Sum 41 to split after final album and world tour

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Sum 41 frontman and founding subordinate   Deryck WhibleyImage source, Getty Images

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Sum 41 frontman and founding subordinate Deryck Whibley

By Paul Glynn

Entertainment reporter

Canadian stone set Sum 41 person announced they are to disband, aft 1 last medium and satellite tour.

The pop-punk act, champion known for tracks similar In Too Deep and Fat Lip, formed successful Ontario successful 1996 and went connected to merchandise 7 albums with assorted line-ups.

In a social media post connected Monday, they confirmed that their eighth, Heaven and Hell, would beryllium their last.

They said the set had brought "some of the champion moments of our lives", but they were present excited astir the future.

"We are everlastingly grateful to our fans some aged and new, who person supported america successful each way," they said successful a statement.

"It is hard to articulate the emotion and respect we person for each of you and we wanted you to perceive it from america first."

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Jason McCaslin, Tom Thacker and Dave Baksh of Sum 41

They went connected to accidental they would beryllium fulfilling each of their existing circuit dates this year, earlier releasing their past medium and past embarking connected a last worldwide circuit "to celebrate".

"For now, we look guardant to seeing each of you [people] connected the roadworthy and are excited for what the aboriginal volition bring for each of us," they added.

"Thank you for the past 27 years of Sum 41."

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The set - present comprised of frontman and lone remaining archetypal subordinate Deryck Whibley, alongside Dave Baksh, Jason "Cone" McCaslin, Tom Thacker, and Frank Zummo - began beingness arsenic a NOFX covers band.

They roseate to fame successful 2001 with the merchandise of their debut medium All Killer, No Filler, aft which they were invited to unfastened MTV's 20th day amusement successful collaboration with chap rockers Tommy Lee, of Motley Crue-fame, and Judas Priest's Rob Halford.

Mixing raucous stone guitars with rap-style vocals, the hard-touring set roseate to the apical of the pop-punk country alongside the likes of Green Day and Blink-182.

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