Sum 41 Announce Release Date For Final Album
The last album for Sum 41 will be a double album, Heaven :x: Hell, set for release on March 29th, 2024 via Rise/BMG Records. The 20 track collection will have 10 Heaven tracks of pop punk and 10 Hell tracks of heavy metal. The band has been straddling the line of pop-punk and metal for their entire career, and Heaven :x: Hell is a testament to their innovative sound since the band’s inception 27 years ago.
On the new album, lead singer Deryck Whibley says, “Once I heard the music, I was confident enough to say, ‘This is the record I’d like to go out on.’ We’ve made a double album of pop punk and metal, and it makes sense. It took a long time for us to pave this lane for ourselves, but we did, and it’s unique to us.”
The lead single off the Heaven side of the new album is “Landmines,” moving into the Top 10 on the Alternative chart.
Alongside the album announcement, Sum 41 has released a new single and music video, “Rise Up”. It’s the first offering from the upcoming album’s metal-filled Hell side. “Writing ‘Rise Up,’ I felt the way I did when I first got signed,” said Whibley. “I felt the pressure and the need to create something great, but I felt so excited at the same time.”
Watch the video for “Rise Up” HERE.