History Music / Sum41

Their follow-up album ''Does This Look Infected?'' was released in 2002. It featured a darker sound and also more serious lyrical themes. This continued onto their third album ''Chuck'', released in 2004. In 2006, Baksh left the band to focus on his own band Brown Brigade. He was replaced by Tom Thacker, who was initially only a live member, while their 2007 album ''Underclass Hero'' was recorded as a trio. Thacker became an official member in 2009 and helped to co-write title track for their fifth studio album ''Screaming Bloody Murder'', released in 2011. However, that album (along with ''Underclass Hero'') had all guitar parts performed by Whibley.

* RapRock: "Fat Lip" and "What We're All About". They later collaborated with Music/{{Ludacris}} for a rock version of "Get Back."

* RapRock: "Fat Lip" and "What We're All About". They later collaborated with Music/{{Ludicris}} for a rock version of "Get Back."

* RapRock: "Fat Lip" and "What We're All About".

* CerebusSyndrome: ''Half Hour of Power'' and ''All Killer, No Filler'' were both very upbeat, MTV-friendly pop-punk albums. They were followed by the [[NewSoundAlbum hardcore/horror punk inspired]] ''Does This Look Infected?'' and, after that, the very sombre ''Chuck'' and equally so ''Screaming Bloody Murder'', making the much lighter ''Underclass Hero'' a BreatherEpisode.

Sum 41 is a pop punk rock band from Ontario, Canada, formed in 1996 by vocalist/guitarist Deryck Whibley and drummer Steve Jocz. They were soon joined by lead guitarist Dave Baksh and after a set of bass guitarist they finally settled on Jason "Cone" [=McCaslin=] in 1999. Their first album (''All Killer, No Filler'') was released in 2001 and spawned their most successful single, "Fat Lip".

Sum 41 is a pop punk rock band from Ontario, Canada, formed in 1996 by vocalist/guitarist Derryck Whibley and drummer Steve Jocz. They were soon joined by lead guitarist Dave Baksh and after a set of bass guitarist they finally settled on Jason "Cone" [=McCaslin=] in 1999. Their first album (''All Killer, No Filler'') was released in 2001 and spawned their most successful single, "Fat Lip".

Sum 41 currently consists of Whibley on vocals and rhythm guitar, Tom Thacker on lead guitar and backing vocals and Cone on bass and backing vocals. Drummer Steve Jocz left the band in April of 2013, leaving Derryck as the sole remaining founding member. Jocz replacement has not been announced yet.

* AlterEgoActing: As Pain for Pleasure (see below). Also in music video for Still Waiting, they performed as The Sums and were renamed. Derryck was Sven, Dave was Holmes, Steve was Sergio and Cone was Thurston.

** Concerts [[CrossesTheLineTwice take this a step further]] with Derryck introducing the song as "Anna Nicole Is A Fucking Stupid Cunt!"

* FadingIntoTheNextSong: Done with “Intro” to “No Reason” and all three parts of “A Dark Road Out of Hell”.

* HeavyMetal: They had an AlterEgoActing band named [[FakeBand Pain for Pleasure]], where they performed in wigs and costumes and used nicknames - Steve (who was lead vocalist here) was Pain, Derryck (drummer) was Gunner, Dave was Pleasure and Cone was Sniper. They recorded three songs under this monicker: Pain for Pleasure, Reign in Pain and WWVII Parts 1 & 2. They also appeared as this in two of their music videos: Fat Lip (where they performed their self-titled song) and We're All to Blame (where they were announced as next band to perform on Solid Gold). Incidentally, Derryck is shown as guitarist in both of those appearances, although he actually played drums in this band.
* ImAHumanitarian: In one of their web videos, Basketball Butcher, after losing against Cone in basketball match, Steve kills him and then cooks him. Later, Derryck and Dave come in. They ask him what is for the dinner. Steve replies with "You!".

* RockTrio: During Underclass Hero era they officially consisted only of Derryck, Cone and Steve (Tom was a live member only and as such did not play on the album, nor did he appear in music videos). Screaming Bloody Murder was also recorded in three piece despite Tom Thacker already being a member of the band at that point (he did get a co-writing credit for title track, though).

