Canadian pop-punk band Sum 41 is calling it quits.
After 27 years on the music scene and more than 15 million records sold worldwide, the band said in a social media post Monday that they will split up following the release of their final album and a farewell world tour.
The band said they will finish all upcoming tour dates this summer in Europe and the U.S. as they look forward to the release of their final album, B次元官网网址淗eaven x Hell.B次元官网网址
Details of the album release and the farewell tour have yet to be announced.
In announcing their split, the band said being a group since 1996 has led to some of the best moments in their lives.
The Ontario-formed band won a Juno Award for group of the year in 2003 and rock album of the year in 2005.
Its current members are frontman Deryck Whibley, guitarists Dave Baksh and Tom Thacker, bassist Cone McCaslin and drummer Frank Zummo.
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The band ended their message by saying theyB次元官网网址檙e B次元官网网址渆xcited for what the future will bring for each of us.
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Whibley, the only remaining original member of Sum 41, has publicly shared his past struggles with addiction and mental health, saying he wanted to raise awareness by being open about his journey towards sobriety.
More recently, Baksh shared his own perspective-changing health scare when he revealed in 2022 that he had a cancerous tumour removed and was subsequently declared cancer-free.
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