Sum 41

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Biography

Sum 41 is a Canadian rock band from Ajax, Ontario. The band was formed in 1996 and currently consists of members Deryck Whibley (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Tom Thacker (lead guitar, backing vocals), Jason McCaslin (bass guitar, backing vocals) and Steve Jocz (drums). In 1999, the band signed an international record deal with Island Records. The band released their debut album, All Killer, No Filler in 2001. The band achieved mainstream success with their first single from the album, "Fat Lip", which reached number-one on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and remains the band's most successful single to date. All Killer No Filler' was certified platinum in the United States, Canada and in the UK. The band has since released four more studio albums: Does This Look Infected? (2002), Chuck (2004) Underclass Hero (2007) and Screaming Bloody Murder (2011). The band often performs more than 300 times each year and holds long global tours, most of which last more than a year. They have 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, however they lost to the Foo Fighters.[

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Year Formed 1996
Number of Albums 21
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Website www.sum41.com
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Trivia

What was Jason Cone McCaslin's birth year?

1980

...guitar, vocals; Steve Stevo 32 Jocz, drums; Jason Cone McCaslin (born in 1980 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada), bass; Deryck Bizzy D Whibley, guitar, voca...
How many days into their summer vacation did the band Sum 41 form?

Fortyone

...ronto, Ontario, Canada), bass; Deryck Bizzy D Whibley, guitar, vocals. Fortyone days into their 1996 summer vacation, Canadian high school juniors Ste...
When did Sum 41 release their first LP?

2001

... catchy poppunk rock tunes. Within months of releasing their first LP in 2001 , Sum 41 gained popularity so rapidly in the United States and elsewhere ...
What was the most popular video on MTV's request show 'TRL'?

Their Fat Lip video

... opening for other bands to being the main act on their own tour. Their Fat Lip video displaced 'N Sync's 'Pop' as the most popular video on MTV's nor...
What was Whibley's nickname?

Bizzy D

... for concerts, and they were friends. Whibley, who goes by the nickname Bizzy D , started out in the rap trio the Powerful Young Hustlers when he was 1...
What was the name of the rap trio he started out in when he was 11?

Powerful Young Hustlers

...or concerts, and they were friends. Whibley, who goes by the nickname Bizzy D, started out in the rap trio the Powerful Young Hustlers when he was 11....
When did the band sign a record deal with Island Records?

1999

...Since signing an international record deal with Island Records in 1999 , the band has released 4 studio albums, 1 live album (under 2 different titles)...
How many studio albums has the band released?

4

...ternational record deal with Island Records in 1999, the band has released 4 studio albums, 1 live album (under 2 different titles), 2 live DVDs, 22 s...
What is the name of the record label that the band signed a deal with in 1999?

Island Records

...Since signing an international record deal with Island Records in 1999, the band has released 4 studio albums, 1 live album (under 2 different titles)...
When was Beginnings and Half Hour of Power released?

19962000

...than 1 year. Contents 1 History 1.1 Beginnings and Half Hour of Power ( 19962000 ) 1.2 All Killer No Filler and Does This Look Infected? They joke that ...
What band did Greig Nori work for?

Treble Charger

...41 days into the summer of 1996. They were scouted by Greig Nori of Treble Charger at a Supernova show at the Opera House in Toronto on February 24, 1...
In what year did the band record a demo tape on cassette?

1998

...claims the reason they were signed was that he had joined their band. In 1998 the band recorded a demo tape on cassette which they sent to various rec...
What is the name of the demo tape that the band sent to record companies?

Rock Out with Your Sock Out

...getting a recording contract, which is referred to by fans as Rock Out with Your Sock Out . These demo tapes are extremely rare and are the only record...
How much has a copy of the tape recently sold for?

45

...th original bassist Richard Roy, a copy of the tape has recently sold for 45 on Ebay. The band submitted the video footage along with their demo tapes...
When did Sum 41 hit the global radar?

1996

...Canadian rock outfit Sum 41 hit the worldwide radar in 1996 after their hometown of Ajax, Ontario, proved unable to fully contain the foursome's mixtu...
Where was Sum 41's hometown?

Ajax, Ontario

...utfit Sum 41 hit the worldwide radar in 1996 after their hometown of Ajax, Ontario , proved unable to fully contain the foursome's mixture of arenasize...
What was their breakthrough majorlabel debut?

All Killer No Filler

...nd toiletbowl humor. Their breakthrough majorlabel debut, 2001's All Killer No Filler , featured the charttopping MTV hit Fat Lip and followup In Too D...
What MTV hit did No Filler feature?

Fat Lip

...l debut, 2001's All Killer No Filler, featured the charttopping MTV hit Fat Lip and followup In Too Deep. From there, the band's mischievous poppunk s...
What was the name of the follow-up album to Fat Lip?

In Too Deep

...ler No Filler, featured the charttopping MTV hit Fat Lip and followup In Too Deep . From there, the band's mischievous poppunk style was steadily harde...
What was the name of the song that Sum 41 achieved a chart peak with in 2007?

Underclass Hero

...h as We're All to Blame. Despite achieving a chart peak with 2007's Underclass Hero , the band soon found themselves in decline in the mainstream durin...
Sum 41 found themselves in decline in the mainstream during what decade?

