In a devastating blow to the music world, Sum 41, the band you definitely still care about and haven’t forgotten since their heyday in the early 2000s, announced their official breakup on Monday, May 8th. The band plans to go out with a bang, releasing their eighth and final album, Heaven x Hell, and embarking on one last world tour to remind everyone that they were, in fact, still making music.
The news has sent shockwaves through the global community, with fans everywhere frantically searching through their old CD collections to find that one Sum 41 album they bought in middle school. Many have taken to social media to express their grief, using hashtags like #Sum41Forever and #NeverForget, while simultaneously googling the band’s discography to catch up on the last 15 years of music they missed.
The band’s breakup has also led to a sudden surge in nostalgic think pieces, with titles like “The Lasting Impact of Sum 41: How They Defined a Generation” and “10 Reasons Why Sum 41 Was the Soundtrack to Our Youth.” These articles, written by people who likely haven’t listened to the band since 2003, praise Sum 41 for their innovative blend of punk, pop, and rock and for their ability to make us all feel like angsty teenagers again.
Heaven x Hell, the band’s final album, is set to be released later this year and promises to be a fitting farewell to the band that you definitely didn’t forget about until just now. The album will feature a mix of new songs and re-recorded classics, including an updated version of their hit single “Fat Lip” that replaces all references to “CDs” with “Spotify playlists” to better connect with their modern audience.
Sum 41’s final world tour, aptly titled “The End of an Era Tour,” will kick off later this year, giving fans one last chance to see the band live and pretend they’ve been following their career this entire time. The tour is expected to sell out quickly, with many fans eager to relive their youth and others simply wanting to see what the band members look like now that they’re in their 40s.
In the wake of the breakup announcement, Sum 41’s music has seen a sudden spike in streaming numbers, proving that nothing brings people together quite like the shared experience of pretending to care about a band they haven’t thought about in over a decade. So, dust off those old CDs, practice your air guitar, and get ready to say goodbye to Sum 41, the band that defined a generation – or at least, that’s what we’ll all claim on social media.
