Sum 41 announce split after 27 years and music is officially dead
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Sum 41 have officially confirmed their split after 27 years, revealing that the upcoming album will be their last.
The rock band, responsible for this including The Hell Song and In Too Deep, broke the news in a statement on social media earlier today.
‘Being in Sum 41 since 1996 brought us some of the best moments of our lives,’ the message began.
‘We are forever grateful to our fans both old and new, who have supported us in every way. It is hard to articulate the love and respect we have for all of you and we wanted you to hear this from us first.
‘Sum 41 will be disbanding. We will still be finishing all of our current tour dates this year, and we’re looking forward to releasing our final album “Heaven :x: Hell”, along with a final worldwide headlining tour to celebrate. Details will be announced as soon as we have them.
‘For now, we look forward to seeing all of you skumfuks on the road and are excited for what the future will bring for each of us.
‘Thank you for the last 27 years of Sum 41.’
Fans were devastated over the announcement, and thanked the group – currently made up of Deryck Whibley, Dave Baksh, Jason McCaslin, Tom Thacker and Frank Zummo – for their music.
‘I love you all so much, thank you for growing up with me,’ a follower replied.
‘You all got me through so me serious times! Thankful for all your work [sic],’ another agreed.
He concluded: ‘It can be remixed, it can sound better and maybe we’ll do that one day.’
Sum 41 went on to release five more albums, including Chuck, Underclass Hero and Order In Decline over the years.
They announced their eighth album, Heaven and Hell, last March, following a tour with Simple Plan, promising to return to their pop-punk roots.
The release date is yet to be confirmed, but Deryck shed light on what fans could expect from the record in a chat with Rolling Stone, explaining that half of the double album will have a pop-punk feel, while the other is more metal.
‘Some of the metal stuff comes with a lot of anger for people who have stolen from me and hurt me in the past,’ he said. ‘I can deal with stress and the issues that go on in life probably because I write about it and I get it all out.’
Discussing the Heaven side, he shared that the inspiration came from the global pandemic and being stuck in lockdown.
‘A lot of other people were retreating to things that made them feel good in the past,’ he added. ‘There’s some weird nostalgia that kicked in because of the pandemic.
‘It all made sense to me why pop-punk is coming back: it’s feel-good music. There’s something that’s happy about it. Something young and innocent and free.’
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