Cancer

About

Cancer are a British death metal band from Ironbridge, Shropshire, active since 1987. Alongside Napalm Death and Carcass, they were among the earliest UK acts to push the genre forward, with their 1991 album Death Shall Rise - recorded at Morrisound with producer Scott Burns - becoming a genre landmark. After breaking up twice (1996 and 2006), the band reformed in 2013 and released their seventh studio album, Inverted World, via Peaceville Records in April 2025.

#27

placement of the album Death Shall Rise in the Top 40 Death Metal Albums ranking of Terrorizer magazine

number of released studio albums

What's new

2025-04
Cancer released their seventh studio album Inverted World on April 25, 2025 on Peaceville Records.
2025-07
Cancer performed at the Obscene Extreme 2025 festival in Trutnov, where they played their debut album To the Gory End in full as part of its 35th anniversary celebration.
2025
The band performed or planned concerts in Germany, Czech Republic, Poland, England, Chile, Brazil, and Argentina in 2025.
2022
Since 2022, Cancer has been based in Spain, with John Walker remaining the only original member of the band.

Tour

TorgauTrutnovAleksandrów ŁódzkiLondonLynehamSantiagoSão PauloBuenos AiresMadridBarcelona

Tracks

To the Gory Enddebut album (1990), a classic of British death metal

Death Shall Risesecond album (1991), recorded at Morrisound with producer Scott Burns; ranked 27th in Terrorizer magazine's Top 40 Death Metal Albums chart

The Sins of Mankindthird album (1993), a more progressive approach to the genre

Shadow Grippedcomeback album (2018) on Peaceville Records after more than 13 years

Inverted Worldseventh studio album, released April 25, 2025 on Peaceville Records