All Killer, No Filler

by Sum 41

Overview

It would be a mistake to view Sum 41 as just another second-rate band cashing in on the early-'00s punk-pop boom, even if it did recruit Jerry Finn to produce All Killer No Filler. Just as Finn had done for both blink-182 and Green Day, he charges Sum 41's punk-pop with a razor-sharp edge, the sort of dynamic in-your-face sound that helps this music cross over to MTV and radio so well. Besides the notable production, a lot of credit should go to the band as well. Its songwriting is obviously more diverse here than it was a year earlier on its debut album, Half Hour of Power; for example, the group's rap and '80s metal influences rise to the surface more frequently here than on that first album and instill a fun sense of camp. "Fatlip" is perhaps the best example of how Sum 41 has made an effort to diversify the music with more than just power chords and melodic punk vocals. Judging from this album, Sum 41 still isn't quite on the same level as alt-rock peers such as Weezer or Green Day, but the band is obviously headed in the right direction. In the meantime, it's difficult not to enjoy this album for what it is, even if it's a bit derivative. ~ Jason Birchmeier

Product Details

Release Date:	11/29/2019
Label:	Unidisc
UPC:	0060720059801
Rank:	30856

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Sum 41   Primary Artist
Cone   Bass

Technical Credits

Greig Nori   Composer
Joe McGrath   Engineer
Deryck Whibley   Composer
Robert Read   Assistant
Sean O'Dwyer   Engineer
Jerry Finn   Producer
Sum 41   Composer
Katy Teasdale   Assistant
Jay McCaslin   Composer
Tom Lord-Alge   Mixing
Jonathan Mannion   Photography,Inlay Design
Steve Jocz   Composer
Alan Sanderson   Assistant
Dave Baksh   Composer