It was announced today that Sum 41 will be breaking up after being around for 27 years. They will disband following the release of their latest and 9th studio record being their last. The band will be touring behind the record and it will be their final world tour The band would release a statement that read
“‘Being in Sum 41 since 1996 brought us some of the best moments of our lives, 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 along with a final worldwide headlining tour to celebrate. Details will be announced as soon as we have them.
Last August, it was reported that frontman Deryck Whibley had sold his publishing to an investment firm. It was earlier in the year he put some of his instruments up for sale.
Whibley would tell Rolling Stone last year that the band’s final album would be a double record— with half of the album seeing them returning to their pop-punk roots.
The punk band has enjoyed success beginning in the 2000s with albums like “Does This Look Infected?,” “Chuck” and “Underclass Hero” all going gold or platinum in several countries,
“‘Being in Sum 41 since 1996 brought us some of the best moments of our lives, 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 along with a final worldwide headlining tour to celebrate. Details will be announced as soon as we have them.
Last August, it was reported that frontman Deryck Whibley had sold his publishing to an investment firm. It was earlier in the year he put some of his instruments up for sale.
Whibley would tell Rolling Stone last year that the band’s final album would be a double record— with half of the album seeing them returning to their pop-punk roots.
The punk band has enjoyed success beginning in the 2000s with albums like “Does This Look Infected?,” “Chuck” and “Underclass Hero” all going gold or platinum in several countries,
