Sum 41 - 6 Albums (2000-2011) (Repost)

Sum 41 is a Canadian rock band from Ajax, Ontario. Originally called Kaspir, the band formed in 1996 and currently consists of lead vocalist/rhythm guitarist/keyboardist Deryck Whibley, lead guitarist/backing vocalist Dave Baksh, rhythm/lead guitarist/keyboardist/backing vocalist Tom Thacker, bassist/backing vocalist Jason McCaslin and drummer Frank Zummo.

In 1999, the band signed an international record deal with Island Records and released its first EP, Half Hour of Power, in 2000. The band released its debut album, All Killer No Filler in 2001. The album achieved mainstream success with its first single, "Fat Lip", which reached number one on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and remains the band's most successful single to date. The album's following singles "In Too Deep" and "Motivation" also achieved commercial success. All Killer No Filler was certified Platinum in the United States, in Canada and in the United Kingdom. In 2002, the band released Does This Look Infected?, which was also a commercial and critical success. The singles "The Hell Song" and "Still Waiting" both charted highly on the modern rock charts. The band released its next album, Chuck, in 2004, led by singles "We're All to Blame" and "Pieces". The album proved successful, peaking at No. 10 on the Billboard 200 and sold five million copies worldwide. In 2007, the band released Underclass Hero, which was met with a mixed reception, but gained some commercial success, becoming the band's highest charting album to date. It was also the band's last album on Aquarius Records. The band released the album Screaming Bloody Murder, on Island Records in 2011 to a generally positive reception, though it fell short of its predecessors' commercial success. The band's sixth studio album, entitled 13 Voices was released on October 7, 2016. Up to 2015, the band has sold 30 million albums worldwide.

The band often performs more than 300 times each year and holds long global tours, most of which last more than a year. The group has been nominated for seven Juno Awards and have won twice (Group of the Year in 2002 and Rock Album of the Year for Chuck in 2005). Sum 41 was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance for the song "Blood In My Eyes."

Awards and nominations
Sum 41 has been nominated for seven Juno Awards and has won twice. In 2001, the group was nominated for "Best New Group" at the Juno awards, but lost to Nickelback. The band was nominated for "Best Group" in the Juno Awards of 2002 but again lost to Nickelback. Also in 2001, The album All Killer No Filler was nominated for "Best Album; however, it lost to The Look of Love by Diana Krall. In 2003, Sum 41 won a Juno Award for "Group Of The Year". In 2004, the group was nominated again, this time with Does This Look Infected? for "Rock Album of the Year", but lost to Sam Roberts's We Were Born in a Flame. In 2005, the album Chuck won "Rock Album of the Year"; the group was also nominated for "Group of The Year", but lost to Billy Talent. In 2008, the band's album Underclass Hero was nominated for the Juno Award "Rock Album of the Year"; however, the album lost to Finger Eleven's Them vs. You vs. Me. The group also has been nominated for three different Canadian Independent Music Awards. In 2004, the band won a Woodie Award for "The Good Woodie (Greatest Social Impact)". The band was also nominated for a Kerrang! Award in 2003 for "Best Live Act". On November 30, 2011, Sum 41 was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance for the song Blood In My Eyes, however on February 12, 2012, the Foo Fighters won.

Deryck Whibley – lead vocals, rhythm guitar (1998–present);, keyboards (2004–present);, lead guitar (1996–1998, 2006-2015), backing vocals (1996–1998), occasional drums (2001-2013)
Dave Baksh – lead guitar, backing vocals (1998–2006; 2015-present)[112]
Jason McCaslin – bass guitar, backing vocals (1999–present)
Tom Thacker – rhythm and lead guitar, keyboards, backing vocals (2009–present; touring member 2006–2009)
Frank Zummo – drums, percussion (2015–present)




Half Hour of Power is an EP by Canadian rock band Sum 41. It was released on June 27, 2000 on Big Rig Records, a subsidiary of Island Records (United States), and Aquarius Records (Canada). Some consider the album to be the band's first studio album. However the band claims that their next release, All Killer No Filler, is their first debut album. The cover features a man without pants who is pointing a machine gun up in the air and is standing in front of an explosion in the background.

