SUM 41
13 VOICES (DIGIPAK DELUXE BONUSTRACK CD) (HOPELESS RECORDS)
`13 Voices` is the title of Sum 41's sixth album, the follow-up to `Screaming Bloody Murder' and the first album after a five-year break in 2016.
A lot has happened at Sum 41 during this time: alcohol withdrawal for singer Deryck Whibley, the departure of drummer Steve Jocz and the return of Dave Baksh.
And so `13 Voices' is also the first record that the Canadian punk rockers have recorded as a quintet, as both Baksh and Tom Thacker are now represented as lead guitarists.
New drummer Frank Zummo is also on board.Sum 41 have recorded a total of ten new songs for `13 Voices'.
These include the two singles `Fake My Own Death' and `War', which showcase the band's entire musical spectrum - from loud to quiet, from hard-hitting punk rock to soulful pop-punk.
Frontman Deryck Whibley was responsible for the production of the new album at Mr Biz Studio in Los Angeles and his own home studio.
Deryck Whibley on 13 Voices: "I can honestly say that 13 Voices saved my life and I cannot wait to share it with you." Whibley began writing for 13 Voices immediately following his four-month stint in the hospital.
The frontman recalls "If I didn't have a record to make, I don't think I would have recovered as quickly.
Writing music gave me a purpose. I had to get better." The ten-track album marks the band's first LP in five years, following up 2011's Screaming Bloody Murder, which featured the Grammy Nominated song "Blood In My Eyes." This is the digipaked 14 track deluxe CD version including four additional tracks & booklet.