Bears, Mayors, Scraps & Bones

Bears, Mayors, Scraps & Bones
Studio album by
Cancer Bats
ReleasedApril 13, 2010 (2010-04-13)
Recorded2009
StudioMetalworks Studios in Mississauga, Ontario
GenreHardcore punk, sludge metal
Length44:55
LabelDistort
ProducerEric Ratz, Kenny Luong, Cancer Bats
Cancer Bats chronology
Hail Destroyer
(2008) 		Bears, Mayors, Scraps & Bones
(2010) 		Dead Set on Living
(2012)
Singles from Bears, Mayors, Scraps & Bones
  1. "Sabotage"/"Scared to Death"
    Released: March 2, 2010
  2. "Dead Wrong"
    Released: June 14, 2010
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic(82/100)[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
BBCfavourable[3]
PopMatters[4]
Punknews.org[5]
Thrash Hits[6]
Total Guitar[7]
Ultimate Guitar Archive(7.7/10)[8]

Bears, Mayors, Scraps & Bones is the third studio album by Canadian hardcore punk band Cancer Bats. In Canada, it was released on April 13, 2010 through Distort Entertainment.[9] The name of the album derives from each of the members' personal nickname (Mike Peters – Bear; Scott Middleton – Mayor; Liam Cormier – Scraps; Jaye R. Schwarzer – Bones).[10] The first single from the album was "Dead Wrong".[11] A music video was previously made and released for "Sabotage" when it was released on the band's EP Sabotage. Pre-orders of the album included a limited bonus DVD consisting of 2 hours of live footage and the making of the album.[12]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Liam Cormier, Scott Middleton, Mike Peters and Jaye R. Schwarzer

No.TitleLength
1."Sleep This Away"3:21
2."Trust No One"2:43
3."Dead Wrong"2:40
4."Doomed to Fail"3:15
5."Black Metal Bicycle"3:32
6."We Are the Undead"2:54
7."Scared to Death"3:22
8."Darkness Lives"3:42
9."Snake Mountain"2:48
10."Make Amends"3:04
11."Fake Gold"2:52
12."Drive This Stake"2:41
13."Raised Right"4:46
14."Sabotage" (Beastie Boys cover)3:01
Total length:44:55
Japanese edition bonus tracks[13]
No.TitleLength
15."Science Is the Answer"2:11
16."This Town"3:54
Total length:50:38
Reissue bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
15."Sleep This Away" (live) 
16."Trust No One" (live) 
17."Pray for Darkness" (live) 
18."Shillelagh" (live) 
19."Hail Destroyer" (live) 
20."Darkness Lives" (live) 
21."Deathsmarch" (live) 
22."French Immersion" (live) 
23."Sabotage" (live) 
24."Lucifer's Rocking Chair" (live) 
25."Science Is the Answer" (bonus track)2:11
26."This Town" (bonus track)3:54

Personnel

References

  1. ^ "Bears, Mayors, Scraps & Bones Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved January 25, 2012.
  2. ^ Freeman, Phil. "Review: Bears, Mayors, Scraps & Bones". Allmusic. Retrieved April 14, 2010.
  3. ^ "BBC review".
  4. ^ "Cancer Bats: Bears, Mayors, Scraps & Bones < PopMatters". Chris Colgan. PopMatters. May 5, 2010. Retrieved January 25, 2012.
  5. ^ "Punknews.org review". August 13, 2010.
  6. ^ "Thrash Hits review". Archived from the original on July 23, 2012. Retrieved March 30, 2010.
  7. ^ Total Guitar Magazine Issue 200, Dated April 2010, Pg.40
  8. ^ "Ultimate Guitar Archive review". Archived from the original on April 16, 2010.
  9. ^ Distort Releases Archived July 16, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ Eye Weekly interview Archived July 10, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ "Rocksound interview". Archived from the original on February 21, 2014. Retrieved March 29, 2010.
  12. ^ "mymerchtable.com". mymerchtable.com. Archived from the original on April 25, 2010. Retrieved January 15, 2012.
  13. ^ "Bears, Mayors, Scraps and Bones Cancer Bats CD Album". CDJapan. Retrieved March 3, 2021.