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===2009–2012: Thacker's official arrival and ''Screaming Bloody Murder''=== {{Main|Screaming Bloody Murder}} In July 2009, the band was an opening act for [[The Offspring]] on their Shit is Fucked Up Tour.<ref name="Shit is Fucked Up Tour">{{cite web|first=Alex|last=Young|url=https://consequence.net/2009/03/the-offspring-thinks-this-s-is-fed-up/|title=The Offspring thinks this S*** Is F***ed Up|work=[[Consequence (publication)|Consequence]]|date=March 25, 2009|access-date=December 26, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220404023442/https://consequence.net/2009/03/the-offspring-thinks-this-s-is-fed-up/|archive-date=April 4, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> Drummer Steve Jocz confirmed that Tom Thacker was now an official member of Sum 41, and would take part in the writing and recording.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.islandrecords.com/site/artist_newsinfo.php?uf_item_id=2-1734744&uf_system_id=0&artist_id=259 |title=Sum 41 official website @ IslandRecords.com – Home|publisher=Islandrecords.com|access-date=March 9, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090724152620/http://www.islandrecords.com/site/artist_newsinfo.php?uf_item_id=2-1734744&uf_system_id=0&artist_id=259|archive-date=July 24, 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> On November 5, 2009, Whibley posted a blog on the band's [[MySpace]] page announcing [[Gil Norton]] as the producer of the band's upcoming album, also saying that 20 songs were already written for the album.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=3091855&blogId=517226745 |title=UPDATE FROM DERYCK – MySpace-blog {{pipe}} van Sum 41 |publisher=Blogs.myspace.com |access-date=March 9, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091221100623/http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=3091855&blogId=517226745 |archive-date=December 21, 2009 }}</ref> In an interview with [[Tom Thacker (singer)|Tom Thacker]], some working titles for songs for the new album were confirmed, including "Panic Attack", "Jessica Kill" and "Like Everyone Else".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://theresnosolution.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=11621&view=unread#unread|title=Tom's Interview – Sum 41 France|work=Theresnosolution|access-date=March 9, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717025542/http://theresnosolution.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=11621&view=unread#unread|archive-date=July 17, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> Pre-production for the new album took 13 days in December 2009, with the band officially entering the studio to begin recording at [[Perfect Sound Studios]] on January 26, 2010. The new studio album, titled ''[[Screaming Bloody Murder (Sum 41 album)|Screaming Bloody Murder]]'',<ref name="CTPOST2010">{{cite news|first=Scott|last=Gargan|url=http://www.ctpost.com/entertainment/article/Sum-41-now-veterans-of-Warped-Tour-568185.php|title=Sum 41 now veterans of Warped Tour|work=[[Connecticut Post]]|date=July 7, 2010|access-date=July 21, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100719002709/http://www.ctpost.com/entertainment/article/Sum-41-now-veterans-of-Warped-Tour-568185.php|archive-date=July 19, 2010|url-status=live}}</ref> was expected for a late 2010 release, but was delayed until early 2011.<ref name="canoe-rumors">{{cite web|first=Cédric|last=Bélanger|url=http://www.canoe.com/divertissement/musique/nouvelles/2010/08/03/14907881-jdq.html|title=Le groupe remet les pendules à l'heure|work=[[Canadian Online Explorer]]|language=fr|date=August 3, 2010|access-date=August 5, 2010|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120721232728/http://www.canoe.com/divertissement/musique/nouvelles/2010/08/03/14907881-jdq.html|archive-date=July 21, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> The band finished recording on June 24, 2010, just before joining the 2010 Warped Tour. While the group was on the tour, the new album entered the [[post-production]] stages of [[Audio mixing (recorded music)|mixing]] and [[Audio mastering|mastering]].<ref name="canoe-rumors"/> A new song called "Skumfuk" was leaked online on July 6, 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chartattack.com/news/87071/i-read-the-news-today-for-july-7-2010|title=I Read The News Today...|work=[[Chart (magazine)|Chart Attack]]|date=July 7, 2010|access-date=July 21, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100710051355/http://www.chartattack.com/news/87071/i-read-the-news-today-for-july-7-2010|archive-date=July 10, 2010 |url-status=usurped}}</ref> In an interview with [[Canadian Online Explorer|Canoe.ca]], Steve Jocz said that while producer Gil Norton was originally hired to engineer the new album, he was only around for a week and Sum 41 self-produced the record.<ref name="canoe-rumors"/> From October to November 2010, the band headlined the {{ill|Eastpak Antidote Tour|de|Eastpak Antidote Tour|vertical-align=sup|lt=|WD=}}.<ref name="Eastpak Antidote Tour">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rocksound.tv/news/read/sum-41-to-headline-the-eastpak-antidote-tour|title=Sum 41 To Headline The Eastpak Antidote Tour|magazine=[[Rock Sound]]|date=August 9, 2010|access-date=January 29, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305223556/https://www.rocksound.tv/news/read/sum-41-to-headline-the-eastpak-antidote-tour|archive-date=March 5, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Eastpak Antidote Tour2">{{cite web|first=Robin|last=Murray|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/live/eastpak-antidote-tour/|title=Eastpak Antidote Tour|work=[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]]|date=August 13, 2010|access-date=December 27, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230130043130/https://www.clashmusic.com/live/eastpak-antidote-tour/|archive-date=January 30, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> [[File:Sum 41 at the West Palm Beach Warped Tour 2010.jpg|thumb|left|Sum 41 performing on [[Warped Tour|Vans Warped Tour]] in 2010.]] The first single from the album, "[[Screaming Bloody Murder (song)|Screaming Bloody Murder]]", was released on February 7, 2011, in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|first=Jon|last=Ableson|url=http://www.alterthepress.com/2011/01/new-sum-41-single-to-hit-us-radio-next.html|title=New Sum 41 Single To Hit US Radio Next Month|work=Alter the Press!