Sum 41 bid farewell with retrospective “final” music video for ‘Radio Silence’

Sum 41 have shared their “final” music video, check out the retrospective and nostalgic clip for ‘Radio Silence’ below.

• READ MORE: Sum 41 tell us about “aggressive” final album ‘Heaven :x: Hell’: “It’s the perfect way to go out”

The Canadian pop-punk band announced in late 2023 that they would be breaking up after the release of one final album and a farewell world tour, dubbed ‘Tour Of The Setting Sum’. Those shows culminated earlier this year, with a run of 13 shows in their home country. Watch some fan-captured footage and see the full setlist from their final show here.

Yesterday (April 1), the band took to social media to announce that they have released their final-ever music video, for the ‘Heave :x: Hell’ track ‘Radio Silence’. The reflective clip sees the band perform in front of a wall of screens, each screen depicting special moments and performances throughout their nearly 30-year career.

They wrote: “As the Sum quietly set Sunday night, we wanted to leave you with something special to show our appreciation for all of the love that you have shown us over the years. We present you with the final Sum 41 music video.”

Watch the music video for ‘Radio Silence’ below.

Late last month (March 28), the band shared their final release in the form of a cover of Rage Against The Machine‘s ‘Sleep Now In The Fire’ – check it out here.

Last summer, guitarist Dave Baksh and bassist Jason “Cone” McCaslin touched upon how the band had become “stronger” in recent years, following health issues faced by frontman Deryck Whibley.

“We took about two years off for Deryck to figure out his health problems and then when we got back together with Dave it just seemed [right]” Cone said during the NME interview. “When everything got back together it felt really good. It’s been a rollercoaster for our whole career so it feels good to be playing these big festivals and higher up on the bill now.”

Speaking to NME about why their latest album ‘Heaven :x: Hell’ felt like the right pick for their last LP and why now felt like  the right time to call it quits, Whibley shared: “I feel really good about this album, which is why I felt it should be the last one. We didn’t know we’d be splitting up when we were making it, but I’ve been making records and touring with this band since I was 15,” he said

He continued: “I’ve had this feeling for a long time now that I want to do something different and it just feels like the right time. This album feels like the perfect way to go out. Over the past few years, the touring has constantly been getting bigger and the band is at our best. My fear is that if I start to lose the excitement, we’ll just fade away. I care too much about the fans and what we’ve built as a band to let that happen, just because it’s a good paycheque.”

Earlier this year, Whibley and the band’s former manager Greig Nori took legal action against each other, with the singer claiming Nori had sexually and verbally abused him for years. Nori denied the allegations, and counter-sued for breach of confidence, intrusion and wrongful disclosure of private facts.

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