Cancer Bats Announce Marshall "Made of Loud" UK Headline Tour! New Album 'Give Me Dirt' out August 7th
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Fresh from announcing their eighth studio album, 'Give Me Dirt', Canadian hardcore heavyweights Cancer Bats have revealed the first annual Marshall "Made Of Loud" Tour, a major UK headline run this October featuring special guests Ignite and Knives.
The tour celebrates independent live music venues across the UK, bringing together three powerhouse bands for a month-long run that culminates in a huge Halloween show at London's Electric Brixton.
Speaking about the tour, the band said: "We are beyond excited to announce this Marshall Made Of Loud Tour!! Playing all our favourite independent venues across the UK, with Ignite and Knives, and we end it all with a Halloween show in London!! This is going to be an insane tour!!!"
MARSHALL "MADE OF LOUD" TOUR 2026Cancer Bats + Ignite + Knives
October 2026
12th Dover, The Booking Hall1
3th Brighton, Chalk
15th Exeter, Cavern1
16th Falmouth, Princess Pavilion
17th Southampton, The Joiners
18th Plymouth, The DepØ
20th Bristol, The Fleece
21st Cardiff, Clwb Ifor Bach
22nd Milton Keynes, Craufurd Arms
24th Birmingham, The Asylum
25th Manchester, Gorilla
26th Newcastle, Anarchy Brew Co
28th Glasgow, King Tut's Wah Wah Hut
29th Leeds, The Key Club
30th Nottingham, Rescue Rooms
31st London, Electric Brixton
Tickets go on sale Friday, June 5 at 10am.
The tour announcement arrives alongside growing anticipation for 'Give Me Dirt', set for release on August 7, 2026 via Bat Skull / Marshall Records. The album marks a major new chapter for the band following their recent signing to Marshall Records and arrives during what is shaping up to be a landmark year for Cancer Bats as they celebrate over two decades of relentless touring and genre-defining heavy music.
Ahead of the album's release, Cancer Bats have unveiled the explosive new single "Stay Stuck", accompanied by a hilarious and heartfelt music video directed by Mitch Barnes. The clip finds the band revisiting the day jobs they held before Cancer Bats took off, reflecting the optimism and determination that fuelled their early years.
"'Stay Stuck' was such a fun song for us to write," says vocalist Liam Cormier. "It was one of the first songs that we finished while working on the new record, and we really all felt like we had tapped into the classic Cancer Bats bouncy fun element we've had in songs since the beginning."
Produced by legendary metal producer Kurt Ballou alongside Zach Weeks at God City Studios in Salem, Massachusetts, 'Give Me Dirt' sees Cancer Bats pushing their sound further than ever before. The album follows 2022's JUNO-nominated 'Psychic Jailbreak' and finds the band exploring themes of nature, personal transformation, loss, environmental destruction and freedom through travel.
Recorded organically with all four members collaborating in the same room, 'Give Me Dirt' captures the raw energy and chemistry that have made Cancer Bats one of heavy music's most enduring and respected acts. The current lineup features vocalist Liam Cormier, drummer Mike Peters, bassist Jaye Schwarzer and guitarist Jackson Landry.
Reflecting the album's themes of reconnecting with the physical world, Cormier also created the record's artwork by hand, producing a giant mixed-media painting using paint, paper, stencils and drywall mud rather than digital tools.
"So many people I find are so sick of AI these days and all things that look too polished," says Cormier. "I wanted the artwork to capture the energy of the album, but also represent us as a band. We are rough and dirty, our sound is loud and a mix of so many influences."
With more than 20 years under their belt, seven acclaimed studio albums, six JUNO Award nominations and a reputation for some of the most intense live shows in heavy music, Cancer Bats continue to prove why they remain one of the genre's most vital bands.
With a new album, a new label partnership and a packed international touring schedule ahead, 2026 is set to be one of the biggest years in Cancer Bats' history.
GIVE ME DIRT Out August 7th, 2026 via Bat Skull / Marshall Records
Tracklisting
World Wild Fire Death Race (Feat. Nate Newton)
Stay Stuck
Don't Trip
Bright Eyes Of Gold (Feat. Chris Creswell)
Give Me Dirt
Long Tooth (Feat. Brooklyn Doran)
Speed Wizard
Ocean Crash
Positive Grid
Prognosis
Fool Like You (Feat. Efrem Schulz)
Pre-orders available HERE