I often inadvertently rip on punk rock group Sum 41 when I cite Deryck Whibley’s vocal style as the template for how the clean vocals in ALL metalcore bands sound. Now, I’m far from being a Sum 41 fan, but I haven’t exactly been fair to them either… they’re definitely better than that Simple Plan shit, but that’s not saying much.
Anyway, Sum 41 announced their new album yesterday; 13 Voices will be released on October 7th, via Hopeless Records. This will be the band’s first album in five years, and first since Whibley’s recovery.
On the album, frontman Deryck Whibley says:
I am really excited to be releasing an album after everything I’ve been through recently. This new music represents the journey I’ve been on throughout the process of making this record. I had to fall in order to rise, and nothing feels better than to have something you love that you had to really fight for. I can honestly say that 13 Voices saved my life and I cannot wait to share it with all of you.
Whibley began writing for 13 Voices immediately following his four-month stint in the hospital. The frontman recalls:
I had to learn how to do everything again — my motor skills, learning how to play guitar again… I couldn’t even walk at the time. It was really difficult, but at the same time if I didn’t have a record to make, I don’t think I would have recovered as quickly. Writing music gave me a purpose. I had to get better.
Leading up to the album release, Sum 41 will hit the road this summer making their way across the U.S. as part of the 2016 Warped Tour, beginning on June 22nd at the Road to Warped Tour in Anchorage, AK, and wrapping on August 7th in Pomona, CA. Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased here.
More details on the album pre-order and more, coming soon!
13 Voices Track Listing:
1. A Murder of Crows (You’re All Dead To Me)
2. Goddamn I’m Dead Again
3. Fake My Own Death
4. Breaking The Chain
5. There Will Be Blood
6. 13 Voices
7. War
8. God Save Us All (Death to POP)
9. The Fall And The Rise
10. Twisted By Design
SUM 41 – Upcoming Tour Dates
Jun 22 – Road to Warped Tour 2016 – Anchorage, AK
Jun 26 – NRG Park – Main Street Lot – Houston, TX*
Jun 27 – Mardi Gras World – New Orleans, LA*
Jun 29 – The Fairgrounds Nashville – Nashville, TN*
Jun 30 – Lakewood Amphitheater – Atlanta, GA*
Jul 01 – Vinoy Park – St Petersburg, FL*
Jul 02 – Tinker Field – Orlando, FL*
Jul 03 – Perfect Vodka Amphitheatre – West Palm Beach, FL*
Jul 05 – PNC Music Pavilion – Charlotte, NC*
Jul 06 – Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater – Virginia Beach, VA*
Jul 07 – Lakeview Amphitheater – Syracuse, NY*
Jul 08 – BB&T Pavilion – Camden, NJ*
Jul 09 – Nikon at Jones Beach Theater – Wantagh, NY*
Jul 10 – Xfinity Theatre – Hartford, CT*
Jul 11 – The Pavilion at Montage Mountain – Scranton, PA*
Jul 13 – Xfinity Center – Mansfield, MA*
Jul 14 – Darien Lake Theme Park – Darien Center, NY*
Jul 15 – First Niagara Pavilion – Burgettstown, PA*
Jul 16 – Merriweather Post Pavilion – Columbia, MD*
Jul 17 – PNC Bank Arts Center – Holmdel, NJ*
Jul 19 – Klipsch Music Center – Noblesville, IN*
Jul 20 – Blossom Music Center – Akron, OH*
Jul 21 – Riverbend Music Center – Cincinnati, OH*
Jul 22 – The Palace at Auburn Hills – Auburn Hills, MI*
Jul 23 – Hollywood Casino Amphitheater – Tinley Park, IL*
Jul 24 – Canterburry Park – Shakopee, MN*
Jul 26 – Marcus Amphitheatre – Milwaukee, WI*
Jul 27 – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre – Maryland Heights, MO*
Jul 28 – Providence Medical Center Amphitheater – Bonner Springs, KS*
Jul 30 – Utah State Park – Salt Lake City, UT*
Jul 31 – Pepsi Center Arena Lot – Denver, CO*
Aug 01 – Balloon Fiesta Park – Albuquerque, NM*
Aug 02 – Salt River Fields – Scottsdale, AZ*
Aug 05 – Quallcomm Stadium – San Diego, CA*
Aug 06 – Shoreline Amphitheater – Mountain View, CA*
Aug 07 – Pomona Fairplex – Pomona, CA*
Aug 11 – Rocco Del Schlacko Festival – Puttlingen
Aug 13 – Taubertal Festival – Rothenburg
Aug 14 – Sziget Festival – Budapest
Aug 18 – Open Air Gampel – Gampel
Aug 19 – Highfield Festival – Grossposna
Aug 20 – Lowlands Festival – Biddinghuizen
Aug 22 – And There Come The Wolves Festival – Wiesen
Aug 23 – Forum Karlin – Prauge
Aug 24 – Chiemsee Summer Festival – Ubersee
Aug 26 – Carroponte – Milan
*Warped Tour
Rock Hard \m/
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