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Post by Ron57 on Sept 9, 2009 5:39:15 GMT -5
Sum 41 just released a video on their myspace which was at the same time a teaser for their new record, which is still in Demo phase and might take a while to come out, but I'm seriously pumped out of my mind for it. These guys are my favorite band right in front of Blink-182, I know every single one of their songs and I think the only one I've ever been disappointed in was "King of Contradiction". I'm really impressed with the way these guys have grown, even after losing their main guitarist Dave, I took Underclass Hero for what it is, and it's right behind Chuck for me now.
Anyway I'm interested in new material for these guys, and to be honest, I kinda wanted to be the one to make this thread. xD On the video Deryck stated how for recording this record they don't look back at the past, they're trying completely new stuff, there's so many different instruments it's ridiculous, and some of it's even heavier than their older stuff.
To be honest as long as they don't go all Boys Like Girls on me, I'm almost positive I'll love anything they put out. It'll be hard for them to disappoint me.
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Post by pen on Sept 9, 2009 11:34:58 GMT -5
"Heavier" sounds promising. I hope they got their Blink-182 fetish out of their system and have gone back to the good stuff for this because Underclass Hero blew. I mean, don't get me wrong, I took it for what it was too: a train wreck.
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Post by Young Money on Sept 9, 2009 18:54:53 GMT -5
Can't wait for this!! Link to the video?
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Post by Ron57 on Sept 9, 2009 19:37:01 GMT -5
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Post by Young Money on Sept 12, 2009 21:49:29 GMT -5
Thanks! Just watched it. Sounds pretty sweet.
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Post by Ron57 on Sept 13, 2009 22:19:26 GMT -5
"Heavier" sounds promising. I hope they got their Blink-182 fetish out of their system and have gone back to the good stuff for this because Underclass Hero blew. I mean, don't get me wrong, I took it for what it was too: a train wreck. I thought it was creative and really the first record for them to take a serious look at some things, such as Deryck's childhood, and lyrically I thought It was a masterpiece. I love every song on that album.
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Post by pen on Sept 14, 2009 0:32:15 GMT -5
"Heavier" sounds promising. I hope they got their Blink-182 fetish out of their system and have gone back to the good stuff for this because Underclass Hero blew. I mean, don't get me wrong, I took it for what it was too: a train wreck. I thought it was creative and really the first record for them to take a serious look at some things, such as Deryck's childhood, and lyrically I thought It was a masterpiece. I love every song on that album. Chuck was a very serious record all the way through and didn't rip off of other bands. Snagging riffs from Green Day, Blink, and Blue October (!) doesn't sound very creative to me.
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Post by pen on Sept 14, 2009 0:32:45 GMT -5
They even ripped off themselves, the first single was just a rewrite of a b-side from the last album.
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Post by ydoucare on Sept 15, 2009 18:37:24 GMT -5
Yeah, their last album was by far their worst album for me. The majority of track 1 (Underclass Hero) was a bonus track off Chuck called Subject to Change. It seemed like Dave was really the main guy keeping the metal influence going, and they went really soft after he left with Underclass Hero
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Post by American Idiot on Sept 15, 2009 21:14:16 GMT -5
I'm much more of a fan of their metal influenced material and thought "Chuck" & "Does This Look Infected?" were by far their best albums, but I still liked "Underclass Hero" despite it sounding like they ripped off a lot of Blink-182's & Green Day's sound. Now that I look back I'd have to go with "All Killer No Filler" as my least favorite album. I know it's the album that really got them on the map back in '01, but clocking in under 30 minutes and most of the album sounding very similar and poppy doesn't phase me much anymore. It does kind of suck knowing this new album will probably be very pop-punk influenced and not punk-metal, but I'm still super stoked for whatever they put out as one of my favorite bands.
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Post by Ron57 on Sept 15, 2009 22:01:54 GMT -5
I have to agree by the way. Chuck is my favorite album. But I still loved Underclass Hero.
