Hail Destroyer

Hail Destroyer is Cancer Bats' second full-length album.^[1] It was released on April 22, 2008 by Distort Entertainment in Canada and on June 24, 2008 by Metal Blade Records in the US.^[2]

Hail Destroyer
Studio album by Cancer Bats
Released	April 22, 2008
Genre	Hardcore punk, metalcore, sludge metal
Length	37:35
Label	Distort, Metal Blade
Producer	Eric Ratz, Kenny Luong, Greg Below
Cancer Bats chronology
Birthing the Giant (2006) Hail Destroyer (2008) Bears, Mayors, Scraps & Bones (2010)
Singles from Hail Destroyer
"Lucifer's Rocking Chair" Released: November 2, 2008

In 2009, Hail Destroyer was reissued in some regions with four bonus tracks (one new song and three cover songs) in addition to a DVD featuring live footage of the Cancer Bats.^[3] The bonus tracks were also released separately as an extended play dubbed the Tour EP on June 30, 2009.^[4] Videos were filmed for "Hail Destroyer", "Deathsmarch" and "Lucifer's Rocking Chair".

The title track was featured briefly in the 2009 sci-fi horror film Splice.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Hail Destroyer"	3:17
2.	"Harem of Scorpions" (featuring Tim McIlrath)	2:47
3.	"Deathsmarch" (featuring Wade MacNeil)	3:36
4.	"Regret"	2:44
5.	"Bastard's Waltz"	3:28
6.	"Sorceress"	2:16
7.	"Lucifer's Rocking Chair"	4:21
8.	"Let It Pour"	2:42
9.	"Smiling Politely" (featuring Ben Kowalewicz)	4:02
10.	"Pray for Darkness"	1:30
11.	"PMA 'Til I'm DOA"	3:03
12.	"Zed's Dead, Baby"	3:50
Total length:		37:35

Reissue bonus tracks and Tour EP

No.	Title	Length
13.	"Engine Skull"	2:38
14.	"Agenda Suicide" (The Faint cover)	2:57
15.	"So Jealous" (Tegan and Sara cover)	2:54
16.	"I Want a Lot Now" (Murder City Devils cover)	3:44
Total length:		49:56

Personnel

Cancer Bats

• Liam Cormier – lead vocals
• Scott Middleton – lead & rhythm guitars, bass, backing vocals
• Mike Peters – drums, percussion, backing vocals

Additional musicians

• Wade MacNeil – guest vocals on "Deathsmarch"
• Ben Kowalewicz – guest vocals on "Smiling Politely"
• Tim McIlrath – guest vocals on "Harem of Scorpions"
• Gang vocals by Jaye Schwarzer, Mike Peters, Scott Middleton, Billy Hamilton, Juice, Travis Porter, xHambonex, Adam Sylvester

Production

• Produced and engineered by Eric Ratz and Kenny Luong
• Mixed by Eric Ratz, Greg Below and Kenny Luong
• Mastered by Scott Lake
• Design and art direction by Doublenaut
• Illustrations by Alex Snelgrove

Accolades

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AbsolutePunk.net	(82%) link
Allmusic	link
Alternative Vision	link
Kerrang!
Punknews.org	link
Punktastic.com	link
Rockmidgets.com	link
Toronto Music Scene	link
Unglued Reviews	(Positive) link

• "Hail Destroyer" was placed at #3 in Kerrang! magazine's 2008 "End of the Year" list.

Trivia

• The song "Zed's Dead, Baby" is in reference to a line spoken by Bruce Willis' character Butch, in the film Pulp Fiction.

Reviews

• Cancer Bats - Hail Destroyer - CD Review