The song "Makes No Difference" was released as a bonus track on All Killer No Filler in the UK only. And a re-recorded low-pitched version is featured on All The Good Shit.

The song "Dave's Possessed Hair/It's What We're All About" was redone as "What We're All About" for the Spider-Man soundtrack.

The song "Summer" was re-recorded for All Killer No Filler in 2001.

The album's first track, "Grab the Devil by the Horns and Fuck Him Up the Ass", was renamed to "Grab the Devil" on the band's 2006 live album, Go Chuck Yourself (released under the title Happy Live Surprise in Japan).

Track List:
01. Grab The Devil By The Horns And Fuck Him Up The Ass
02. Machine Gun
03. What I Believe
04. T.H.T. (Tables Have Turned)
05. Makes No Difference
06. Summer
07. 32 Ways To Die
08. Second Chance For Max Headroom
09. Dave's Possessed Hair/It's What We're All About
10. Ride The Chariot To The Devil
11. Another Time Around



All Killer No Filler is the debut studio album by Canadian rock band Sum 41, released on May 7, 2001. It was certified platinum in the United States, Canada and in the UK.

Despite mixed reviews, the album was a commercial success, peaking at No. 13 on the Billboard 200. The single, "Fat Lip" peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Rock Tracks. In recent years, the album has received highly positive reviews, and has been praised as the album that gained the band success. The album has been considered by critics and fans as a pop punk classic.

All Killer No Filler, which was Sum 41's first full-length album, was released on May 8, 2001. The album was very successful; it was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America in August 2001 and in 2002, it was reported that the album sold at least 1,690,000 copies in the United States. "Fat Lip" was the most successful song on All Killer No Filler, going to number 66 on the Billboard Hot 100 on September 8, 2001 and number 1 on the Alternative Songs chart on August 18, 2001. "In Too Deep" went to number 10 on the Alternative Songs chart on December 1, 2001. All Killer No Filler went to number 13 on the Billboard 200 on August 4, 2001 and was on the Billboard 200 for 49 weeks. During 2001, "Fat Lip" went to number 1 on MTV's Total Request Live many times. On April 6, 2011, a special edition of the album was released to celebrate the 10th anniversary of All Killer No Filler, exclusive to Japan.

Despite initially receiving mixed reviews in 2001, the album has received retrospective acclaim. The album's change in critical response has been believed to be because of the band's success following the album's release. Allmusic said "It would be a mistake to view Sum 41 as just another second-rate band cashing in on the early-'00s punk-pop boom, even if it did recruit Jerry Finn to produce All Killer No Filler." Top40.com ranked the album as the 9th greatest pop punk album of all time. The album was included in Rock Sound's 101 Modern Classics list at number 46. The album was included at number 11 on Rock Sound's "The 51 Most Essential Pop Punk Albums of All Time" list. BuzzFeed included the album at number 4 on their "36 Pop Punk Albums You Need To Hear Before You F——ing Die" list.

Track List:
01. Introduction To Destruction
02. Nothing On My Back
03. Never Wake Up
04. Fat Lip
05. Rhythms
06. Motivation
07. In Too Deep
08. Summer
09. Handle This
10. Crazy Amanda Bunkface
11. All She's Got
12. Heart Attack
13. Pain For Pleasure

UK & Japanese Bonus Track:
14. Makes No Difference



Does This Look Infected? is the second studio album by rock band Sum 41. It was released on November 26, 2002.

Does This Look Infected? has received positive reviews from music critics. On Metacritic, the album has a 75 out of 100. E! Online said that it "has a clutch of songs that mix chord-y abandon with raging rock riffs–and a heck of a lot of good times." Blender also gave it a positive review, saying "So Sum 41 have grown up… a little…. It's all relative, and, crucially, it still rocks." The album has been acclaimed by the fanbase, and has been considered a fan favorite. The album was included at number 28 on Rock Sound's "The 51 Most Essential Pop Punk Albums of All Time" list.

