Cancer Bats is a hardcore punk/metal band hailing from Toronto, Ontario. Background Cancer Bats originated in May of 2004 with singer Liam Cormier and guitarist Scott Middleton, former member of Toronto metal band At The Mercy Of Inspiration. The two wanted to form a project that combined their favorite parts of bands like Refused, Black Flag, Led Zeppelin and Down, among others. The lineup was rounded out with the addition of Andrew McCracken on bass and Joel Bath on drums. The four-piece wasted no time writing and recording songs for a self-released demo that saw light in January of 2005. Soon after, the band realized that if they wanted to get better, than they would need a better drummer. Mike Peters replaced Joel Bath. The band began playing shows throughout southern Ontario, spreading the gospel of rage with bands such as Every Time I Die, NORA, Alexisonfire, Haste the Day, It Dies Today, Bane, Comeback Kid, Buried Inside, Attack in Black,

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