|date=January 8, 2011|access-date=December 27, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108143119/http://www.alterthepress.com/2011/01/new-sum-41-single-to-hit-us-radio-next.html|archive-date=November 8, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=2111782|title=Sum 41 Screams Bloody Murder – News Article|work=[[AbsolutePunk]]|access-date=January 29, 2023|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120710140149/http://absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=2111782|archive-date=July 10, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> On February 28, 2011, a stream of "Blood in My Eyes", another new song from the album, was released for free listening on Alternative Press.<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Scott|last=Heisel|url=http://www.altpress.com/features/entry/exclusive_stream_sum_41s_blood_in_my_eyes/|title=New Sum 41 Song|magazine=[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]]|date=February 28, 2011|access-date=January 29, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110305094418/http://www.altpress.com/features/entry/exclusive_stream_sum_41s_blood_in_my_eyes/|archive-date=March 5, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> The album ''[[Screaming Bloody Murder]]'' was released on March 29, 2011.<ref>{{cite web|first=Scott|last=Heisel|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/music/a302667/sum-41-to-release-dark-new-album/|title=Sum 41 to release 'dark' new album|work=[[Digital Spy]]|date=February 8, 2011|access-date=December 27, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230130043120/https://www.digitalspy.com/music/a302667/sum-41-to-release-dark-new-album/|archive-date=January 30, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Mala|last=Mortensa|url=https://www.altpress.com/rock-albums-released-in-2011/|title=20 albums you won't believe are turning 10 in 2021|work=[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]]|date=January 5, 2021|access-date=January 29, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230324083002/https://www.altpress.com/rock-albums-released-in-2011/|archive-date=March 24, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Alex|last=Hudson|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/sum_41_gear_up_for_screaming_bloody_murder|title=Sum 41 Gear Up for Screaming Bloody Murder|work=[[Exclaim!]]|date=January 13, 2011|access-date=December 27, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230130043117/https://exclaim.ca/music/article/sum_41_gear_up_for_screaming_bloody_murder|archive-date=January 30, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> On May 28, 2011, Sum 41 performed a live set for ''[[Guitar Center]] Sessions'' on [[DirecTV]].<ref name="Guitar Center Sessions">{{cite web|first=Lauren|last=Wolman|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/Sum-41-Kicks-Off-New-Run-Of-Guitar-Center-Sessions-Episodes-On-DIRECTV-528-20110528|title=Sum 41 Kicks-Off New Run Of Guitar Center Sessions Episodes On DIRECTV, 5/28|work=[[BroadwayWorld]]|date=May 28, 2011|access-date=December 27, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230130043117/https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/Sum-41-Kicks-Off-New-Run-Of-Guitar-Center-Sessions-Episodes-On-DIRECTV-528-20110528|archive-date=January 30, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> The episode included an interview with program host [[Nic Harcourt]].<ref name="Guitar Center Sessions"/> "[[Baby You Don't Wanna Know]]" was released as the album's second single.<ref>{{cite web|first=Bryne|last=Yancey|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/43799/videos-sum-41-baby-you-dont-wanna-know|title=Sum 41: "Baby You Don't Wanna Know"|work=Punknews.org|date=August 5, 2011|access-date=December 27, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230130043120/https://www.punknews.org/article/43799/videos-sum-41-baby-you-dont-wanna-know|archive-date=January 30, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> A music video was also produced for the first single, "Screaming Bloody Murder", but it was left unreleased due to its content and difficulties with executives of the band.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://theresnosolution.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=11601&start=12320#p346779|title=Sum41/SBM Discussion!|work=Theresnosolution|access-date=July 24, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001131700/http://theresnosolution.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=11601&start=12320#p346779|archive-date=October 1, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> On August 9, 2011, Sum 41 released the live album ''[[Live at the House of Blues, Cleveland 9.15.07]]'' – a live recording of a show that took place on September 15, 2007, in [[Cleveland, Ohio]], while the band was touring its previous album ''[[Underclass Hero]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/live-at-the-house-of-blues-cleveland-9-15-07/1442874922 |title=Live at the House of Blues, Cleveland, 9.15.07 by Sum 41 |publisher=[[iTunes]] |date=August 9, 2011 |access-date=October 19, 2011}}</ref> A week later when the band was touring the US as part of the [[Vans Warped Tour]], they were forced once again to cancel all remaining dates, when Whibley re-injured his back after playing three shows.