Bears, Mayors, Scraps & Bones

Bears, Mayors, Scraps & Bones is the third studio album by Canadian hardcore punk band Cancer Bats. In Canada, it was released on April 13, 2010 through Distort Entertainment.[9] The name of the album derives from each of the members' personal nickname (Mike Peters – Bear; Scott Middleton – Mayor; Liam Cormier – Scraps; Jaye R. Schwarzer – Bones).[10] The first single from the album was "Dead Wrong".[11] A music video was previously made and released for "Sabotage" when it was released on the band's EP Sabotage. Pre-orders of the album included a limited bonus DVD consisting of 2 hours of live footage and the making of the album.[12]

Bears, Mayors, Scraps & Bones
Studio album by Cancer Bats
Released	April 13, 2010
Recorded	2009
Studio	Metalworks Studios in Mississauga, Ontario
Genre	Hardcore punk, sludge metal, Southern rock
Length	44:34
Label	Distort
Producer	Eric Ratz, Kenny Luong, Cancer Bats
Cancer Bats chronology
Hail Destroyer (2008) Bears, Mayors, Scraps & Bones (2010) Dead Set on Living (2012)
Singles from Bears, Mayors, Scraps & Bones
"Sabotage"/"Scared to Death" Released: March 2, 2010 "Dead Wrong" Released: June 14, 2010

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	(82/100)[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
BBC	favourable[3]
PopMatters	[4]
Punknews.org	[5]
Thrash Hits	[6]
Total Guitar	[7]
Ultimate Guitar Archive	(7.7/10)[8]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Liam Cormier, Scott Middleton, Mike Peters and Jaye R. Schwarzer.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Sleep This Away"	3:21
2.	"Trust No One"	2:43
3.	"Dead Wrong"	2:40
4.	"Doomed to Fail"	3:15
5.	"Black Metal Bicycle"	3:32
6.	"We Are the Undead"	2:54
7.	"Scared to Death"	3:22
8.	"Darkness Lives"	3:42
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" (Beastie Boys cover)	3:01
Total length:		44:34

Reissue bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
15.	"Sleep This Away" (live)
16.	"Trust No One" (live)
17.	"Pray for Darkness" (live)
18.	"Shillelagh" (live)
19.	"Hail Destroyer" (live)
20.	"Darkness Lives" (live)
21.	"Deathsmarch" (live)
22.	"French Immersion" (live)
23.	"Sabotage" (live)
24.	"Lucifer's Rocking Chair" (live)
25.	"Science Is the Answer" (bonus track)
26.	"This Town" (bonus track)

Personnel

Cancer Bats Liam Cormier – lead vocals Scott Middleton – guitars, backing vocals Mike Peters – drums Jaye R. Schwarzer – bass, backing vocals (Track 4)

Additional personnel Eric Ratz – production, engineer, mixing Kenny Luong – production, engineer, mixing Andrew McCracken – album artwork and layout Scott Lake – mastering (at Metalworks Studios in Mississauga, Ontario) Dajaun Martineau – additional editing Chris Snow – assistant engineer

References

1. "Bears, Mayors, Scraps & Bones Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved January 25, 2012.
2. Freeman, Phil. "Review: Bears, Mayors, Scraps & Bones". Allmusic. Retrieved April 14, 2010.
3. "BBC review".
4. "Cancer Bats: Bears, Mayors, Scraps & Bones < PopMatters". Chris Colgan. PopMatters. May 5, 2010. Retrieved January 25, 2012.
5. "Punknews.org review".
6. "Thrash Hits review". Archived from the original on July 23, 2012. Retrieved March 30, 2010.
7. Total Guitar Magazine Issue 200, Dated April 2010, Pg.40
8. "Ultimate Guitar Archive review". Archived from the original on April 16, 2010.
9. Distort Releases Archived July 16, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
10. Eye Weekly interview Archived July 10, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
11. Rocksound interview
12. "mymerchtable.com". mymerchtable.com. Archived from the original on April 25, 2010. Retrieved January 15, 2012.