Cancer
A workmanlike death metal band from England, Cancer is notable for
recruiting the talents of James Murphy, who has played for many
well-known bands in his day, for their second, and probably
best-known album,
Death Shall Rise.
Murphy left after that album, as it was too difficult for him to
continue in a British band while living in America, but the rest of
the band soldiered on, even winning a major label contract (rare
for a death metal band) for their fourth, and ultimately last,
album,
Black Faith.
Most of the material on the first three albums are similar in
nature, that being steady, mid-paced, typical death metal, while
on
Black Faith the death metal influences were toned down a bit,
replaced by a more thrash sound.
The band broke up soon after that album, but reunited in 2003 with
a new lineup, and a new EP,
Corporation$, was released in May 2004,
with a new album,
Spirit In Flames, released in June 2005.
However, they again split up in early 2006, though several members,
both recent and past, have teamed up in a new band called
Hail Of Fire.
More recently (October 2007) came the announcement that John Walker had
put together a new band called Liquid Graveyard.
Current Members
John Walker
vocals/guitars
Dave Leitch
guitars
Adam Richardson
bass
Carl Stokes
drums
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Former Members/Guests
James Murphy
guitars
(Death, Disincarnate, Konkhra, Obituary, Testament)
Barry Savage
guitars
Rob Engvikson
guitars
Ian Buchanan
bass
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Discography
To The Gory End
1991
Restless
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- Blood Bath
- C.F.C.(Cancer Fucking Cancer)
- Witchhunt
- Into The Acid
- Imminent Catastrophe
- To The Gory End
- Body Count
- Sentenced To Gallows
- Die,Die
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- John Walker
- Ian Buchanan
- Carl Stokes
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Death Shall Rise
1993
Restless
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- Hung,Drawn & Quartered
- Tasteless Incest
- Burning Casket
- Death Shall Rise
- Back From The Dead
- Gruesome Tasks
- Corpse Fire
- Internal Decay
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- John Walker
- James Murphy
- Ian Buchanan
- Carl Stokes
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The Sins Of Mankind
1994
Restless
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- Cloak Of Darkness
- E.C.T.
- Patchwork Destiny
- Meat Train
- Suffer For Our Sins
- Pasture Of Delight / At The End
- Tribal Bloodshed
- Tribal Bloodshed (Part 2)
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- John Walker
- Barry Savage
- Ian Buchanan
- Carl Stokes
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Black Faith
1995
East West
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- Ants (Nemesis Ride)
- Who Do You Think You Are
- Face To Face
- Without Cause
- White Desire
- Kill Date
- Temple Song
- Black Faith
- Highest Orders
- Space Truckin'
- I Save Me From Myself
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- John Walker
- Barry Savage
- Ian Buchanan
- Carl Stokes
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(EP) Corporation$
2004
Copro
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- Oil
- Witch Hunt
- Dethroned Emperor
- Oxygen Thieves (Remix)
- Oil (Remix)
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- John Walker
- Rob Engvikson
- Adam Richardson
- Carl Stokes
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Spirit In Flames
2005
Copro
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- Insides Out
- Mindless Reactions
- Spirit In Flames
- Hellhouse
- Solar Prophesy
- Devil’s Playground
- Fistula
- Séance
- Ouija
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- John Walker
- Dave Leitch
- Adam Richardson
- Carl Stokes
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Reviews: Lords Of Metal
