Psychic Celebrations with LIAM CORMIER From CANCER BATS

Interview by Kris Peters
After an absence of five years, Canadian hardcore punk outfit
Cancer Bats are finally returning to our shores next month for an
eight-date run of shows in a belated celebration of the band's most
recent 2022 album Psychic Jailbreak.
That album marked a changing of the guard for Cancer Bats, with
founding guitarist Scott Middleton leaving before the album was
recorded, forcing the remaining three members into an uncomfortable
writing and recording process that ultimately brought out the best
in each of them.
The album was a resounding success but is yet to be performed live
in this country, a blight that shall be rectified in just over
three weeks, with frontman Liam Cormier making no effort to hide
his enthusiasm when he spoke with HEAVY only hours ago.
"I'm still on this tour," he replied when asked if he was packed
and ready for Australia yet, "so I have a bag of dirty laundry
(laughs). I'm ready to go. I'll just put this in the wash, then
repack my bags. I feel like this last bunch of touring we've been
really busy, so it's almost like having a bag packed and ready to
rip. That's how I've been living (laughs)."
We ask Liam what has changed with Cancer Bats since their last
visit down under.
"Last time we played, we had Wade MacNeil from Alexisonfire playing
guitar with us," he offered. "Since then, we've had a couple of
other folks on guitar duties, but now our homie Jackson (Landry) is
gonna be shredding for both the Cancer Bats and Bat Sabbath shows.
Australia will get to meet our new favourite… he calls us his
Uncles because he's younger. He's like a 27-year-old little
ripper."
In the full interview, Liam talks more about Jackson and how he has
slotted into the band, the response to Psychic Jailbreak from fans,
the internal pressures the band put on themselves to improve on
each album, keeping things fresh after seven albums and counting,
taking Fangz as national support and the part Cancer Bats played in
getting the band together, having local bands open in each city,
the two Bat Sabbath shows and what to expect, what craziness Cancer
Bats plan to bring and more.


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