The Spanish Death/Thrash combo Canker disbanded back in 2018, just after the release of their comeback and 3rd full-length album ‘Earthquake’, but Xtreem Music decided to posthumously re-release their 2nd album ‘Exquisite Tenderness’ from 1997. The original label, Visur Producciones, did very little in terms of promotion and distribution, which resulted in very little exposure for this album. Fortunately, this re-release has been given a new, tasteful album cover, as the original was quite poor.
‘Exquisite Tenderness’ is of two minds, the technical side of Death Metal à la Death and Pestilence’s ‘Testimony of the Ancients’ during the leads and solos, or an Invocator, but also a certain groove from that period. It’s not bad, it definitely has its moments. Especially during the solos where the rhythm guitar also plays the right riff as a foundation, but overall it’s not particularly special.
