Sum 41 Punk Rock Videos

Sum 41 Review by Olivia

Deryck Whibley (BizzyD) - Guitar/ Lead Vocals
Jason McCaslin (Cone) – Bass
Steven Jocz (Stevo32) - Drums/Vocals

Early Years
In high school, the four members of Sum 41 were in rival bands. They say the got their name because they formed the band 41 days into summer. Back in 1996, they had bassist Mark Spicoluk, who was replaced by Jason McCaslin, better known as Cone, in 1999.

Half Hour Power
The band was signed on to Island Records in 2000 when the band sent in demos and video footage of them doing Jackass-like stunts. With Island Records, the band released their EP "Half Hour of Power" on June 27, 2000. The first single was “Makes No Difference", which had 2 different videos. The first video was put together using the video clips sent into the record labels and the second had the band performing at a house party.

All Filler No Killer
The band’s second CD but first full length album, “All Filler No Killer”, was released on May 8, 2001. “Fat Lip” was the first single and was a major hit in the summer; singles that followed after were “In Too Deep” and “Motivation”.

Does This Look Infected?
On November 26, 2002, “Does this Look Infected” was released as Sum 41’s second full length album. “Still Waiting” was the first single followed by “The Hell Song”. Sum 41 changed their sound just slightly by making the sound heavier with more metal-like solos, but still held on to the catchy harmonies they were known for.

Congo
In June of 2004, Sum 41 was in Congo filming the half-hour MTV documentary called “ROCKED: Sum 41 in Congo”, which was shown on September 21 on MTV. The documentary, about the war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, showed the band’s ten-day trip to the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo with War Child, a Canadian charity that provides humanitarian assistance to children affected by war. The documentary also tracks the band’s much-publicized evacuation from Congo, assisted by Canadian peacekeeper Chuck Pelletier, a United Nations peacekeeper, who saved the lives of the band and 40 other civilians while the band was recording the documentary. Sum 41 later named their third full length album “Chuck” in honor of Chuck Pelletier for saving their lives. War Child released the video on November 29, 2005 in the United States and Canada.

Chuck
“Chuck” was released on October 12, 2004 and the first single from the album (as well as the only song written after the Congo incident) was "We're All To Blame" followed by "Pieces" and "Some Say". “No Reason” was suppose to be a single, but instead “Some Say” was released.

Brownsound Leaves
On, May 11, 2006, Dave Baksh, better known as Dave Brownsound, announced that he was leaving Sum 41 to work with his new band Brown Brigade. Brownsound left the band because of artistic differences, and his goal to play music with more of a classical metal sound.