Heaven :x: Hell
Studio album by
Sum 41
ReleasedMarch 29, 2024
Recorded2022–2023
StudioStudio Mr. Biz
(Whibley's home studio)
Length55:02
LabelRise
Producer
Sum 41 chronology
Order in Decline
(2019)		 Heaven :x: Hell
(2024)
Singles from Heaven :x: Hell
  1. "Landmines"
    Released: September 27, 2023
  2. "Rise Up"
    Released: December 12, 2023

Heaven :x: Hell[lower-alpha 1] is the upcoming eighth and final studio album by Canadian rock band Sum 41, set to be released on March 29, 2024, through Rise Records. A double album, Heaven :x: Hell is divided into two discs; the first disc Heaven features a return to the pop punk style of the band's early career, while the second disc Hell is a continuation of the band's more recent heavy metal style. It will be their only release on Rise, having departed from independent label Hopeless Records in 2023. It will also be their longest studio album, clocking in at 55 minutes.

The band released the lead single "Landmines" on September 27, 2023.[1] A second single, "Rise Up", was released on December 12.

Background

On February 22, 2022, the band announced a U.S. tour with Simple Plan called the Blame Canada tour that ran from April to August 2022.[2][3][4]

On March 23, 2022, the band announced the album and its musical styles, with the "Heaven" side throwing back to their earlier pop punk style, and the "Hell" side continuing their recent heavier metal sound. However, they did not reveal a release date.[5][6][7] Vocalist Deryck Whibley described it as "somewhat of a nod to Black Sabbath", referring to that band's album of the same name:[8]

Obviously we know the record and love the record, and we knew that, you know, calling it this was... We kind of looked at it as "Well, you know what? They've had it for like, about 42 years. We'll take it from here".[8]

On February 22, 2023, it was announced that the band would be playing at When We Were Young on October 22, 2023.[9][10]

On May 8, 2023, the band announced that they would be disbanding after releasing the album and subsequently touring in support of it throughout 2024;[11] the tour is set to begin on January 12, 2024, at the Music Box in San Diego, California, and will end on November 23, 2024, at the Paris La Défense Arena in Nanterre, France.[12] The album's release date was announced on December 12, 2023, along with the release of "Rise Up".[12]

On September 19, 2023, it was announced that Whibley was hospitalized for COVID-19,[13] and pneumonia, which led to heart failure.[14][15] The next day, it was announced that he was responding well to his treatments and was discharged from the hospital.[16]

Singles

The lead single, "Landmines", was released on September 27, 2023, along with a music video and the announcement of their signing to Rise Records.[17][1] The second single, "Rise Up", was released on December 12, 2023, along with its music video and the album's release date.[18][19][12]

Track listing

Track lengths taken from Qobuz. All songs are written and produced by Deryck Whibley, except were noted.[20]

Disc one - Heaven track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Waiting on a Twist of Fate"  2:46
2."Landmines"
  • Whibley
  • Mike Green
  • Whibley
  • Green
2:55
3."I Can't Wait"  2:05
4."Time Won't Wait"  2:30
5."Future Primitive"  2:12
6."Dopamine"  3:06
7."Not Quite Myself"  2:54
8."Bad Mistake"  3:03
9."Johnny Libertine"  1:35
10."Radio Silence"  3:23
Disc two - Hell track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Preparasi a Salire"  1:08
2."Rise Up"
  • Whibley
  • Green
  • Whibley
  • Green
3:16
3."Stranger in These Times"  2:57
4."I Don't Need Anyone"  3:10
5."Over the Edge"  3:09
6."House of Liars"  3:06
7."You Wanted War"  3:31
8."Paint It Black" (The Rolling Stones cover)Jagger-Richards 2:42
9."It's All Me"  2:18
10."How the End Begins"  3:16
Total length:55:02

Personnel

Sum 41

Additional personnel

  • Mike Green – songwriting and production on "Landmines" and "Rise Up"

References

  1. 1 2 "Sum 41 Announces New Single "Landmines"". Blabbermouth.net. September 25, 2023. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Sum 41 And Simple Plan Announce 'Blame Canada' Spring/Summer 2022 U.S. Tour". Blabbermouth.net. February 22, 2022. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  3. ↑ Linzinmeir, Taylor (February 22, 2022). "Simple Plan and Sum 41 announce U.S. co-headlining Blame Canada tour". Alternative Press. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  4. ↑ Bobkin, Matt (February 22, 2022). "Sum 41 and Simple Plan's Blame Canada Tour Is Skipping Canada". Exclaim!. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Sum 41 Announces Heaven And Hell Double Album". Blabbermouth.net. March 23, 2022. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
  6. ↑ Roche, Sam (March 24, 2022). "Sum 41 announce half-punk, half-metal double album, Heaven and Hell". Guitar World. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  7. ↑ Hobson, Rich (March 25, 2022). "Sum 41 are releasing a metal/pop-punk double album". Louder Sound. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  8. 1 2 Kennelty, Greg (April 6, 2022). "Sum 41's New Album Is "Somewhat Of A Nod To Black Sabbath"". Metal Injection. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  9. ↑ DiVita, Joe (February 22, 2023). "When We Were Young Festival Adds Second 2023 Date". Loudwire. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  10. ↑ Young, Alex (February 22, 2023). "Blink-182 and Green Day to Headline When We Were Young Fest 2023 [Updated]". Consequence. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  11. ↑ Deville, Chris (May 8, 2023). "Sum 41 Are Calling It Quits". Stereogum. Archived from the original on June 6, 2023. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
  12. 1 2 3 Hadusek, Jon (December 12, 2023). "Sum 41 Announce Final Album, Unveil New Song "Rise Up"". Consequence. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
  13. ↑ Whibley, Deryck (October 9, 2023). "I'm back!". Instagram. Retrieved November 11, 2023. Of course I tested for COVID, and sure enough, I had COVID
  14. ↑ Travis, Emlyn (September 16, 2023). "Sum 41's Deryck Whibley hospitalized for pneumonia and at risk of heart failure, wife says". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  15. ↑ Tapp, Tom (September 16, 2023). "Sum 41 Lead Singer Deryck Whibley Hospitalized Thursday With Pneumonia, Now Recovering At Home". Deadline. Retrieved September 16, 2023.
  16. ↑ Childers, Chad (September 18, 2023). "Sum 41's Deryck Whibley Discharged From Hospital After Treatment for Pneumonia". Loudwire. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
  17. ↑ LaPierre, Megan (September 25, 2023). "Sum 41 Announce New Single "Landmines" Coming This Week". Exclaim!. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
  18. ↑ Shutler, Ali (December 12, 2023). "Sum 41 tell us about "aggressive" final album Heaven :x: Hell: "It's the perfect way to go out"". NME. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
  19. ↑ "Sum 41 Announces Details Of Final Double Album Heaven :x: Hell". Blabbermouth.net. December 12, 2023. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
  20. ↑ Roche, Sam (March 24, 2022). "Sum 41 announce half-punk, half-metal double album, Heaven :x: Hell". Guitar World. Retrieved December 17, 2023.

Notes

    1. ↑ The :x: is pronounced as "and".
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