Cancer “Inverted World”

Label: Peaceville Records · Year: 2025

Three and a half decades after they first clawed their way into the underground, Cancer return with Inverted World — and the fire still burns. Now based in Spain, where John Walker has relocated and rebuilt the band with a new lineup, Cancer sound like a group reborn through decay: rougher, angrier, and staring deeper into the realms of death. Musically, the spirit is pure death metal. Tracks like “Amputate” and “World Turned to Ash” churn with mid-tempo dread and razor-edged aggression. The riffs have weight, Walker’s guttural bark sounds as venomous as ever, and there’s an oppressive atmosphere hanging over everything.

Still, Inverted World feels real, heavy, and deeply human. Cancer aren’t chasing trends or polishing themselves clean. They’re crafting death metal with cracked hands and broken teeth, staying loyal to the style they helped create — just now doing it under the Spanish sun instead of the British gloom.