''Cancer Culture'' is the eighth studio album by Polish

death metal Death metal is an extreme metal, extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. It typically employs heavily distorted and low-tuned guitars, played with techniques such as palm muting and tremolo picking; deep death growl, growling vocals; aggressive ...

band

Decapitated Decapitation is the total separation of the head from the body. Such an injury is invariably fatal to humans and all vertebrate animals, since it deprives the brain of oxygenated blood by way of severing through the jugular vein and common ...

. It was released on 27 May 2022 by

Nuclear Blast Nuclear Blast Records is a German record label with subsidiary, subsidiaries located in Germany, the United States and Brazil. It was founded in 1987 by Markus Staiger in Donzdorf. Originally releasing hardcore punk records, the label moved on ...

. The band announced the album on March 17, 2022, and also released its title track. They also revealed the album would feature guest performances from members of

Jinjer Jinjer ( "ginger") is a Ukrainian heavy metal band from Donetsk, formed in 2008. None of the founding members remain with the band. The current lineup considers 2009 as its official year of formation, with the arrival of singer Tatiana Shmayl ...

and

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. It is the band's first album to feature drummer James Stewart, and their last to feature singer Rafał "Rasta" Piotrowski before departing the band in October 2024.

Track listing

Personnel

Decapitated * Rafał "Rasta" Piotrowski –

vocals Singing is the art of creating music with the voice. It is the oldest form of musical expression, and the human voice can be considered the first musical instrument. The definition of singing varies across sources. Some sources define sing ...

* Wacław "Vogg" Kiełtyka –

guitar The guitar is a stringed musical instrument that is usually fretted (with Fretless guitar, some exceptions) and typically has six or Twelve-string guitar, twelve strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming ...

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* James Stewart –

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Production *

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– production * Fabio Timpanaro - cover art * Jarek Szubrycht - lyrics * Tomasz Zed Zalewski - engineering * David Castillo - mixing

Charts

References

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