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===2022–2025: ''Heaven :x: Hell'', final tour, Canadian Music Hall of Fame induction, and disbandment=== {{Main|Heaven :x: Hell}} [[File:Sum 41 - 2023155152603 2023-06-04 Rock am Ring - Sven - 1D X MK II - 0257 - AK8I8513.jpg|thumb|left|280px|Sum 41 performing at [[Rock am Ring and Rock im Park|Rock im Park]] in 2023]] 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.<ref name="Blame Canada">{{cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/sum-41-and-simple-plan-announce-blame-canada-u-s-tour/|title=Sum 41 And Simple Plan Announce 'Blame Canada' Spring/Summer 2022 U.S. Tour|work=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=February 22, 2022|access-date=December 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230318001104/https://blabbermouth.net/news/sum-41-and-simple-plan-announce-blame-canada-u-s-tour/|archive-date=March 18, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Blame Canada 2">{{cite magazine|first=Taylor|last=Linzinmeir|url=https://www.altpress.com/news/simple-plan-sum-41-blame-canada-tour-dates/|title=Simple Plan and Sum 41 announce U.S. co-headlining Blame Canada tour|magazine=[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]]|date=February 22, 2022|access-date=December 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220403050949/https://www.altpress.com/news/simple-plan-sum-41-blame-canada-tour-dates/|archive-date=April 3, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Blame Canada 3">{{cite web|first=Matt|last=Bobkin|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/sum_41_and_simple_plans_blame_canada_tour_is_skipping_canada|title=Sum 41 and Simple Plan's Blame Canada Tour Is Skipping Canada|work=[[Exclaim!]]|date=February 22, 2022|access-date=December 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230202033304/https://exclaim.ca/music/article/sum_41_and_simple_plans_blame_canada_tour_is_skipping_canada|archive-date=February 2, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> On March 23, 2022, the band announced their eighth studio album, ''[[Heaven :x: Hell]]'', a double album.<ref name="Heaven and Hell">{{cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/sum-41-announces-heaven-and-hell-double-album/|title=Sum 41 Announces 'Heaven And Hell' Double Album|work=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=March 23, 2022|access-date=December 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220416004733/https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/sum-41-announces-heaven-and-hell-double-album/|archive-date=April 16, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Heaven and Hell 2">{{cite magazine|first=Sam|last=Roche|url=https://www.guitarworld.com/news/sum-41-heaven-and-hell|title=Sum 41 announce half-punk, half-metal double album, Heaven and Hell|magazine=[[Guitar World]]|date=March 24, 2022|access-date=December 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220404163809/https://www.guitarworld.com/news/sum-41-heaven-and-hell|archive-date=April 4, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Heaven and Hell 3">{{cite web|first=Rich|last=Hobson|url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/sum-41-are-releasing-a-metalpop-punk-double-album|title=Sum 41 are releasing a metal/pop-punk double album|work=Louder Sound|date=March 25, 2022|access-date=December 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220404163747/https://www.loudersound.com/news/sum-41-are-releasing-a-metalpop-punk-double-album|archive-date=April 4, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Heaven and Hell 4">{{cite web|first=Greg|last=Kennelty|url=https://metalinjection.net/upcoming-releases/sum-41s-new-album-is-somewhat-of-a-nod-to-black-sabbath|title=Sum 41's New Album Is "Somewhat Of A Nod To Black Sabbath"|work=Metal Injection|date=April 6, 2022|access-date=December 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230920212102/https://metalinjection.net/upcoming-releases/sum-41s-new-album-is-somewhat-of-a-nod-to-black-sabbath|archive-date=September 20, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Heaven'' will return to the pop punk sound of the band's early career while ''Hell'' is a continuation of the band's more recent heavier metal sound.<ref name="Heaven and Hell"/><ref name="Heaven and Hell 2"/><ref name="Heaven and Hell 3"/><ref name="Heaven and Hell 4"/> On October 8, 2022, during their ''Does This Look All Killer No Filler'' Tour, Sum 41 performed at the [[Unipol Arena]] in [[Bologna]], Italy, drawing over 14,000 attendees, the band's largest concert ever held in Europe.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://bologna.repubblica.it/cronaca/2022/10/09/news/sorpresa_il_punk_e_vivo_trionfo_sum41_a_bologna_il_miglior_pubblico_mai_avuto-369251858/|title=Sorpresa, il punk è vivo: trionfo Sum41 a Bologna. "Il miglior pubblico mai avuto"|newspaper=[[la Repubblica]]|date=October 9, 2022|access-date=November 20, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230629013026/https://bologna.repubblica.it/cronaca/2022/10/09/news/sorpresa_il_punk_e_vivo_trionfo_sum41_a_bologna_il_miglior_pubblico_mai_avuto-369251858/|archive-date=June 29, 2023|url-status=live|language=it}}</ref> On February 22, 2023, it was announced that the band would be playing at [[When We Were Young (festival)|When We Were Young]] on October 22, 2023.