ON – Queens
Nov 21 – St Catherines ON – Warehouse
Nov 22 – Windsor ON – The Backstage
Nov 23 – Guelph ON – Onyx
Nov 24 – London ON – Rum Runners
Nov 25 – Hamilton ON – Corktown Tavern
Nov 26 – Kingston ON – Broom Factory
Nov 28 – Trois Riviers QC – L’entite
Nov 29 – Quebec City QC – L’anti
Nov 30 – Montreal QC – Bar Le Ritz
Dec 01 – Ottawa ON – 27 Club
Dec 02 – Toronto ON – Hard Luck Bar
For a list of all upcoming tour dates as both Cancer Bats and Bat Sabbath, please visit: https://www.cancerbats.com/live
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Described as “a sonic assault of abrasive punk, metal, and hardcore” and the album that sees “Cancer Bats doing what they do better than ever”, Psychic Jailbreak received a 2023 JUNO Award nomination in the Metal/Hard Music Album of the Year category. The album follows the band’s critically-acclaimed, commercially successful and JUNO nominated album The Spark That Moves and is the band’s first album to be written and recorded by the current lineup of Liam Cormier (lead vocalist), Jaye Schwarzer (bass and guitar) and Mike Peters (drums), following the departure of founding member and guitarist Scott Middleton.