Sum 41 Confirm Split After 27 Years, Announce Farewell Tour and Final Album: ‘We Are Forever Grateful’

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No longer in too deep! Sum 41 announced they are breaking up after nearly 30 years of performing.“Being in Sum 41 since 1996 brought us some of the best moments of our lives,” the band wrote in a statement via Instagram on Monday, May 8. “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.”The Canadian rock band — which consists of Deryck Whibley, Dave Baksh, Jason “Cone” McCaslin, Tom Thacker and Frank Zummo — continued to say they will be “disbanding” but not before they play a farewell tour and release one more record as a group.‘We will still be finishing all of our current upcoming tour dates this year, and we’re looking forward to releasing our final album, Heaven and Hell, along with a final worldwide headlining tour to celebrate,” the rockers explained. “Details will be announced as soon as we have them.”The punk group concluded: “For now, we look forward to seeing all of you skumfuks on the road and are excited for what the future will bring for each of us.

Thank you for the last 27 years of Sum 41.”Sum 41 was originally called Kaspir when it formed in Ajax, Ontario, in 1996. Three years later, the band signed an international record deal with Island Records.

In 2000, they dropped their first EP, Half Hour of Power, and have been making hit punk rock records ever since.With the group’s 2001 debut album, All Killer No Filler, their rise to mainstream success continued to grow.