CANCER BATS Nominated For JUNO Award

February 7, 2011

Canadian metallers CANCER BATS have been nominated in the "Rock Album of the Year" category at the 2011 Juno Awards (the Canadian equivalent of the Grammy Awards). The band will face off against fellow Canadians DIE MANNEQUIN, FINGER ELEVEN, HAIL THE VILLIAN and MATTHEW GOOD.

The awards ceremony will be held on March 27 at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario.

Having spent last night driving from Thunder Bay to Toronto, the CANCER BATS woke up to the news of their nomination. "I can't think of better news to finish off a 17-hour drive," states vocalist Liam Cormier.

Mike Sulivan of ExploreMusic conducted an interview with CANCER BATS drummer Mike Peters when the group played the Opera House in Toronto on February 2, 2011. You can now watch the chat below.

CANCER BATS's third studio album, "Bears, Mayors, Scraps & Bones", sold around 600 copies in the United States in its first week of release. The CD landed at position No. 95 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new and developing artists, defined as those who have never appeared in the Top 100 of The Billboard 200.

"Bears, Mayors, Scraps & Bones" was made available on April 13, 2010 via Good Fight Music. CANCER BATS also released a digital EP containing "Scared to Death" and its take on the BEASTIE BOYS classic "Sabotage". The EP is available on iTunes.

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