The album gained commercial success, with singles "The Hell Song" and "Still Waiting" mainly gaining success on the modern rock charts. The album has sold over 860,000 copies worldwide, but the album didn't gain quite as much success as the band's previous album "All Killer No Filler".

Track List:
01. The Hell Song
02. Over My Head (Better Off Dead)
03. My Direction
04. Still Waiting
05. A.N.I.C.
06. No Brains
07. All Messed Up
08. Mr. Amsterdam
09. Thanks For Nothing
10. Hyper-Insomnia-Para-Condrioid
11. Billy Spleen
12. Hooch

UK Bonus Tracks:
13. Reign In Pain (Heavy Metal Jamboree)
14. WWVII Parts 1 & 2



Chuck is the third studio album by Canadian rock band Sum 41. The album was released on October 12, 2004. It is the band's last album to feature lead guitarist Dave Baksh until his return in 2015. Chuck peaked at No. 2 on the Canadian Albums Chart and No. 10 on the US Billboard 200, making it the band's highest-charting album until it would be surpassed by Underclass Hero in 2007.

The album's lyrical content has been described as darker and more mature than the band's previous work, with subjects on politics being driven by the band's experience in the Congo while shooting a documentary film.

The album had a slightly different sound from the band's previous work, mixing in their punk rock influence with heavy metal and adult alternative. The album proved to be a success, receiving acclaim from both critics and fans, as well as selling over 5 million copies. Singles such as "We're All To Blame" and "Pieces" gained success on the Canadian and American charts, and the album won a Juno Award for "Rock Album of the Year" in 2005.

Chuck received positive reviews, with Metacritic giving the album an aggregated score of 64 out of 100 based on 11 reviews. Allmusic gave the album a positive review, saying "Chuck is a concise album that clocks in at just over a half-hour, with a basic understanding that fast and loud is what the band does best." Entertainment Weekly said that "It may sound heinous on paper, but trust us, the first single, "We're All To Blame," is far better than it has a right to be." E! Online said that "But whether they're being snotty or serious, there is a constant thread at work: those catchy melodies." Music OMH said that Chuck "isn’t perfect" but also added that "Sum 41 have certainly added a heck of a lot more colour to their previously, partially monochrome musical output." Lane Devis of 411mania.com compared the album to Blink-182's 2003 self-titled album, Green Day's American Idiot, and Good Charlotte's The Chronicles of Life and Death, saying "The lyrics are serious in this album are far cries from the immature lyrics and antics that have become almost trademark for Sum 41." Common sense media gave it four stars out of five, saying "Rugged intensity makes up for the diminished playfulness. Lyrics are clean but somber. You don't like your life, politics, or the world we live in? You might not be able to do much about it, but perhaps – following the example of Sum 41 – you can write some interesting, lyrical songs about the stuff that drives you crazy", and also called it "socially conscious punk rock".

Decoy Music said "for the most part, it's obvious the band has grown up. There are some slower songs and some acoustic guitars and some ballads and all that good stuff. But the band still rocks hard 95% of the time and the fact they've gotten heavier actually accentuates their poppyness better than the punk aspect. The songs are still fast and guitar-driven, the drums are still extremely random and manic and awesome—all in all, this is still a Sum 41 record. But it's just a better one." Stuart Green of exclaim.ca said "Musically the band has never sounded more determined or cohesive (the notable exceptions being the Oasis sound-alike "Some Say” and the power mellower "Slipping Away and Pieces”). Lyrically the album also advances the case for these guys as strong songwriters." Diamond in the Rock said "Although some hail Chuck as a complete departure from the band's enjoyable punk style, this album adds diversity to Sum 41's discography as the hardcore rock vibes lend to an engaging, albeit satisfactorily brief, sound." However, not all reviews were positive. Punknews.org was somewhat disappointed with the album, saying "No one can deny the band's musical talent, and the more serious lyrical themes are a definite improvement, but the lack of consistency kills this album. The highlight of Sum 41's discography is going to come when they fully embrace their metal influences and make a straight-up metal album, and sadly Chuck misses the mark", but also added "If you are still under the impression that Sum 41 is a joke band or a Beastie Boys-wannabe, give some of these songs a try, and you may be pleasantly surprised."

