UMUR "Corporation$" is an EP release by UK death/thrash metal act Cancer. The EP was released through Copro Records in May 2004. It bridges the gap between Cancer´s fourth- and fifth full-length studio albums "Black Faith" (1995) and "Spirit in Flames" (2005). Cancer originally formed in 1987 and disbanded in 1996 after releasing four full-length studio albums. They reunited and were active in the 2003-2006 period, but no new releases came out in that period. They reunited again in 2013 and "Corporation$" is their first release after reforming the band.

You won´t however get much new original material on this EP. "Oil" opens the EP and it´s a new track showing the more thrash oriented new direction of Cancer. "With Hunt" is a 2003 live in the studio cover of the track which originally appeared on Cancer´s debut full-length studio album "To the Gory End" (1990). "Dethroned Emperor" is a Celtic Frost cover (also recorded live in the studio) and the two closing tracks on the EP are remixes of "Oxygen Thieves" and "Oil". The first three mentioned tracks are worth the price of admission, although none are in the excellent catagory, while the two latter are pretty redundant industrial tinged remixes.

So upon conclusion "Corporation$" left Cancer´s fans guessing what they could expect on their forthcoming full-length studio comeback release, and as it turns out "Oil" pretty much showed how that would sound. "Corporation$" is a both well performed and well produced release and while it doesn´t exactly make my blood boil a 3 star (60%) rating is still warranted.