For the final time as a collective, Grammy-nominated band Sum 41 have announced their upcoming double album, ‘Heaven :x: Hell‘, expected for release on March 29th, 2024 via Rise Records. ‘Heaven :x: Hell‘ is the most ambitious album from the band yet – 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. The band has been straddling the line of pop-punk and metal for their entire career, as their double album is a testament to their innovative sound and unmatched skill, proving them as pioneers 27 years after the bands inception.
On the new album, vocalist Deryck Whibley says: “Once I heard the music, I was confident enough to say, ‘This is the record I’d like to go out on.’ We’ve made a double album of pop punk and metal, and it makes sense. It took a long time for us to pave this lane for ourselves, but we did, and it’s unique to us.”
’Heaven :x: Hell’ tracklist:
HEAVEN:
01. Waiting On A Twist Of Fate
02. Landmines
03. I Can’t Wait
04. Time Won’t Wait
05. Future Primitive
06. Dopamine
07. Not Quite Myself
08. Bad Mistake
09. Johnny Libertine
10. Radio Silence
HELL:
01. Preparasi A Salire
02. Rise Up
03. Stranger In These Times
04. I Don’t Need Anyone
05. Over The Edge
06. House Of Liars
07. You Wanted War
08. Paint It Black
09. It’s All Me
10. How The End Begins
Alongside the announcement, Sum 41 has released a new single and music video, ‘Rise Up‘. The first offering from the upcoming album’s metal-filled Hell side, song opens with a flurry of guitar riffs and pounding drums fit for a mosh pit straight out of the band’s early years. “Writing ‘Rise Up,’ I felt the way I did when I first got signed,” says Deryck. “I felt the pressure and the need to create something great, but I felt so excited at the same time.”