SUM 41 is a Canadian punk rock band formed in 1996. Their music spans genres like pop punk, punk rock, rapcore, alternative rock, and alternative metal. They are known for songs containing political and social commentary. The band members met in secondary school and have been influenced by heavy metal bands. They are known for their punk style of dress and messy hairstyles that reflect their anti-establishment views. Their hit song "Fat Lip" came out in 2001 and talks about partying with friends. They had a traumatic experience documenting the civil war in Congo that inspired their song "Chuck." Band leader Deryck Whibley was briefly married to singer Avril Lavigne.

1. SUM 41

2. Type of music: punk SUM 41 music is a complex combination of different musical styles along the last ten years.Some of their works were mainly pop punk, punk rock and rapcore, but others were heavier styles, such as alternative rock and alternative metal. Some of the band's songs contain political-social ideas like "anti- Bush” comments, class struggle, and personal feelings. They have been influenced by heavy metal band as Metallica, Judas Priest and Iron Maiden.

3. Lifestyle This music is linked to the punk philosophy: they don´t like or understand some rules in the society they live and they criticize them, through the provocation in the way they dress, in the themes they sing..... Punk songs express the dislike for the systems and the powers that rule the world. Their songs have normally a high political intention against conservative politics. They are rebels, their songs talk about the things they don´t like. But they don´t look dirty or dangerous. They have a messy look, with a surprising hairstyle.

4. The band history Deryck Whibley , Jason Mccaslin and Steve Jocz went to the same secondary school in Ajax (Ontario, Canada) The band was founded in 1996. Deryck (singer and guitars) first met Steve (drummer) in a friends meeting in Nevada. Six months later they met Jason (bassist) in an audition, and he introduced Dave Baksh. The band was created 41 days after the summer started: SUM 41. Dave left the band in 2006 to work with another band and Tom Thacker joined Sum 41.

5. Instruments and players Deryck Whibley, lead vocals and rythym guitar Jason Mccaslin , bass Tom Thacker , lead guitar, keyboards and backing vocals. Steve Jocz , drumms

6. Who are they? All the band members are canadian. Deryck, Jason and Steve first met as kids in secondary school ( in Ajax, Ontario), and have always been in the band. Tom was born in Toronto and joined the band in 2007, after helping them in some tours. He had previously played in other bands. Deryck Whibley is the leader of the band. He is the song writer: this means he writes the lyrics and the music. He is also the lead vocalist of the band, and plays the rhythm guitar. This band is famous because they do long tours with many performances. They also film their own video clips for their songs. The band was also one of the first punk-rock bands.

7. Great hits First hit song was Fat Lip , in 2001. The song takes it name form the slang term used for a swollen lip after being punched in the face in a fight in the street. The verses talked about how they were growing in the suburbs, going to parties and hanging out with friends, causing trouble. In 2005 , the album Chuck won "Rock Album of the Year"

8. The Congo experience: Chuck In 2004 the band travelled to Democratic Republic of Congo with canadian ONG War Child Canada, to document the civil war in the country. They had a traumatic experience, as some days after arriving fighting broke up near their hotel, and they found themselves in the center of the conflicts. A U.N. peacemaker, named Chuck came to help them get out of the zone in armored carriers. They wrote a song with this experience and called it Chuck, which became a great hit.

9. Sum 41 and Avril Lavigne The band´s leader Deryck, met punk singer Avril Lavigne when she was 17, just after she had publicly said that she was having trouble meeting boys because her bodyguards scared them away . They got married in 2006 in a traditional,catholic wedding, not a rock and roll wedding as they had initially thought. But their marriage did not last long: three years after, in 2009, divorce came. Deryck and Avril have performed together in the past and fortunately, though divorced, they remain friends and continue working together.

10. With me This song is melodic. It talks about friendship and love, depending on the mood, and how you feel when time has gone by and you miss the other person, How there are unspoken things both know and are not forgotten, how you feel you are nothing without the other person.