SUM 41

SUM 41 - Heaven :x: Hell 2024

Sum 41 have never fitted in anywhere. But that doesn't matter to them and they never tried. Instead, they've always stayed true to their signature style from the beginning, which was characterized by pop-punk co-stars and hard-hitting heavy metal prowess. As a result, they've cast an unprecedented shadow over pop culture, dating back from their dominance of TRL at the turn of the century to a rapturous performance at the first When We Were Young festival. Within a year, Iggy Pop landed them for a collaboration and they paid a fiery tribute to Metallica for MTV Icon. Their music has cut its way through major franchises, from Spider-Man to American Pie to Bring It On. They've produced a triptych of classic albums - the platinum All Killer No Filler [2001], the gold Does This Look Infected? [2002] and the gold-winning Chuck [2004] - and in their second decade, they've held onto albums like 13 Voices [2016] and Order In Decline [2019] with equal commitment and passion. Slant praised the latter as "one hell of a fun ride", while GQ applauded how "the band made it all the way back". After selling 15 million albums worldwide, winning two Juno Awards, a Kerrang! Award and a handful of Alternative Press Music Awards, received a GRAMMY® nomination, and have burst venues everywhere, they're going out with a bang - and the way they envisioned.

The band - Deryck Whibley [vocals, guitar], Dave Baksh [guitar], Jason McCaslin [bass], Tom Thacker [guitar] and Frank Zummo [drums] - disregard the rules, ignore expectations and once again follow their instincts. With the double LP Heaven :x: Hell [Rise Records] she delivers a suitably fiery final statement. Heaven consists of ten tracks of snarling, energetic pop-punk, while Hell is ten heavy metal anthems peppered with scorching solos, booming riffs and fist-pumping hooks.

Heaven :x: Hell marks the start of the band's biggest headlining tour to date, ending the European leg in front of over 35,000 fans at the sold-out Paris La Défense Arena in Nanterre, France. The tour will take them well into 2025 and end on a high. "I love Sum 41, what we've achieved, persevered and stuck together, and that's why I want to call it a day," concludes Deryck. "There were so many moments when we could have broken up. For some reason, we always persevered. I'm proud of that. It's the right time to stop. I'm putting all my energy into what lies ahead. This is going to be the biggest tour of our lives and I want it to be the best show we've ever done. That's it."

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