The Canadian quartet Sum 41 are mainly remembered for their All Killer No Filler debut release, Fat Lip. There was a "rap" that made you laugh, a video that made you laugh and the Pain For Pleasure insert at the end, which inevitably just made you laugh.
Now all grown up and with a bone or two to pick with the Government, Sum 41 are back with an effort that is more serious and more political, following in the footsteps of punk rock icons Green Day. "Supersize our tragedy, born in the land of the free!" outlines the intention of the song, which, by title alone, is pretty much self-explanatory. Jumping on the bandwagon lyrically, Sum 41 are sure to surprise the more commercially-minded side of their fanbase as they combine their usual punk rock sound with ‘80s metal.
Motley Crüe and thrash metal-influenced music? Politically-based lyrics? Have Sum 41 finally broken away from the teenage punk rock mould? This good effort indicates that it just might be the case and if so, it's a change I welcome greatly.
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