Cancer Bats
Cancer Bats | |
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | Bat Sabbath |
| Origin | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | Hardcore punk, metalcore, sludge metal |
| Years active | 2004-present |
| Labels | Hassle, Distort, Metal Blade, Good Fight, New Damage, Bat Skull Records |
| Members | Liam Cormier Mike Peters Jaye R. Schwarzer Jackson Landry |
| Past members | Scott Middleton Joel Bath Andrew McCracken Jason Bailey |
| Website | www |
Cancer Bats is a Canadian hardcore punk band from Toronto, Ontario. To date, they have released eight studio albums and six extended plays; with their most recent LP, Give Me Dirt, having been released on August 7, 2026. The band is currently composed of lead vocalist Liam Cormier, drummer Mike Peters, bassist and backing vocalist Jaye R. Schwarzer and guitarist Jackson Landry. The members of Cancer Bats have also toured and recorded as a Black Sabbath tribute band under the name Bat Sabbath. Cormier is the only original member as of 2021.