SUM 41 – Tour Of The Setting Sum – Final Europe Tour – Dunaj
Sum 41 nikoli niso ustrezali kalupu. Niti si niso prizadevali za to. Raje so od začetka šli s svojo unikatno kombinacijo pop punk pesmi, obogatene z izjemno heavy metal tehniko. Tako so pustili neizbrisen pečat na popularni kulturi – od svoje prevlade na TRL na začetku tisočletja do legendarnega nastopa na prvem festivalu When We Were Young. V enem letu so sodelovali z Iggyjem Popom, obenem pa so z ognjevitim poklonom počastili Metallico za MTV Icon. Njihova glasba je popestrila številne franšize, vključno s Spider-Man, American Pie in Bring It On.
Razvili so triptih klasičnih albumov – platinasto All Killer No Filler [2001], zlato Does This Look Infected? [2002] in zlato Chuck [2004] – ter v drugem desetletju ostali enako nabriti z albumi, kot sta 13 Voices [2016] in Order In Decline [2019]. Slant je zadnjega opisal kot “hudo zabaven”, medtem ko je GQ občudoval, kako je “skupina prišla vse do nazaj.” S 15 milijoni prodanih albumov po svetu, dvema nagradama Juno, Kerrang! nagrado in množico Alternative Press Music Awards, Grammy nominacijo in razprodanimi dvoranami povsod, odhajajo z glasnim bumom – po svojih pravilih.
Brez upoštevanja pravil in pričakovanj ter z zaupanjem v svoj instinkt, člani skupine – Deryck Whibley [vokal, kitara], Dave Baksh [kitara], Jason McCaslin [bas], Tom Thacker [kitara] in Frank Zummo [bobni] – zaključujejo svojo glasbeno zgodbo s posebnim dvojnim albumom Heaven :x: Hell [Rise Records]. Heaven prinaša 10 energičnih pop punk skladb, medtem ko Hell razvnema s 10 težkometalnimi himnami, polnimi vratolomnih solo vložkov, thrash rifov in himničnih refrenov. To je njihov največji in najpogumnejši projekt do zdaj.
S turnejo Heaven :x: Hell se odpravljajo na svojo največjo turnejo doslej, ki se bo zaključila pred več kot 35.000 oboževalci na razprodanem koncertu v Paris La Défense Areni v Nanterru, Francija. Turneja se bo nadaljevala v leto 2025, končali pa bodo na višku.
“Ljubim Sum 41, kar smo dosegli, prestali in skozi leta vztrajali skupaj, zato sem se odločil za zaključek,” pravi Deryck. “Toliko je bilo trenutkov, ko bi se lahko razšli. A iz nekega razloga smo vztrajali. Na to sem ponosen. Prav je, da končamo zdaj. Vso energijo usmerjam v prihodnost. To bo naša največja turneja in želim, da je najboljši šov, ki smo ga kdaj izvedli. To je to.”
Sum 41 bodo svoj zadnji koncert kot skupina odigrali v Avstriji, v Wiener Stadthalle, 13. novembra 2024, kjer se jim bo kot poseben gost pridružil Neck Deep.
Sum 41 never fit in. They didn’t give a shit or try to either. Instead, they came out of the gate swinging with a signature style punctuated by pop punk singalongs and hard-hitting heavy metal proficiency. As a result, they’ve cast an unmatched shadow over popular culture, tracing back to their turn-of-the-century domination of TRL up to a rapturous set at the inaugural When We Were Young Festival. Within the span of a year, Iggy Pop tapped them for a collaboration, and they paid a fiery tribute to Metallica for MTV Icon. Their music has surged through major franchises, ranging from Spider-Man to American Pie and Bring It On.
They ignited a triptych of classic albums—the platinum-certified All Killer No Filler [2001], gold-certified Does This Look Infected? [2002], and gold-certified Chuck [2004]—and persisted in their second decade with just as much piss and vinegar on the likes of 13 Voices [2016] and Order In Decline [2019]. Slant hailed the latter as “a hell of fun ride,” while GQ applauded how “the band made it all the way back.” After selling 15 million albums worldwide, garnering two Juno Awards, a Kerrang! Award, and a handful of Alternative Press Music Awards, receiving a GRAMMY® nomination, and packing venues everywhere, they’re going out with a bang—and on their own terms.
Disregarding the rules, ignoring expectations, and following their instincts once again, the band—Deryck Whibley [vocals, guitar], Dave Baksh [guitar], Jason McCaslin [bass], Tom Thacker [guitar], and Frank Zummo [drums]—deliver a fittingly fiery final statement in the form of the double-LP, Heaven :x: Hell [Rise Records]. Heaven is 10 tracks of snarling high energy pop punk, while Hell consists of ten heavy metal anthems spiked with fret-burning solos, thrashing riffs, and fist-pumping hooks.
It’s big, it’s ballsy, and it’s their boldest and best body of work to date.
Heaven :x: Hell sees the band launch their biggest headline run ever, closing out the European leg in front of over 35,000 fans at the sold out Paris La Défense Arena in Nanterre, France. The trip takes them well into 2025, leaving on a high note.
“I love Sum 41, what we’ve achieved, endured, and stuck together through, which is why I want to call it quits,” Deryck leaves off. “There were so many times we could’ve broken up. For some reason, we kept sticking it out. I’m proud of that. It’s the right time to walk away from it. I’m putting all of my energy into what’s ahead. This is going to be the biggest tour of our lives, and I want to make it the best show we’ve ever done. That’s it.”
Sum 41 will be playing their final show as a band in Austria, at Wiener Stadthalle on November 13, 2024 with special guest Neck Deep.
Tickets for the Vienna show are available here (or via your local Eventim): OETicket.
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