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Party Cannon is a slam death metal band from Dunfermline, Scotland, formed in 2010.

History

The band consists of vocalist Daryl Boyce, guitarists Craig Robinson and Mike McLaughlin, bassist Chris Ryan, and drummer Martin Gazur.

After self-releasing a promo CD in 2012, the group released the EP Partied In Half on Autopsy Records. It was reissued with bonus tracks in 2014 and 2020 by the U.S. label Gore House Productions. In early July 2015, the band released their debut album, Bong Hit Hospitalisation. At the end of that month, the group played their first concert in the United States at the San Francisco Bay Area Deathfest.[1]

In 2015, the band’s unusual logo for the genre caused a stir, went viral, and earned Party Cannon the title of “death metal band with the least death metal-like logo”.[1][2]

In 2017, the band released their second EP, Perverse Party Platter. This was followed in 2019 by the split album Cannons of Gore Soaked, Blood Drenched, Parasitic Sickness, on which they contributed three tracks. Other bands involved in the split were Parasitic Ejaculation, Bloodscribe, and Gorevent. Two years later, they released the 7″ single Nauseating and Unpalatable. The following year saw the release of their second studio album, Volumes of Vomit. It was produced by Jörg Uken of Temple of Dread at Soundlodge Studios and features guest appearances from Ross Sewage of Exhumed, Don Campan of Waking the Cadaver, and Andrew Lomastro of Cerebral Incubation.[3]

In an interview with Distorted Sound magazine in April 2022, bassist Chris Ryan explained that the album was originally intended for release in 2017, but couldn’t be realized due to a tight tour schedule. Instead, the five songs written up to that point were released as an EP. Three more songs were later released on a split release shortly before a tour in Asia . According to Ryan, the COVID-19 pandemic was the best thing that could have happened to the band, as it gave them the necessary time to write enough material for an album.[4]

In July 2022, Party Cannon played a concert in Slovenia as part of MetalDays.[5] In the same year, the group played at the Bloodstock Open Air festival in England. They had to cancel a performance the previous year due to illness within the band.[6] In the same month, Party Cannon supported the American band Gwar on their United Kingdom tour.[7] Earlier in March, the band toured the United States as the support act for Wormhole.[8] In August 2023, the group played at Summer Breeze Open Air in Germany for the first time. On February 29, 2024, the group announced that they had signed with Unique Leader Records and would release their third album, Injuries Are Inevitable, worldwide in April.[9]

In March 2026, Party Cannon released the EP Subjected To A Partying. The EP was released on a Nintendo 64 Game Pak. The cover features a cartoon of a decapitated man in a chair surrounded by colorful characters, possibly a parody of Devourment‘s 1999 album Molesting the Decapitated. The title is also likely a reference to the Dying Fetus song “Subjected to a Beating” from their 2012 album Reign Supreme.[10] They went on tour from April 22 to May 1 in the United Kingdom with Internal Bleeding and Sherwood Webber of Skinless.[11][10]

Style

The group describes their music as an IQ-lowering “party slam,”: brutal early 2000s death metal in the style of Dying Fetus and Carcass mixed with “crushing disappointment”.[6]

Alex S., in his review of the debut album Bong Hit Hospitalisation, wrote that Party Cannon managed to create a healthy mix of comedy, brutality, and gore. The ten songs were characterized by hard snare hits and fast guitar riffs. The tempo frequently slowed down, only to be accelerated again a few bars later.[12] Olly Thomas of the British magazine Kerrang! placed the group within the slam death metal genre, writing that the group stood out from other bands not only because of their sense of humor, but also because of their logo and song titles. Musically, the band occasionally veered towards grindcore.[13] The British magazine Metal Hammer included Volumes of Vomit in its list of the ten best death metal albums of 2022: While the group might not be known as the most destructive band on the planet, Volumes of Vomit was described as a spitting, growling, and vomiting beast.[14]

The group dedicated a song to the episode Dennō Senshi Porigon of the Pokémon franchise.[15] The song I Believe in Dani Filth and its accompanying music video are a tribute to the Cradle of Filth singer and the video game Street Fighter II.[16] The band’s name is a reference to a confetti cannon.[6]

Discography

Studio albums

  • Bong Hit Hospitalisation (2015)
  • Cannons of Gore Soaked, Blood Drenched, Parasitic Sickness (2019)
  • Volumes of Vomit (2022)
  • Injuries Are Inevitable (2024)

EPs

  • Partied in Half (EP, 2013)
  • Perverse Party Platter (EP, 2017)
  • Subjected To A Partying (EP, 2026)

CDs

  • Party Promo (Promo-CD, 2012)

References

  1. ^ a b Christopher Hooton (2015-10-01). “Party Cannon eschew cliched black metal logo for something a little less brutal”. The Independent. Retrieved 2023-05-31.
  2. ^ Patrick Smith (2015-10-01). “This Death Metal Band Has The Least Death Metal Logo Possible”. Buzzfeed. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
  3. ^ Christian Wögerbauer (2021-12-07). “PARTY CANNON: Videospiel-Video-Clip vom neue Brutal Death Metal Album “Volumes Of Vomit”“. Vampster. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
  4. ^ Elliot Leaver (2022-04-16). “Party Cannon: Party ‘Til You Puke”. Distordedsoundmag.com. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
  5. ^ Kay L. (2022-06-28). “Metal Days vom 24.07. bis 30.07.2022 in Tolmin, Slowenien (Vorbericht)”. Time for Metal. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
  6. ^ a b c “Road To Bloodstock 2022 – Party Cannon”. Moshville.co.uk. 2022-08-08. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
  7. ^ “Party Cannon to open for GWAR on UK dates”. Moshville.co.uk. 2022-05-04. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
  8. ^ Jannik Kleemann (2022-12-14). “Summer Breeze: Ein Sack voll Neubestätigungen”. Metal.de. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
  9. ^ “Party Cannon sign to Unique Leader Records, unveil new album plans and lead single”. Lambgoat.com. 2024-02-29. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
  10. ^ a b “Party Cannon Is Releasing Their New EP on an N64 Cartridge, So Now I Have To Dig Out My Nintendo 64”. Vice. January 23, 2026. Retrieved April 30, 2026.
  11. ^ “Internal Bleeding Tap Skinless Vocalist for UK/IE Co-Headline Tour with Party Cannon”. Ghost Cult Magazine. April 21, 2026. Retrieved April 30, 2026.
  12. ^ Alex S. (2015-07-02). “Party Cannon – Bong Hit Hospitalisation”. Stormbringer.at. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
  13. ^ Olly Thomas (2022-01-12). “Album review: Party Cannon – Volumes Of Vomit”. Kerrang!. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
  14. ^ Dom Lawson (2022-12-14). “The 10 best death metal albums of 2022”. Metal Hammer. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
  15. ^ Elliot Leaver (2022-01-12). “ALBUM REVIEW: Volumes Of Vomit – Party Cannon”. Distorted Sound Mag. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
  16. ^ “We just discovered UK party slam band Party Cannon and… That’s a Brutal Party”. Killyourstereo.com. 2022-05-11. Retrieved 2023-06-04.