<ref>{{cite web|first=Joe|last=DiVita|url=https://loudwire.com/when-we-were-young-festival-2023-lineup-green-day-blink-182/|title=When We Were Young Festival Adds Second 2023 Date|work=[[Loudwire]]|date=February 22, 2023|access-date=December 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230402022351/https://loudwire.com/when-we-were-young-festival-2023-lineup-green-day-blink-182/|archive-date=April 2, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Alex|last=Young|url=https://consequence.net/2023/02/blink-182-and-green-day-to-headline-when-we-were-young-fest-2023/|title=Blink-182 and Green Day to Headline When We Were Young Fest 2023 [Updated]|work=[[Consequence (publication)|Consequence]]|date=February 22, 2023|access-date=December 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230302050049/https://consequence.net/2023/02/blink-182-and-green-day-to-headline-when-we-were-young-fest-2023/|archive-date=March 2, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> On May 8, 2023, the band announced it would be disbanding following the release of ''Heaven :x: Hell'' and a worldwide headlining tour.<ref>{{cite web|first=Chris|last=Deville|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2222995/sum-41-breaking-up/news/|title=Sum 41 Are Calling It Quits|work=[[Stereogum]]|date=May 8, 2023|access-date=December 14, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230606053039/https://www.stereogum.com/2222995/sum-41-breaking-up/news/|archive-date=June 6, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Philip|last=Trapp|url=https://loudwire.com/sum-41-break-up-announce-disbandment/|title=Sum 41 Announce That They Are Breaking Up|work=[[Loudwire]]|date=May 8, 2023|access-date=December 14, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230608061538/https://loudwire.com/sum-41-break-up-announce-disbandment/|archive-date=June 8, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> On September 19, 2023, it was announced that Whibley was hospitalized for [[COVID-19]],<ref>{{cite web |last=Whibley |first=Deryck |title=I'm back! |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CyL1odoR1Xb/ |website=[[Instagram]] |access-date=November 11, 2023 |date=October 9, 2023 |quote=Of course I tested for COVID, and sure enough, I had COVID}}</ref> and [[pneumonia]], which led to the risk of [[heart failure]].<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Emlyn|last=Travis|url=https://ew.com/music/sum-41-deryck-whibley-hospitalized-pneumonia-risk-of-heart-failure/|title=Sum 41's Deryck Whibley hospitalized for pneumonia and at risk of heart failure, wife says|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=September 16, 2023|access-date=December 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231002232534/https://ew.com/music/sum-41-deryck-whibley-hospitalized-pneumonia-risk-of-heart-failure/|archive-date=October 2, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Tom|last=Tapp|url=https://deadline.com/2023/09/sum-41-deryck-whibley-hospitalized-1235548695/|title=Sum 41 Lead Singer Deryck Whibley Hospitalized Thursday With Pneumonia, Now Recovering At Home|work=[[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]]|date=September 16, 2023|access-date=December 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230920052717/https://deadline.com/2023/09/sum-41-deryck-whibley-hospitalized-1235548695/|archive-date=September 20, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> The next day, it was announced that he was responding well to his treatments and was discharged from the hospital.<ref>{{cite web|first=Chad|last=Childers|url=https://loudwire.com/sum-41-deryck-whibley-hospitalized-pneumonia-2023/|title=Sum 41's Deryck Whibley Discharged From Hospital After Treatment for Pneumonia|work=[[Loudwire]]|date=September 18, 2023|access-date=December 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231002232200/https://loudwire.com/sum-41-deryck-whibley-hospitalized-pneumonia-2023/|archive-date=October 2, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> Despite being discharged from the hospital, Whibley stated that he was "not out of the woods yet" but is "staying positive".<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Kirsty|last=Hatcher|url=https://people.com/sum-41-deryck-whibley-health-update-pneumonia-hospital-7972141|title=Sum 41's Deryck Whibley Discharged From Hospital After Treatment for Pneumonia|magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]]|date=September 20, 2023|access-date=December 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231002232344/https://people.com/sum-41-deryck-whibley-health-update-pneumonia-hospital-7972141|archive-date=October 2, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|first=Gil|last=Kaufman|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/sum-41-deryck-whibley-health-update-pneumonia-hospitalization-1235416429/|title=Sum 41's Deryck Whibley Gives Health Update After Scary Pneumonia Hospitalization: 'Not Out of the Woods Yet'|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=September 20, 2023|access-date=December 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231001090055/https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/sum-41-deryck-whibley-health-update-pneumonia-hospitalization-1235416429/|archive-date=October 1, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> On September 24, the band launched a Laylo website, hinting fans that "Something is coming..."