* StartMyOwn: Dave Baksh, who left to form Brown Brigade.
* StepUpToTheMicrophone: Aside from singing on Pain for Pleasure songs, Steve also rapped on Fat Lip, What We're All About and Thanks for Nothing (along with Derryck and in case of first two, Dave).

* SpecialGuest: [[Music/{{Slayer}} Kerry King]] on [[Film/SpiderMan What We're All About]].

* ExecutiveMeddling: {{Parodied}} in Still Waiting music video. At the start, their record label executive (portrayed by Will Sasso) renames the band and its individual members, stating that "number bands are out" and ""the" is in". It also parodies the executives' (supposed) lack of knowledge about music and musicians with Sasso saying, that although he has "not heard the new album, it's probably all sorts of songs about skateboarding and [[BreakupSong getting dumped]]" and stating band names like [[Music/GreenDay Green Day 75]] or [[Music/LedZeppelin The Led Zeppelins]].

* ThrowItIn: During the making of music video for Pieces, Derryck walks across various trucks that spot slogans such as "The perfect family", "The perfect body" or "The perfect night". At the end of the video, he himself is in one such truck that reads "The perfect life is wating for you". Then the F in life falls off, changing the line to "The perfect lie is wating for you". While this was an accident, they decided to leave it there, as they thought if fit the mood of the song.

* WarIsHell: Still Waiting.

* TheAlcoholic: Derryck admitted, that he used to drunk very excessively. He eventually stopped after he collapsed and doctors told him, that if he had one more drink, he would probably die.

* DisproportionateRetribution: In Basketball Butcher, Stevo murders (and later [[ImAHumanitarian cooks and eats]] Cone simply because he beat him in a basketball match.

* ExecutiveMeddling: Parodied in Still Waiting music video. At the start, their record label executive (portrayed by Will Sasso) renames the band and its individual members, stating that "number bands are out" and ""the" is in". It also parodies the executives' (supposed) lack of knowledge about music and musicians with Sasso saying, that although he has "not heard the new album, it's probably all sorts of songs about skateboarding and [[BreakupSong getting dumped]]" and stating band names like [[Music/GreenDay Green Day 75]] or [[Music/LedZeppelin The Led Zeppelins]].

* MoodWhiplash: Chuck is especially made of this. Not only does it put relatively softer songs (Some Say, Pieces and Slipping Away) between fast and aggresive songs, but even some of the heavier songs on the album have slower, melodic parts such as on We're All to Blame (aggresive verses, calm choruses) or 88 (which has calmer first verse and the outro, but is otherwise fast and heavy).

* RapRock: Fat Lip and What We're All About.
* RockTrio: During Underclass Hero era they officially consisted only of Derryck, Cone and Steve (Tom was a live member only and as such did not play on the album, nor did he appear in music videos). Screaming Bloody Murder was also recorded in three piece.

* NamesTheSame: Contrary to his stage name (and, arguably, appearance), Steve "Stevo 32" Jocz is ''not'' Series/Jackass star Steven "Steve-O" Glover.

* NamesTheSame: Contrary to his stage name (and, arguably, appearance), Steve "Stevo 32" Jocz is ''not'' LiveActionTelevision/Jackass star Steven "Steve-O" Glover.

* NamesTheSame: Contrary to his stage name (and, arguably, appearance), Steve "Stevo 32" Jocz is ''not'' [[LiveActionTelevision/Jackass]] star Steven "Steve-O" Glover.

* NamesTheSame: Contrary to his stage name (and, arguably, appearance), Steve "Stevo 32" Jocz is ''not'' [[Series/Jackass Steven "Steve-O" Glover.]]

* CerebusSyndrom: "Half Hour of Power" and "All Killer, No Filler" were both very upbeat, MTV-friendly pop-punk albums. They were followed by the [[NewSoundAlbum hardcore/horror punk inspired]] "Does This Look Infected?" and, after that, the very sombre ''Chuck'' and equally so ''Screaming Bloody Murder'', making the much lighter ''Underclass Hero'' a BreatherEpisode.

* CountryMatters: A.N.I.C., which stands for Anna Nicole Is Cunt.

