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Sum 41: Deryck Whibley (vocals, guitar); Dave Baksh (guitar, background vocals); Jay McCaslin (bass); Stece Jocz (drums, background vocals).
Recorded at Avatar Studios, New York, New York.
Often lumped unfairly into the same pop-punk bag as Green Da

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Sum 41: Deryck Whibley (vocals, guitar); Dave Baksh (guitar, background vocals); Jay McCaslin (bass); Stece Jocz (drums, background vocals).
Recorded at Avatar Studios, New York, New York.
Often lumped unfairly into the same pop-punk bag as Green Day, and sometimes even dismissed as nothing more than A Blink-182 rip-off, Sum 41 definitively separates itself from the pack with DOES THIS LOOK INFECTED?. Sporting a level of sheer musicianship that dwarfs that of the aforementioned groups, the band powers through all 12 tracks with a machine-like efficiency and a thrash metalesque knack for rhythmic precision and complexity. In fact, there are instrumental passages here that could easily pass for MASTER OF PUPPETS-era Metallica or even vintage Anthrax.
To be sure, there are the usual heaping helpings of catchy melodies and Descendents-approved high harmonies throughout, but DOES THIS LOOK INFECTED? reveals an increased emphasis on the punk half of the punk-pop equation. Echoes of pioneering hardcore/metal hybrid bands like Killing Time, Leeway, and Bad Brains abound, and the record consequently has a tougher, more substantial feel than any of Sum 41's previous efforts.

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