Lyrical subjects often include things such misanthropy, depression, the occult, necrophilia, rape, murder, lycanthropy, violence, inhumanity, love, hate, anger, and the end of the world. Shows often end with band members bloody and bruised.
Cancerslug sites bands such as : Danzig, The Misfits, Minor Threat, Neurosis, Black Flag, GG Allin, Amon Amarth, Deadboy and the Elephantmen/Dax Riggs, Filth, Blatz, Morrissey, His Hero Is Gone, The Damned, Mr. Bungle, At The Gates, Doom, Black Sabbath, The Dwarves and others as influences.
The band completed their first full US tour in the fall of 2007.
In the winter of 2011, Cancerslug began asking fans for help in booking their second national tour, entitled The SlugCult Rising Tour. Official dates were announced in the beginning of 2012.
2013 saw the next full national tour. The RAPE THE NATION Tour took place in September/October 2013, in support of the band's latest album, SEASONS OF SICKNESS.
In 2013, the band announced an official acoustic CD entitled PULL THE PLUG, as well as a follow-up to Seasons entitled ROOTWORK, which was later released in limited download form in November, 2014, with an expected official CD release in January 2015.
Current Members:
Alex Story (Vocals)
Cassie Baher (Bass)
Official Releases:
Fuck The Bullshit, This Is Cancerslug (Whore) (1999)
The Midnight Dejection Sessions (2000)
In The Dumpster Behind The Clinic (2000)
The Three Days Demos EP (2001)
Alabama Bloodbath (2002)
Soulless (2002)
The Beast With Two Backs (2003)
Curse Arcanum (2003)
A Book of Rats (2004)
Battle Hymns Vols. 1 & 2 (2004)
Fist of Fury/Fist of Love (Greatest Hits Collection) (2007)
The Unnameable (2007)
The Ancient Enemy (2008)
Tales of a Butcher (2009)
A Decade of Decay - Phase One: Blood Magick (2009)
By Spirits Unclean (2011)
Pussytalk (2012)
The Unkindest Cut (2000-2013)
Seasons of Sickness (2013)
Alex Story: Pull The Plug (2013)
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Winter
Cancerslug Lyrics
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The beast, it rears it's head
Walking onto the soft white, it's lunar quest begins
An invasion of truth
To walk the land alone
Stepping out of the moral slide
Instinct is now it's home
The man is now the wolf
And I have changed form to live as winters evening birth
Come out to the cold
As gore drips from my fangs
Walking into the moonlight, onto the snowy plains
I have waited so long to feel this alive
And it's all that is real to me, on this winter night
And it's on, it's on
The man is now the wolf
And I have changed form to live as winters evening birth
The song Winter by Cancerslug is a dark and powerful hymn that describes the transformation of the singer from a human being to a beast, specifically a wolf. The lyrics begin with a description of the beast coming out of the dark, its head reared and ready for action. The wolf then steps onto soft white snow, beginning its lunar quest, which is described as an invasion of truth. The beast is now walking the land alone, having stepped out of the moral slide, with instinct now its home.
The second verse describes the transformation from man to wolf more directly. The singer comes out to the cold, with gore dripping from their fangs, and walks into the moonlight onto the snowy plains. It is clear that the transformation has been a long time coming, and the wolf feels truly alive in this moment. The winter night is all that is real to the singer, who has become the wolf and feels entirely at home in this form.
Overall, the lyrics of Winter are an exploration of the transformative power of nature, and the darker aspects of the human psyche. The transition from man to wolf is not romanticized, but instead depicted as a necessary shedding of morality and societal expectations. The wolf is unapologetically instinctual, and the singer revels in their newfound sense of freedom and power.
Line by Line Meaning
Coming out of the dark
Emerging from a place of uncertainty and obscurity
The beast, it rears it's head
The wild nature within shows itself
Walking onto the soft white, it's lunar quest begins
Setting foot on the snowy surface, it begins its journey under the moon
An invasion of truth
A realization of genuine existence
To walk the land alone
To experience life in solitude
Stepping out of the moral slide
Breaking away from societal expectations and moral constraints
Instinct is now it's home
Finding comfort in primal urges and animalistic instincts
And it's on, it's on
The transformation is now in full swing
The man is now the wolf
The human facade has disappeared, and the animal has taken over
And I have changed form to live as winters evening birth
I have embraced the winter season's spirit and adapted to its characteristics
Come out to the cold
Leaving the comfort zone and stepping into the unforgiving cold
As gore drips from my fangs
As blood spills from my teeth after a recent kill
Walking into the moonlight, onto the snowy plains
Making a triumphant entrance to the snowy lands and basking in the moonlight
I have waited so long to feel this alive
Desperately longing for a truly fulfilling life until now
And it's all that is real to me, on this winter night
This moment of transformation and adaptation is what truly matters to me
Contributed by Nicholas G. Suggest a correction in the comments below.