13 Voices
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| Studio album by Sum 41 | ||||
| Released | October 7, 2016 | |||
| Recorded | June 2014–April 2016 | |||
| Studio | Studio Mr. Biz (Whibley's home studio), Legends Studios, EastWest Studios, Los Angeles, California | |||
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| Length | 37:43 | |||
| Label | Hopeless | |||
| Producer | Deryck Whibley | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 76/100 |
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| AllMusic |   |
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| Exclaim! | 6/10 |
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| Punknews.org |  |
13 Voices is the sixth studio album by Canadian rock band Sum 41, released on October 7, 2016 through Hopeless Records. It is Sum 41's first album as a five-piece with a new lineup, as it features both Baksh and Tom Thacker on lead guitar and backing vocals. On May 11, 2016, the band announced that they had signed to Hopeless Records to release the crowd-funded project.
On July 9, 2015, the band launched a PledgeMusic campaign for its comeback album. On July 23, 2015, the band played its comeback show at the Alternative Press Music Awards, which featured former lead guitarist Dave Baksh, joining the group on stage nine years after officially leaving the band. The band announced Baksh's official return to the group through Alternative Press on August 14, 2015. On December 26, 2015, Sum 41 teased two new songs on its Instagram account. On January 1, 2016, Deryck Whibley revealed that the album was nearing completion via the band's social media.
The band performed on the 2016 Warped Tour. On April 19, 2016, Whibley published that Sum 41 was finishing the album. On May 11, 2016, Sum 41 announced its signing to Hopeless Records.
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. On April 18, 2013, drummer Jocz announced he would be leaving the band via his official Facebook page, leaving Whibley as the sole founding member of the band. In an interview on February 7, 2014, Deryck revealed that the band has possibly found a new drummer and would be premiering new music "soon". The expected sixth album would have been the band's first with Whibley and McCaslin as the only two band members from the group's "classic line-up", until Baksh's return in 2015, which also marks his first album with band since 2004's Chuck. The album is the band's first without founding drummer Steve Jocz, and the first to feature drummer Frank Zummo, as well as their first album as a five-piece.
On May 16, 2014, Deryck Whibley posted on an entry on his personal website, explaining that he had a liver and kidney failure due to extensive drinking. He has explained that he has been in treatment in the hospital for a month, and now upon release, he will be taking care of his health, while continue working on new music. He also stated that he had some ideas for new songs already, and that the band would be soon starting to make a new album. On June 9, 2014, Deryck Whibley has stated on his personal Facebook page that he was working on new Sum 41 music out of his home studio to get ready to record some new music soon. On June 29, 2014, Whibley posted an entry on his website, entitled "getting ready to record drums", with photos of him setting up the drum kit for recording.
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