Track List:
01. Intro
02. No Reason
03. We're All To Blame
04. Angels With Dirty Faces
05. Some Say
06. The Bitter End
07. Open Your Eyes
08. Slipping Away
09. I'm Not The One
10. Welcome To Hell
11. Pieces
12. There's No Solution
13. 88

Japanese Bonus Tracks:
14. Noots
15. Moron
16. Subject To Change

iTunes Bonus Track:
17. Get Back (Rock Remix) (with Ludacris)

Japan Bonus CD (320 kbps, 2005, 00:16:21):
01. Pieces (Acoustic)
02. No Brains (Acoustic)
03. Over My Head (Better Of Dead) (Acoustic)
04. Some Say (Acoustic)
05. There's No Solution (Acoustic)

Japan Bonus DVD (192 kbps, 2004, 00:28:03):
01. Mr Amsterdam (Live Summer Sonic 2004)
02. The Hell Song (Live Summer Sonic 2004)
03. Over My Head (Better Of Dead) (Live Summer Sonic 2004)
04. Fat Lip (Live Summer Sonic 2004)
05. Still Waiting (Live Summer Sonic 2004)
06. All Messed Up (Live In Tokyo)
07. Machine Gun (Live In Tokyo)
08. Grabe The Devil (Live In Tokyo)
09. Motivation (Live In Tokyo)
10. Pain For Pleasure (Live In Tokyo)



Underclass Hero is the fourth studio album by Canadian rock band Sum 41. It is the first album by the band not to feature former guitarist Dave Baksh since he left a year early to focus on Brown Brigade and is also the first recorded as a trio. The album was first released July 18, 2007 in Japan. It was released under the Island Records label and distributed worldwide by Universal Records, by Aquarius Records. The album cover features a photo with singer Deryck Whibley spitting. This album features more alternative rock songs than their previous albums. The album's lyrics have been described as more mature and personal than in some of the band's previous records. It was written as a concept album focusing on lead vocalist Deryck Whibley's outlook on life, covering subjects such as politics, atheism and family life. The album has more of a pop punk sound in comparison to the alternative metal style of their last album, Chuck.

The album was a commercial success, peaking at number 1 on the Canadian Albums Chart and at number 7 on the U.S. Billboard 200. It received generally mixed reviews from critics, with some critics praising its mature subject matter and style, while others criticized it for being unoriginal. The album would become the band's last release for four years until 2011's Screaming Bloody Murder. It is also Sum 41's last release on Aquarius.

Underclass Hero has received mostly mixed reviews from music critics, with some praising the songwriting and artistic style, and others negatively comparing it to the likes of Green Day. The review website Metacritic has given it an average score of 50/100 based on 12 reviews. The A.V. Club gave the album a positive review, calling it "the band's smartest and most mature sounding album yet." Billboard also reacted positively, saying that "its growth feels genuine and, unlike Sum 41's punk peers, its musical maturation doesn't come at the expense of that all-important snotty 'tude." On the other hand, BBC was less favorable, saying that it "has its merits", but calling it a "disappointing effort".

One user on Sputnikmusic gave the album a 1 out of 5, saying that it "tries its best to be profound and musically challenging, however its only success is found, without exception, in the tracks which drop the pretense entirely and return to the formula which made the group popular to begin with." Mike D of Blogcritics gave the album a mixed review, saying that most of the album "sounds like someone else’s, not Sum 41′s. 'With Me' could easily be mistaken for Yellowcard and 'March of the Dogs' might as well be a Green Day song." However, he also added "There is one huge factor in all this that can turn the tables for this album: the lyrics. Underclass Hero is lyrically far better than anything Sum has ever done. Several times, I found myself not liking the songs as they first began, but liking them by the end." Contactmusic.com said that the album was full of "mixed results".