2010s

..., the band soon found themselves in decline in the mainstream during the 2010s , due in part to lineup changes and creeping health problems. While Scre...
What album was the band's lowest charting effort since their debut?

Screaming Bloody Murder

...e in part to lineup changes and creeping health problems. While Screaming Bloody Murder produced the Grammynominated single Blood in My Eyes, the albu...
Who announced serious health issues that would sideline the band until 2016?

Deryck Whibley

...and's lowestcharting effort since their debut. Soon after, frontman Deryck Whibley announced serious health issues that would sideline the band until ...
What was the name of the comeback album released in 2016?

13 Voices

...e the band until 2016, when they issued the successful comeback record 13 Voices . In addition to vocalistguitarist Whibley, the band also originally i...
What was the name of the EP that followed Sum 41?

Half Hour of Power

...moting their very own blink182), Island put Sum 41 on the payroll in 1999. The Half Hour of Power EP followed, and Warped Tour dates put the word out....
How many studio albums have Sum 41 released as of February 2017?

six

...They've released six studio albums as of February 2017. Sum 41 released their debut album, All Killer No Filler, in 2001 and achieved mainstream succe...
Fat Lip reached what number on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart?

numberone

...tream success through the album's first single, Fat Lip, which reached numberone on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart; it remains the band's most...
What was Deryck Whibley's profession?

singersongwriter

... Bloody Murder (2011) and 13 Voices (2016). The band was formed by singersongwriter Deryck Whibley and drummer Steve Jocz, after Whibley convinced Joc...
Who was the lead guitarist for the duo?

Dave Baksh

...was convinced that he was the best drummer around. The duo then added Dave Baksh as lead guitarist a year later and after going through several bassis...
When did Dave Baksh announce he was leaving Sum 41?

May 10, 2006

...ssists, ended up picking Jason McCaslin to complete their lineup. On May 10, 2006 , Dave Baksh announced in a statement through his management company ...
What was Baksh leaving Sum 41 to work with?

Brown Brigade

...gement company that he was leaving Sum 41 to work with his new band, Brown Brigade , which has a more classic metal sound. Baksh cited creative differe...
When did Steve Jocz confirm that Tom Thacker would take part in the writing and recording of the album?

March 9, 2010

...arture but claimed that he was still on good terms with the band. On March 9, 2010 , Steve Jocz confirmed that new lead guitarist Tom Thacker will take...
What was Killer No Filler certified to be in the United States and the United Kingdom?

platinum

...n also achieved commercial success. All Killer No Filler was certified platinum in both the United States and the United Kingdom and triple platinum i...
What was the name of the band's next album?

Chuck

...rted 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 prove...
In what year did the band release Underclass Hero?

2007

...e album proved successful, peaking at number 10 on the Billboard 200. In 2007 , the band released Underclass Hero, which was met with a mixed reception...
What was the name of Whibley's new album?

Order In Decline

.... Within three weeks, the majority of the music for the new album, Order In Decline was written. With much of the music written, Whibley focused his a...
How long did it take for the music to be written for Order In Decline?

three weeks

... ideas that Whibley had stockpiled and couldnt wait to record. Within three weeks , the majority of the music for the new album, Order In Decline was w...
What did the honest process of writing Order in Decline release?

a weight that has plagued the frontman in recent years

...not hold back any feelings, ultimately released a weight that has plagued the frontman in recent years . He also shares his feelings on mental health a...
What is the name of the ballad on his album called?

Catching Fire

...e knows how, by closing out the album with a beautiful ballad called Catching Fire about those he has lost and almost lost throughout his life. The so...
How many Juno Awards were nominated?

7

... million records sold worldwide, a Grammy Award nomination, 2 Juno Awards ( 7 nominations), a Kerrang! Award in 2002, as well as multiple Alternative P...
What year did Sum 41 receive a Kerrang! Award?

2002

...mmy Award nomination, 2 Juno Awards (7 nominations), a Kerrang! Award in 2002 , as well as multiple Alternative Press Music Awards, Sum 41 is quite sim...
How many members does Sum 41 have?

five

...omising and honest with no intention of slowing down. Sum 41 consists of five members including Deryck Whibley, lead guitaristbacking vocalist Dave Br...
Who is the lead guitaristbacking vocalist of Sum 41?

Dave Brownsound

...ve members including Deryck Whibley, lead guitaristbacking vocalist Dave Brownsound , colead guitaristbacking vocalist Tom Thacker, bassistbacking voca...
How many days into the summer did Sum 41 come together?

41

... 41 was created from several formerly rival bands. They all came together 41 days into the summer before their senior year of high school, and formed ...
Fat Lip and In Too Deep received regular airplay on what?

MTV

...pular singles such as Fat Lip and In Too Deep received regular airplay on MTV and popular radio stations, further contributing to the band's continued...
What was the name of the band's next release in 2002?

Does This Look Infected?

... the band's continued success Their next release, in 2002, was Does This Look Infected? . Though the singles The Hell Song and Still Waiting were not r...
How many shows has the band played since their next release?

over 200

... This also began an era of heavy touring, and the band has since played over 200 shows worldwide. The band's next release has quite a story behind it....