All Killer: The True Story of SUM 41's 'Fat Lip'

You've likely heard the news by now; Canadian Pop-Punk Icons SUM
41 are embarking on their final world tour, releasing their final
album, and hanging up the Vans and Studded belts forever. 


That’s right, Ajax, Ontario’s finest are calling it quits.


It might surprise you to hear that Sum 41 have been a staple of
Rock radio in this country for the better part of 25
years, and that even through lineup changes, health
scares, label moves, and  musical experimentation, Deryck
Whibley and the boys have helped keep the spirit of pop-punk,
heavy metal, and good old fashioned Canadian Rock 'n' Roll alive
and kicking.


Originally conceived as young teenagers in 1994, but officially
shaped up as SUM 41 in 1996, by 1997 SUM 41 making waves in the
underground scene, working with the likes of manager Greig Nori's
band Treble Charger, Len, and pre-Broken Social Scene Brendan
Canning.


In 1998, the guys recorded a demo tape, and homemade video
footage to try and catch record labels attention, and by 1999,
SUM 41 ultimately signed on the dotted line with the world famous
Island Records.


After a stop-start major label foray with their EP Half
Hour of Power, it was make or break time for SUM 41 as
they geared up for their full length debut 'All Killer,
No Filler' luckily, the band was sitting on a secret
weapon of a song that Deryck Whibley had been working on for
years... albeit one they didn't even know how to play!


This is the true story of SUM 41's classic 'Fat
Lip' featuring an ALL NEW interview with Deryck Whibley
for Encore.


Also features footage from the Chris Demakes a Podcast Episode 31