Underclass Hero gained some commercial success. In Canada, Underclass Hero debuted at number 1 on the Canadian Albums Chart, selling just over 9,000 copies in its first week. In the United States, the album sold 44,601 copies in its first week and debuted at number 7 on the Billboard 200, making it their highest chart positioning to date in the U.S. As of 2013, it has sold over 1 million copies worldwide.

The album was led by the singles "Underclass Hero" and Walking Disaster; both achieving moderate radio success in 2007. The third single, "With Me", wasn't released as a single until 2008, when it received substantial airplay as well as being featured in some TV show episodes. Additionally, "March of the Dogs" was released as an album preview in April 2007 before its release, because the album "wouldn't be out until the summer".

Track List:
01. Underclass Hero
02. Walking Disaster
03. Speak Of The Devil
04. Dear Father
05. Count Your Last Blessings
06. Ma Poubelle
07. March Of The Dogs
08. The Jester
09. With Me
10. Pull The Curtain
11. King Of Contradiction
12. Best Of Me
13. Confusion And Frustration In Modern Times
14. So Long Goodbye
15. Look At Me (Hidden Track)

Bonus Tracks:
16. No Apologies
17. This Is Goodbye
18. Take A Look At Yourself
19. Walking Disaster (Live At The Studio)
20. Count Your Last Blessings (Live At The Studio)



Screaming Bloody Murder is the fifth studio album by Canadian rock band Sum 41, released on March 29, 2011, after many delays. It is the band's second album produced by frontman Deryck Whibley. It is the first album to be released on Island Records since the band left Aquarius Records in 2010. The album has received mixed reviews.

It is the last album to be released with longtime original drummer, Steve Jocz before he announced leaving the band in April 2013 and also the second and last album without lead guitarist Dave Baksh before his return in 2015. It is also the first album to feature Gob guitarist Tom Thacker. Even though Thacker was already a part of the band and co-wrote the title track of the album, all guitars were still recorded by singer Deryck Whibley.

The album has received generally mixed reviews since its release. In the site Metacritic, the album received a score of 47/100 based on 8 reviews. Many critics have compared the album to the works of Green Day and My Chemical Romance.

Jonah Bayer critic Alternative Press, said: "While we believe Sum 41 has the potential to succeed without the power chords, the fact that only a handful of musical ideas are fully developed in the album is a frustrating experience to listen ". Rock Sound critic remarked: " It is no longer a phenomenon but, Sum 41 have continued to mature as a pretty good band." On the other hand, there were harsh criticism from Jared Ponton critic Sputnikmusic, calling the album "Nasty, dirty, lazy, and certainly Sum 41 Screaming Bloody Murder is a band of moaning dead his tomb, which makes one wonder if Whibley and their friends really have learned anything from the disaster of Underclass Hero ".

Grace Duffy of Under The Gun said: “Screaming Bloody Murder” takes things up a notch, with a forceful and cutting rhythm and vocals to match. The undercurrent of rage and disillusionment is one that echoes throughout the record, and the band capture it well here.”

Along with this review, Shakefire, Ultimate-Guitar and IGN all welcomed the album as Sum 41's greatest album, citing that they have given up the humour in songs and actually become a very good band.

Accolades
Sum 41 was nominated for the 2011 Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance for the song "Blood in My Eyes", but they lost to Foo Fighters.

The album debuted at number 31 on the US Billboard 200, with first week sales of 15,000 copies. As of October 2016, the album has sold 52,000 copies.

Track List:
01. Reason To Believe
02. Screaming Bloody Murder
03. Skumfuk
04. Time For You To Go
05. Jessica Kill
06. What Am I To Say
07. Holy Image Of Lies
08. Sick Of Everyone
09. Happiness Machine
10. Crash
11. Blood In My Eyes
12. Baby You Don't Wanna Know
13. Back Where I Belong
14. Exit Song

Japanese Bonus Tracks:
15. Reason To Believe (Acoustic)
16. We're The Same