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://laylo.com/sum41|title=Sum 41|website=Laylo|access-date=September 24, 2023}}</ref> The first single of the album, titled "[[Landmines (song)|Landmines]]", was released on September 27, 2023, along with a music video. The song is a return to the pop-punk sound of the band's early career, meaning it will be part of the ''Heaven'' side on the upcoming album. The band also announced that they signed with [[Rise Records]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Megan|last=LaPierre|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/sum_41_announce_new_single_landmines_coming_this_week|title=Sum 41 Announce New Single "Landmines" Coming This Week|work=[[Exclaim!]]|date=September 25, 2023|access-date=December 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231101012220/https://exclaim.ca/music/article/sum_41_announce_new_single_landmines_coming_this_week|archive-date=November 1, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/sum-41-announces-new-single-landmines|title=Sum 41 Announces New Single "Landmines"|work=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=September 25, 2023|access-date=December 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231004184325/https://blabbermouth.net/news/sum-41-announces-new-single-landmines|archive-date=October 4, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> The second single, "Rise Up", was released on December 12, 2023, along with a music video.<ref name="Rise Up">{{cite web|first=Ali|last=Shutler|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/sum-41-tell-us-about-aggressive-final-album-heaven-x-hell-its-the-perfect-way-to-go-out-3557006|title=Sum 41 tell us about "aggressive" final album ''Heaven :x: Hell'': "It's the perfect way to go out"|work=[[NME]]|date=December 12, 2023|access-date=December 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231212145120/https://www.nme.com/news/music/sum-41-heaven-x-hell-deryck-whibley-new-album-interview-life-death-rise-up-3557006|archive-date=December 12, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Rise Up2">{{cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/sum-41-announces-details-of-final-double-album-heaven-x-hell|title=Sum 41 Announces Details Of Final Double Album ''Heaven :x: Hell''|work=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=December 12, 2023|access-date=December 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231212145117/https://blabbermouth.net/news/sum-41-announces-details-of-final-double-album-heaven-x-hell|archive-date=December 12, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> The song is in the style of the band's more recent heavier metal sound, meaning it will be part of the ''Hell'' side on the upcoming album.<ref name="Rise Up"/><ref name="Rise Up2"/> The album was released on March 29, 2024.<ref name="Rise Up"/><ref name="Rise Up2"/> On January 16, 2024, the band announced dates for their [[Tour of the Setting Sum|final tour]], with their last show taking place on January 30, 2025 at [[Scotiabank Arena]] in [[Toronto]].<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Sadie|last=Bell|url=https://people.com/sum-41-announces-final-concerts-tour-of-the-setting-sum-dates-tickets-8430575|title=Sum 41 Announces Final Tour Dates and Last-Ever Show Ahead of Their Separation as a Band|magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]]|date=January 16, 2024|access-date=February 11, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240118014344/https://people.com/sum-41-announces-final-concerts-tour-of-the-setting-sum-dates-tickets-8430575|archive-date=January 18, 2024|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="sumfinaltour">{{cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/sum-41-announces-final-headlining-world-tour-tour-of-the-setting-sum|title=Sum 41 Announces Final Headlining World Tour 'Tour Of The Setting Sum'|work=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=January 16, 2024|access-date=January 16, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240116154556/https://blabbermouth.net/news/sum-41-announces-final-headlining-world-tour-tour-of-the-setting-sum|archive-date=January 16, 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> The band played "Landmines" on ''[[Jimmy Kimmel Live!]]'' on February 8, 2024.<ref>{{cite web|first=Spencer|last=Kaufman|url=https://consequence.net/2024/02/sum-41-landmines-jimmy-kimmel-live/|title=Sum 41 Perform New Single "Landmines" on Jimmy Kimmel Live: Watch|work=[[Consequence (publication)|Consequence]]|date=February 9, 2024|access-date=February 11, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240210021806/https://consequence.net/2024/02/sum-41-landmines-jimmy-kimmel-live/|archive-date=February 10, 2024|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/watch-sum-41-performs-landmines-on-jimmy-kimmel-live|title=Watch: Sum 41 Performs 'Landmines' On 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!'|work=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=February 9, 2024|access-date=February 11, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240210025125/https://blabbermouth.net/news/watch-sum-41-performs-landmines-on-jimmy-kimmel-live|archive-date=February 10, 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> On February 22, 2024, the band released "Waiting on a Twist of Fate" as the album's third single.