SUM 41 "Does This Look Infected?"
by bastard boy floyd

Cover: 9 Fat Lips out of 10.
The cover is the drummer with a gash in his head and he's bleeding. Bloody band members always get high scores.

Booklet: 9 Fat Lips out of 10.
Like the cover, the booklet is filled with photos of the band all fucked up and bloody. They look like zombies. It also has all the lyrics, thanks, and that crap.

Songs: 9 Fat Lips out of 10.
I've had this CD in my player for the last few months and that says something, since I have an attention span as short as Ronnie James Dio. A lot of people consider Sum 41 just another poppy punk band like Blink 182 but I think they're more metal than a lot of people give them credit for. They're waving the rock flag and like to wreck hotels and fuck groupies, so they're like a little Canadian version of Motley Crue. If you're unsure about this band, check out the heavier songs like "Mr. Amsterdam," "Billy Spleen," and "Hooch." It's good modern metal type shit. "Mr. Amsterdam" has parts that remind me of classic Metallica and the entire album has a lot more of an edge than their previous CDs.

Comments: This CD also comes with a great bonus DVD which has a mockumentary of their alter-egos Pain For Pleasure, which is along the lines of Metal Shop. The DVD comes with two Pain For Pleasure songs that would make Iron Maiden proud and also contains a variety of nudity, destruction, and chaos. What more could you ask for?

I'd also like to say that guitarist Dave Brownsound purchased our No-Frills Metal Sludge T-Shirt from our Sludgendise Store! Now that's metal!