The boys of SUM 41 are a veritable tossed salad, a smorgasbord, and a spam if you will, of the music that drives today's youth. Punk rock, hip hop and skate rock are like butter on toast to these leaders of the new school. With pounding guitar riffs, drum beats that make your ears quake, and voices comparable only to that of a choir of angels- a choir of Hell's Angels- SUM 41 are the new breed of hardcore. Fast and filthy SUM 41 rise to a new low in quality street music.
After playing shows with punk acts Down By Law, Gob and Ten Foot Pole, SUM 41 are prepared to give the old boys a run for their money with their debut EP, Half Hour of Power. Released by Big Rig/Island, Half Hour of Power punches you right in the nose, and then laughs when you're down. Your legs are jittering, your hands are shaking, sweat pours down your face, you lose your job, friends will suggest an intervention but you end up alone on the street, naked, hungry and screaming repeatedly, over and over, "SUM 41! SUM 41!" all because you made the right decision and listened to SUM 41. **** what your friends say because they are just scared. Be a man, or woman or whatever you are and stand up for what's right. Take the plunge into SUM 41.
Make no mistake, Half Hour of Power is a commitment, a religion, a faith . Cause when you hear it, yo, you're finished. Done. Over.
