Sum 41 say farewell with official release of Rage Against The Machine’s ‘Sleep Now In The Fire’ cover

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Sum 41 have released an official cover of Rage Against The Machine‘s ‘Sleep Now In The Fire’, marking their farewell.The Canadian pop-punk band announced in late 2023 that they would be breaking up after the release of one final album and a farewell world tour, dubbed ‘Tour Of The Setting Sum’.

Those shows culminated earlier this year, with a run of 13 shows in their home country. Watch some fan-captured footage and see the full setlist from their final show here.Now, as part of the Spotify singles series, they dropped a cover version of Rage Against The Machine and a fresh version of ‘Landmines’, taken from their 2024 album ‘Heaven :x: Hell’.“Recording these Spotify Singles has been an incredible way to celebrate with our fans around the world,” they said. “We’re so grateful for their support and excited to share this special session with everyone.” Last summer, guitarist Dave Baksh and bassist Jason “Cone” McCaslin touched upon how the band had become “stronger” in recent years, following health issues faced by Whibley.“We took about two years off for Deryck to figure out his health problems and then when we got back together with Dave it just seemed [right]” Cone said during the NME interview. “When everything got back together it felt really good.

It’s been a rollercoaster for our whole career so it feels good to be playing these big festivals and higher up on the bill now.”Speaking to NME about why their latest album ‘Heaven :x: Hell’ felt like the right pick for their last LP and why now felt like the right time to call it quits, Whibley shared: “I feel really good about this album, which is why I felt it should be the last one.