Sum 41

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Sum 41 is a Juno Award-Winning Canadian rock band from Ajax, Ontario. The current Sum 41 members are Deryck Whibley (lead vocals, guitar, keyboard/piano), Cone McCaslin (bass/vocals), and Steve Jocz (drums/vocals).

The band was formed on the 41st day of summer (hence the name Sum 41).

Since signing an international record deal with Island Records in 1999, Sum 41 has released five studio albums, two live CDs, two live DVDs, over ten singles and sold millions of copies worldwide. As of 2006 Sum 41 performed more than 600 times and Sum 41 have become famous for their world tours that often last for more than a year.

Sum 41 said that their early music (Half Hour of Power) was heavily influenced by NOFX. Another influence on their music was Beastie Boys, especially in their All Killer No Filler hip-hop persona and their Rapcore music found in the "Fat Lip" and "What We're All About" singles. Their later music on the album Does This Look Infected? had heavy influence from The Offspring, as the band itself commented. Also, some metal influence coming from bands like Iron Maiden is noted. In the song "Fat Lip", the quote "Maiden and Priest were the gods that we praised" refers to Iron Maiden and Judas Priest. Their album Chuck features a series of songs that can be compared with Thrash metal, and they have named Metallica as one of the main influences on their metal music. Sum 41 has said that Green Day has been an influence from the beginning but it is more seen in the alternative style of Chuck.

More recently the musical genre of Sum 41 has been disputed among fans because of the complex combination of different musical styles. The argument is centralized around the punk streak of Sum 41 , and they have been labeled as pop-punk, punk rock and even alternative punk. Their lyrics contain some influence and Sum 41 's later albums are known for their often politically-driven music.

With Underclass Hero, Sum 41 stated a return to their prior music mainly from Does This Look Infected? and All Killer No Filler. This album is "edgier and faster" than any previous album according to bassist Cone McCaslin, but "Is more punk rock and less metal" as frontman Deryck Whibley stated during the production of the album. However, Underclass Hero has been noted to be Sum 41 's softest release by far, though it seems to be a fan favorite.

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