Sum 41 is a pop punk rock band from Ontario, Canada, formed in 1996 by vocalist/guitarist Derryck Whibley and drummer Steve Jocz. They were soon joined by lead guitarist Dave Baksh and after a set of bass guitarist they finally settled on Jason "Cone" [=McCaslin=] in 1999. Their first album, ''All Killer, No Filler'', was released in 2001 and spawned their most successful single, "Fat Lip".

The following album "Does This Look Infected?" was released in 2004. It featured darker sound and also more serious lyrical themes. This continued also on their third album "Chuck". In 2006 Baksh left the band to focus on his own band Brown Brigade. He was replaced by Tom Thacker, who was initially only a live member, while their next album "Underclass Hero" was recorded in three piece. Thacker became an official member in 2009 and helped to co-write title track for their fith studio album "Screaming Bloody Murder", although as with "Underclass Hero" all guitar parts were performed by Whibley.

The band’s music has elements of metal, pop, rap and alternative rock, moving from the lighter stuff on ''All Killer, No Filler'' through to heavier metal and alternative on ''Does This Look Infected?'' and ''Chuck'', and back to pop punk with ''Underclass Hero'', to melodic hardcore with ''Screaming Bloody Murder''.

* AlterEgo: As Pain for Pleasure (see below). Also in music video for Still Waiting, they performed as The Sums and were renamed. Derryck was Sven, Dave was Holmes, Steve was Sergio and Cone was Thurston.

* HeavyMetal: They had an AlterEgo band named [[FakeBand Pain for Pleasure]], where they performed in wigs and costumes and used nicknames - Steve (who was lead vocalist here) was Pain, Derryck (drummer) was Gunner, Dave was Pleasure and Cone was Sniper. They recorded three songs under this monicker: Pain for Pleasure, Reign in Pain and WWVII Parts 1 & 2. They also appeared as this in two of their music videos: Fat Lip (where they performed their self-titled song) and We're All to Blame (where they were announced as next band to perform on Solid Gold). Incidentally, Derryck is shown as guitarist in both of those appearances, although he actually played drums in this band.

* WarIsHell: Still Waiting.Sum 41 is a pop punk rock band from Ontario, Canada, formed in 1996 by vocalist/guitarist Derryck Whibley and drummer Steve Jocz. They were soon joined by lead guitarist Dave Baksh and after a set of bass guitarist they finally settled on Jason

* WarIsHell: Still Waiting.

Sum 41 currently consists of Whibley on vocals and rhythm guitar, Tom Thacker also on lead guitar and backing vocals and Cone on bass and backing vocals. Drummer Steve Jocz left the band in April of 2013, leaving Derryck as the sole remaining founding member. Jocz replacement has not been announced yet.

* HeavyMetal: They had an AlterEgo band named Pain for Pleasure, where they performed in wigs and costumes and used nicknames - Steve (who was lead vocalist here) was Pain, Derryck (drummer) was Gunner, Dave was Pleasure and Cone was Sniper. They recorded three songs under this monicker: Pain for Pleasure, Reign in Pain and WWVII Parts 1 & 2. They appeared as this in two of their music videos: Fat Lip (where they performed their self-titled song) and We're All to Blame (where they were announced as next band to perform on Solid Gold). Incidentally, Derryck is shown as guitarist in both of those appearances, although he actually played drums there.

Sum 41 is a pop punk rock band from Ontario, Canada, formed in 1996. Their first album, ''All Killer, No Filler'', was released in 2001 and spawned their most successful single, "Fat Lip".

The band’s music has elements of metal, pop, rap and alternative rock, moving from the lighter stuff on ''All Killer, No Filler'' through to heavier metal and alternative on ''Does This Look Infected?'' and ''Chuck'', and back to pop punk with ''Underclass Hero''.
to melodic hardcore with ''Screaming Bloody Murder''.

Sum 41 currently consists of Deryck Whibley on vocals and guitar, Tom Thacker also on vocals and guitar, Jason [=McCaslin=] on bass and vocals, and Steve Jocz on drums.

* GenreShift
* TheSomethingSong: The Hell Song