After nearly one year of hibernation in their icy homeland, ⌠Canada (phonetically: CA-NA-DA), everyones guiltiest of
guilty pleasures, SUM 41, have decided to thaw out and return to the airwaves with the hopes of annoying you and everyone
you care about.
Confused after watching an evening news program covering the war in IRAQ, the foursome sprang into
action convinced someone had launched a pre-emptive War On Rock.
⌠Who could it be? They wondered. Right-Wing
Conservatives? Tipper Gore and the Mom Mafiosi? Or was this the work of the dreaded ⌠International Pop Conspiracy? An
⌠axis of evil indeed.
Without a moment to spare, SUM 41 rushed to the studio and laid down the tracks for what
could possibly be their most deadly album to date, CHUCK - A record with riffs as hazardous as depleted uranium and hooks
as catchy as radioactive fallout!
Since the release of their last album, 2002s Does this look infected? SUM 41 have
played more than 200 live shows worldwide, have performed on Late Show with David Letterman, Late Night with Conan OBrian,
and Mad TV. The band made their acting debut as guest stars on an episode of King of the Hill, and also appeared on Iggy Pops
latest album, Skull Ring. Asked why he chose SUM 41, Iggy replied, ⌠because they have balls. Coming from a man with
an armadillo in his trousers, that quote speaks volumes.
In addition to live performances SUM 41 has also been working
with the charity group War Child Canada and in May of 2004 they helped in the making of a documentary that covered the effects
of war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
As luck would have it fighting erupted on the fifth day of filming
and the boys had to be evacuated from their hotel while bullets whizzed over their delicate fontanels. The name of the U.N.
worker who saved their lives is Chuck Pelletier, which is where the album gets its name.
Favorite Band Member: Deryck, Dave, Cone, Stevo
Favorite CD: Chuck
Favorite song: Still waiting
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