MARKING 35 YEARS SINCE THE BIRTH OF CANCER’S GENRE-CLASSIC 1990 DEBUT OF TIMELESS DEATH METAL – PRESENTED ON LIMITED RED GALAXY VINYL.
UK death metal gods Cancer burst onto the UK extreme metal scene over thirty five years ago, & quickly amassed a strong global following over the course of their early careers which later resulted in a stint with major label EastWest under Warner Music. After a period of inactivity, Cancer returned for 2018’s Peaceville debut, ‘Shadow Gripped’, followed up by 2025’s new opus, ‘Inverted World’.
‘To The Gory End’ was Cancer’s debut studio album & was released in 1990. Along with sophomore opus ‘Death Shall Rise’, ‘To The Gory End’ became a firm genre classic with its influential display of sonic savagery containing fittingly shocking topics to match. The album swiftly established Cancer as one of the highlights of the rising UK death metal scene alongside such bands as Bolt Thrower & Carcass.
‘To The Gory End’ was recorded at Loco Studios in the winter of 1989, with legendary producer Scott Burns (Death, Obituary, Sepultura) overseeing the recording & also mixing duties, which subsequently took place at Morrisound in Florida, itself synonymous with the creation of many classics of the genre. The album also notably features a guest appearance by John Tardy of Obituary on the track ‘Die Die’.
This edition of ‘To The Gory End’ marks the album’s 35th anniversary & is presented on limited red galaxy vinyl.
CANCER’S 1990 FIRST ALBUM, A PIONEER IN THE UK DEATH METAL WORLD, HAS BEEN REISSUED AS A 35TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION WITH A LIMITED EDITION RED GALAXY VINYL. It was recorded in the winter of 1989 at Loco Studios, produced by the legendary Scott Burns, and later mixed at Morrisound Studios in Florida, USA, a mecca of death metal. John Tardy of OBITUARY will be a guest attendant. It is a very aggressive and aggressive orthodox death metal, characterized by brutal themes, straightforward structures, and song developments that are not beautiful but strangely addictive. It is no exaggeration to say that it is a ritual item that conveys the soul of the early days of UK death metal.