<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Amanda|last=Hatfield|url=https://www.altpress.com/sum-41-waiting-on-a-twist-of-fate-video-watch/|title=Sum 41 share "Waiting On A Twist of Fate" from final album Heaven x Hell|magazine=[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]]|date=February 22, 2024|access-date=April 1, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240307151525/https://www.altpress.com/sum-41-waiting-on-a-twist-of-fate-video-watch/|archive-date=March 7, 2024|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Michael|last=Major|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/Sum-41-Unleash-New-Single-Waiting-On-A-Twist-Of-Fate-20240222|title=Sum 41 Unleash New Single 'Waiting On A Twist Of Fate'|work=[[BroadwayWorld]]|date=February 22, 2024|access-date=April 1, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240222215105/https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/Sum-41-Unleash-New-Single-Waiting-On-A-Twist-Of-Fate-20240222|archive-date=February 22, 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> A music video for "Dopamine" was released on March 29, 2024, the same day as the album.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://heavymag.com.au/sum-41-drop-new-album-release-single-dopamine/|title=Sum 41 Drop New Album, release Single 'Dopamine'|magazine=Heavy Mag|date=March 29, 2024|access-date=March 29, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240601055957/https://heavymag.com.au/sum-41-drop-new-album-release-single-dopamine/|archive-date=June 1, 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> In a 2025 interview with The Canadian Press for Sum 41's final Canadian tour dates, McCaslin and Baksh said they learned of the group's disbandment through an email sent by Whibley to all of the members in early 2023.<ref name="Canadian Press 2025">{{cite web|first=David|last=Friend|url=https://www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/entertainment/i-guess-i-thought-wed-never-end-sum-41-on-coming-to-terms-with-their/article_bf448839-c4f1-5572-9003-9ecb5365d74b.html|title='I guess I thought we'd never end': Sum 41 on coming to terms with their breakup|work=The Canadian Press|date=January 29, 2025|access-date=February 28, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250129184408/https://www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/entertainment/i-guess-i-thought-wed-never-end-sum-41-on-coming-to-terms-with-their/article_bf448839-c4f1-5572-9003-9ecb5365d74b.html|archive-date=January 29, 2025|url-status=live}}</ref> Both said they were shocked and it took each of them speaking directly with Whibley by phone to understand the decision.<ref name="Canadian Press 2025"/> Whibley described years of finding excuses to keep Sum 41 together and only reaching certainty on his decision to break up the band after returning to a tour life after the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] closures.<ref name="Canadian Press 2025"/> On March 28, 2025, the band released a cover of "[[Sleep Now in the Fire]]" by [[Rage Against the Machine]].<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Emily|last=Garner|url=https://www.kerrang.com/sum-41-cover-rage-against-the-machine-sleep-now-in-the-fire-spotify-singles-deryck-whibley-pop-punk-rap-metal|title=Sum 41 cover Rage Against The Machine for Spotify Singles|magazine=[[Kerrang!]]|date=March 28, 2025|access-date=April 2, 2025|archive-url=https://archive.today/20250402005250/https://www.kerrang.com/sum-41-cover-rage-against-the-machine-sleep-now-in-the-fire-spotify-singles-deryck-whibley-pop-punk-rap-metal|archive-date=April 2, 2025|url-status=live}}</ref> The band was inducted into the [[Canadian Music Hall of Fame]] on March 30, 2025 during the 54th annual [[Juno Awards of 2025|Juno Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/music/junos/news/sum-41-canadian-music-hall-of-fame-induction-1.7391363|title=Sum 41 to be inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame|work=[[CBC Music]]|date=November 22, 2024|access-date=November 23, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241123030700/https://www.cbc.ca/music/junos/news/sum-41-canadian-music-hall-of-fame-induction-1.7391363|archive-date=November 23, 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> Founding drummer Steve Jocz was also inducted but did not attend the ceremony.<ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=winakRe0oEI|title=My Canadian Music Hall Of Fame Award Has Arrived!|publisher=Stevo32Drums|date=April 8, 2025|access-date=May 11, 2025|via=YouTube}}</ref> After the induction, the band released their final music video for the song "Radio Silence" on April 1, 2025.<ref>{{cite magazine|first=James|last=Wilson-Taylor|url=https://rocksound.tv/news/sum-41-release-farewell-music-video-for-radio-silence|title=Sum 41 Release Farewell Music Video For ‘Radio Silence’|magazine=[[Rock Sound]]|date=April 1, 2025|access-date=April 2, 2025|archive-url=https://archive.today/20250402004858/https://rocksound.tv/news/sum-41-release-farewell-music-video-for-radio-silence|archive-date=April 2, 2025|url-status=live}}</ref>
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