Cancer Bats / Birthing The Giant
Album: Birthing The Giant   Collection:General
Artist:Cancer Bats   Added:Feb 2007
Label:Abacus Recordings  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2007-04-01 Pull Date: 2007-06-03 Charts: Loud
Week Ending: May 27 May 13 Apr 22 Apr 8
Airplays: 2 1 2 2

Recent Airplay
1. May 26, 2007: too heavy for titanium
Shillelagh
4. Apr 15, 2007: public noize racket
Ghost Bust That
2. May 09, 2007: Sign My Yearbook!
Ghost Bust That
5. Apr 07, 2007: Disordered Bloodstains
Golden Tanks
3. Apr 21, 2007: to heavy for titanium
100 Grand Canyon
6. Apr 02, 2007: Headcleaner
Ghost Bust That

Album Review
Ragnar of Ravensfjord
Reviewed 2007-04-07
Very energetic, hard rockin’ post-hardcore. This album has been hyped yet it’s pretty much worth it. It doesn’t let up from tearing it up. Tons of songs that get right to the point and hardly ever waste ltime with getting boring or sucking. A nice mix of Refused-styled directness and Black Cross/Paint It Black/Amen styled loud guitar & passionate vocals.

((((1)))) Uppity and straight-forward neo-punk(?!)
(((2))) Decent anthem but a little cheesy with the gang vocals. (Leave that to NYHC hardcore and bad-ass thrash metal bands)
(((3))) Rides a little too close to 80’s cock-rock with the excessive pinch harmonics but otherwise a fine loud n’ proud rocker.
((((4)))) Pretty slammin’ modern hard rockish action. If this is what “the kids” are into they they picked a winner.
(((5)))) Motorhead guitar gonzo with more “cheerleading”/gang chorus. Hey, at least they’re inspired.
(((6))) Refused by way of Black Cross/Paint It Black.
((((7)))) Tight, no frills hard rawk with some interesting guitar parts.
((((8)))) Nice melodic anthem with a lotta spirit.
(((9))) A little too similar to #2 & #5 but still pretty fun.
(((10))) Decent zig-zaggy riffs, some odd cross between old 90’s bands like Tar and modern sounds like Paint It Black.
(((11))) Confused, jagged structure but still has enough varation in the overall piece to keep your attention.

Track Listing
1. Golden Tanks   6. Shillelagh
2. French Immersion   7. Butterscotch
3. 100 Grand Canyon   8. Death Bros
4. Ghost Bust That   9. Firecrack This
5. Grenades   10. Diamond Mine
  11. Pneumonia Hawk