<ref name="broken back">{{cite magazine|first=Michele|last=Bird|url=https://www.altpress.com/sum_41_cancel_south_american_tour/|title=Sum 41 cancel South American tour|magazine=[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]]|date=August 31, 2011|access-date=December 27, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230130043119/https://www.altpress.com/sum_41_cancel_south_american_tour/|archive-date=January 30, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> It was announced on the band's official website that they would be postponing indefinitely all upcoming tour dates for 2011 while Whibley underwent treatment.<ref name="broken back"/> In 2011, Sum 41 was nominated for a [[Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance]] for the song "Blood in My Eyes", but lost to the [[Foo Fighters]].<ref name="grammy awards 2012">{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/grammy-awards-2012-winners-whitney-houston-death-adele-289778/|title=Grammy Awards 2012: Complete Winners And Nominees List|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=February 12, 2012|access-date=December 27, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230607050000/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/grammy-awards-2012-winners-whitney-houston-death-adele-289778/|archive-date=June 7, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="grammy awards 2012 2">{{cite web|first=Graham|last=Hartmann|url=https://loudwire.com/sum-41-best-hard-rock-metal-nomination-other-bizarre-grammy-moments/|title=Sum 41's Best Hard Rock / Metal Nomination + Other Bizarre Grammy Moments|work=[[Loudwire]]|date=December 1, 2011|access-date=December 27, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230419232509/https://loudwire.com/sum-41-best-hard-rock-metal-nomination-other-bizarre-grammy-moments/|archive-date=April 19, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="grammy awards 2012 3">{{cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/sum-41/7959|title=Grammy Award Results for Sum 41 Bizarre Grammy Moments|work=[[The Recording Academy]]|date=November 23, 2020|access-date=December 27, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230419125919/https://www.grammy.com/artists/sum-41/7959|archive-date=April 19, 2023|url-status=dead}}</ref> In February 2012, the band shot a music video for the song "[[Blood in My Eyes]]", the third single from the album, with director Michael Maxxis in [[Los Angeles]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|first=Michele|last=Bird|url=https://www.altpress.com/news/sum_41_to_shoot_blood_in_my_eyes_video/|title=Sum 41 to shoot "Blood In My Eyes" video|magazine=[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]]|date=February 24, 2012|access-date=December 27, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220402212554/https://www.altpress.com/news/sum_41_to_shoot_blood_in_my_eyes_video/|archive-date=April 2, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> It was released officially released on September 10, 2012.<ref>{{Cite magazine|first=Michele|last=Bird|url=https://www.altpress.com/news/sum_41_to_release_blood_in_my_eyes_video/|title=Sum 41 to release "Blood In My Eyes" video|magazine=[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]]|date=September 10, 2012|access-date=December 27, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230419125918/https://www.altpress.com/sum_41_to_release_blood_in_my_eyes_video/|archive-date=April 19, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> From November to December 2012, the band undertook the ''Does This Look Infected?'' 10th Anniversary Tour, touring the United States to celebrate the album's release in 2002.<ref name="DTLI? 10th Anniversary">{{cite web|first=Graham|last=Hartmann|url=https://loudwire.com/sum-41-to-embark-on-does-this-look-infected-10th-anniversary-tour/|title=Sum 41 to Embark on 'Does This Look Infected?' 10th Anniversary Tour|work=[[Loudwire]]|date=September 12, 2012|access-date=December 27, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230419232513/https://loudwire.com/sum-41-to-embark-on-does-this-look-infected-10th-anniversary-tour/|archive-date=April 19, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="DTLI? 10th Anniversary2">{{cite web|first=John|last=Flynn|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/48838/tours-sum-41-announce-does-this-look-infected-10th-anniversary-tour|title=Sum 41 announce 'Does This Look Infected?' 10th anniversary tour|work=Punknews.org|date=September 10, 2012|access-date=December 27, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230130043120/https://www.punknews.org/article/48838/tours-sum-41-announce-does-this-look-infected-10th-anniversary-tour|archive-date=January 30, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="DTLI? 10th Anniversary3">{{cite web|first=Graham|last=Hartmann|url=https://loudwire.com/sum-41-10th-anniversary-does-this-look-infected-nyc-show/|title=Sum 41 Celebrate 10th Anniversary of 'Does This Look Infected?' With Nostalgic NYC Show|work=[[Loudwire]]|date=November 16, 2012|access-date=December 27, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230130043117/https://loudwire.com/sum-41-10th-anniversary-does-this-look-infected-nyc-show/|archive-date=January 30, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> On November 26, 2012, the band members revealed that they were taking a break from touring in 2013 to begin work on a new record.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=2963472|title=Sum 41 – 11.26.12 – Interview|work=[[AbsolutePunk]]|access-date=January 29, 2023|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130221043959/http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=2963472|archive-date=February 21, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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