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Post by Cody on Sept 15, 2009 22:07:38 GMT -5
1. All Killer No Filler 2. Chuck 3. Does This Look Infected? 4. Underclass Hero
They are all good though
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Post by Ron57 on Sept 15, 2009 22:26:26 GMT -5
I think that one thing that really stands out for me in this band is the fact that their best tracks are the album tracks. Everyone's entitled to their opinion, but some of my favorite tracks are ones like "88" and "The Bitter End". Also "Count Your Last Blessings" "Heart Attack", "Summer", "Mr. Amsterdam"
I could go on and on, there isn't a track by them I don't like.
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Post by Young Money on Sept 15, 2009 22:27:49 GMT -5
All of their albums are solid.
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Post by Ron57 on Sept 17, 2009 18:07:22 GMT -5
Well Deryck and Avril have officially split up. Wonder how this will affect the new music. Honestly I think it might affect it in a good way. Make it heavier, more like Chuck.
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Post by Young Money on Sept 17, 2009 18:51:18 GMT -5
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Post by pen on Sept 17, 2009 20:10:07 GMT -5
That kind of blows.
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Post by Ron57 on Sept 17, 2009 22:35:31 GMT -5
That was my initial reaction too. But I don't really like Avril anymore. I think he'll be better off.
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Post by Nicholas2.0 on Sept 18, 2009 2:52:24 GMT -5
Well Deryck and Avril have officially split up. Aw, that's too bad. :(
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Post by mcbrearty on Sept 18, 2009 5:04:56 GMT -5
Well Deryck and Avril have officially split up. Aw, that's too bad. :( But that means she's back on the market.
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Post by Ron57 on Sept 18, 2009 22:40:11 GMT -5
And btw. She kicked HIM out. Just so that's clear.
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Post by Ron57 on Sept 18, 2009 23:19:59 GMT -5
Also, they're going to start recording November 1st
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Post by Nicholas2.0 on Sept 19, 2009 2:34:33 GMT -5
But that means she's back on the market. That may interest you, but she's way too scrawny and petite for me to find consistently sexy.
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Post by Ron57 on Oct 9, 2009 7:59:58 GMT -5
I've read they have about 15 songs ready to record
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Post by Young Money on Oct 10, 2009 9:27:09 GMT -5
Very excited!
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Post by Shadows in the Dark on Oct 11, 2009 14:07:42 GMT -5
Hopefully this sounds more like Chuck.
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Post by Ron57 on Nov 8, 2009 13:46:58 GMT -5
UPDATE FROM DERYCK Well it's been a while since my last update. And a lot has been happening over the past few months. Most importantly we've finally picked our producer for the new album. We've decided to work with the legendary Gil Norton!! Gil really gets the vision and direction of this new record and we're really excited to be working with him. About 20 or so songs are written. We've been in a rehearsal studio for the past few weeks and plan on recording this album over the next few months. I can't wait to get back out on the road and start playing these new songs. As far as the sound of the new record, it's always hard to explain something you're supposed to listen to but it's definitely a darker bigger sounding record than we've ever done. There's a lot of fast, heavy kind of stuff but there's also some really melodic interesting music as well. A bit of everything and it's pretty extreme. Not sure if that makes any sense or not... Ha ha. See you all soon.
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Post by Young Money on Nov 8, 2009 14:23:00 GMT -5
awesome
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Post by Pipa on Nov 8, 2009 14:34:09 GMT -5
Chuck was a very serious record all the way through and didn't rip off of other bands. Snagging riffs from Green Day, Blink, and Blue October (!) doesn't sound very creative to me. "The Bitter End" wasn't a ripoff of Metallica's "Battery". Nope, not at all.
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Post by pen on Nov 9, 2009 0:13:54 GMT -5
Chuck was a very serious record all the way through and didn't rip off of other bands. Snagging riffs from Green Day, Blink, and Blue October (!) doesn't sound very creative to me. "The Bitter End" wasn't a ripoff of Metallica's "Battery". Nope, not at all. And it's a better song than anything on Underclass. How about that.
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