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CRITICALLY-PRAISED SEVENTH STUDIO LP PSYCHIC JAILBREAK RECEIVES NOMINATION FOR METAL/HARD MUSIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR AT THE 2023 JUNO AWARDS
LISTEN TO PSYCHIC JAILBREAK HERE
TORONTO DATE SUPPORTING BILLY TALENT SET FOR JULY 8 @ BUDWEISER STAGE
TICKETS ON SALE THIS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10 AT 10 AM
Photo Credit - Sid Tang
(L-R Jaye Schwarzer, Liam Cormier, Mike Peters)
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(February 8, 2023 – Toronto, ON) – Multiple JUNO nominated Canadian hardcore punk heavyweights Cancer Bats recently received a JUNO Award nomination for their critically-acclaimed seventh studio album Psychic Jailbreak. Today, in celebration of their nomination, the band is thrilled to announce a run of dates in Alberta leading up to and around the 52nd Annual JUNO Awards. The 6-date run, which follows a sold out Western Canadian tour and features support from Calgary metal band Trench, will kick off on March 6th in Banff, making stops in Lethbridge, Medicine Hat, Calgary and Red Deer, before wrapping up in Edmonton with a show at The Buckingham on March 12th. Tickets for the Alberta run will go on-sale tomorrow, Thursday February 9 at 10 am MT/12 pm ET. For a list of all upcoming Canadian tour dates and to purchase tickets, please visit: https://www.cancerbats.com/live
Lead vocalist Liam Cormier had this to say about the Alberta tour, “We Can’t Wait To Party At The Juno’s!!! It’s so crazy getting nominated, we decided to rip it up for a whole week! Leading up to the awards, we will be getting wild in all our favourite Alberta towns! We’re also so stoked our NEW DAMAGE label mates TRENCH will be joining us on all these shows!!! FINGERS CROSSED WE TAKE HOME THE METALLIC GOLD!”
#Upcoming Alberta Tour Dates w/Trench
03.06.23 - Banff, AB @ Mel’s Missteak
03.07.23 - Lethbridge, AB @ The Slice
03.08.23 - Medicine Hat, AB @ The Mainliner Pub
03.09.23 - Calgary, AB @ The Palomino
03.10.23 - Red Deer, AB @ The Vat
03.12.23 - Edmonton, AB @ The Buckingham
Additional Canadian Tour Dates
07.08.23 - Toronto, ON @ Budweiser Stage - support for Billy Talent
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. This nomination marks the band’s 6th JUNO Awards nod after previously being nominated for New Group of the Year in 2009, Rock Album of the Year in 2011, plus three additional nominations in the Metal/Hard Music Album of the year category in 2013, 2016 and 2019 respectively.
Psychic Jailbreak follows 2018’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. Produced by JP Peters (Propagandhi) at his studio Private Ear Recordings in Winnipeg, MB, Psychic Jailbreak features the electrifying title track “Psychic Jailbreak”, the punishing, southern-tinged banger “Lonely Bong”, the hard-hitting “Pressure Mind” and hardcore anthem “Radiate”.
LISTEN TO PSYCHIC JAILBREAK HERE
Press on Psychic Jailbreak
"Cancer Bats are doing what they do better than ever. Considering they were already in a league of their own that is saying a lot. Do yourself a favour and listen to this record as soon as you can, as much as you can." - KERRANG! ⅘
“Toronto hardcore heroes return as a three-piece with a heavy-hitting album that balances moments of introspection with riotously good times. A continuous burst of energy, the tracks will keep you going whether played on stage, at the skate park or through your headphones.” – NEXT Magazine
"Psychic Jailbreak is a solid record that features many classic Cancer Bats tropes while also introducing new vocal stylings throughout the record." – Exclaim!
“Mike’s pummeling drums, Jaye’s bass and guitar licks, and Cormier’s guttural vocals deliver the goods - Psychic Jailbreak is indeed another ripper!” – V13
“Psychic Jailbreak is just the album Cancer Bats needed to usher in the new chapter of their career. The record is a sonic assault of abrasive punk, metal, and hardcore, sounding like classic Cancer Bats from front to back. Psychic Jailbreak should leave fans truly excited for what is to come next from Cancer Bats.” – Spill Magazine
"Psychic Jailbreak encapsulates the party atmosphere, positivity and goddamn heavy riffs that only Cancer Bats can produce. As they return to the ‘road dog’ life, this record is one that will reverberate across all the sweat-stained pits the world has to offer" - PUNKTASTIC
About Cancer Bats:
With 17 years under their belt, including 7 acclaimed studio albums, six JUNO Award nominations and countless tours around the globe, Cancer Bats have become an undeniable force within the world of heavy music. One of the hardest working bands in the industry, Cancer Bats have graced the covers and pages of countless tastemaking publications including Kerrang!, Exclaim!, Revolver and Rock Sound.
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Jen Cymek | jen@listenharder.com
2938 Dundas St. W.
P.O Box 70704 Junction Gardens PO
Toronto, ON M6P 1Y0
