Bears, Mayors, Scraps & Bones
Cancer Bats · 2010
44 min · 14 tracks · hardcore punk
A ferocious blend of hardcore punk and sludge metal, delivering high-energy riffs and raw vocal intensity throughout.
Top tracks — play these first
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Trust No One — This track features aggressive riffs paired with biting lyrics about betrayal, capturing the album's punk spirit and thematic urgency.
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We Are the Undead — With anthemic choruses and relentless energy, this song encapsulates the band's knack for merging catchy hooks with hardcore elements.
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Black Metal Bicycle — This track stands out with its playful yet heavy approach, blending genre references while maintaining a raw punk edge that's emblematic of the band's style.
Elevation
Our rating, out of 100 — and why.
AI-generated from five scored dimensions. An opinion, not a measurement.
The album showcases strong songwriting and energetic performances, balancing humor and heaviness effectively.
What we noticed
- The album opens with a high-energy track that sets a fast tempo, which is maintained through the first half before slowing down slightly in the latter tracks.
- Vocals are delivered with aggressive intensity, often layered with backing shouts that enhance the rawness of the sound.
- Composition 25% of the score
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7/10
- Craft 20% of the score
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8/10
- Durability 25% of the score
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6/10
- Distinctiveness 18% of the score
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7/10
- Sequencing 12% of the score
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6/10
the writing — melody, harmony, structure, lyrics
production, performance, arrangement
whether it rewards returning to it
whether it sounds like itself
running order, pacing, length
Known within its scene. Reported but not counted — how far a record travelled describes its reception rather than the record, and a newer release has had less time to travel than an older one.
Is this for you?
Good fit if you like
- steady, consistent energy levels
- short, punchy listening sessions
- aggressive emotional release
- anxiety-driven motivation boosts
Where this album fits
- Career context
- Bears, Mayors, Scraps & Bones is Cancer Bats' third studio album, released after their 2008 breakthrough, Hail Destroyer. The band had solidified their sound by this release, blending Southern metal influences with hardcore punk energy, establishing a unique identity in the Canadian heavy music scene.
- Stylistic neighbors
- Every Time I Die· Norma Jean· The Chariot
Tracklist
Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.
- 1 Sleep This Away 3:20
- 2 Trust No One 2:43
- 3 Dead Wrong 2:40
- 4 Doomed to Fail 3:14
- 5 Black Metal Bicycle 3:31
- 6 We Are the Undead 2:53
- 7 Scared to Death 3:22
- 8 Darkness Lives 3:41
- 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 2:58
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