Does This Look Infected? [Explicit Lyrics]

Another good thing about this album is that there is hardly any swearing, which makes a pleasent change from the usual hardcore/punk band. I think that there is the odd word beginning with S and ending in T. I don't really think that the cover of the album (the face) is appropriate for this album though. I have spoken to some friends, and they all think that the cover of the album should be something a bit different.

I quote from one of the songs 'so am I still waiting?'. You don't need to wait to think about buying this album, all hardcore/punk fans or anybody else should buy this album!

Until now...

Sum 41 have pulled up their sleeves and made one of the most catchiest and infectious punk-rock albums of the year.
It starts off with the sad 'The Hell Song', due to be their next single, that is a great starter for the album, leading you straight into the catchy chorus and infectious riffs of the album.
Another very good song in 'Over My Head (Better Off Dead)' with an unknown new "heavy" sound to the band, and again with a very catchy chorus included("now i'm in over my head, with something i said, completely misread, i'm better off dead, but now i can't see, i think you can't be, this hypocrisy is beginning to get to me").
'Still Waiting', there first single from the album, is another fine song, with another catchy melody.
The song refers to the ongoing problems in the world with the line "so am i still waiting for this world, to stop hating?", showing how the band can move on from the past songs about girls and skateboarding, to songs about world affairs and songs about losing a friend in the album opener 'The Hell Song'.
Like the song on 'All Killer, No Filler' called 'Never Wake Up' which is a fun 30-second song, the new album follows in the same fashion with 'A.N.I.C.' which is a fun, foul mouth, shout-out song aimed at someone they call an a**h***.
'No Brains' despite the weird title, is a strong song about giving up on a relationship with a good chorus in: "Goodbye, I've had enough frustration, I won't get stuck, This dead end situation, It's just not worth my time, But waiting so frustrating".
'Thanks For Nothing' is my favourite song on the album, with its crunching sound, great sound and again another amazingly catchy chorus.
Its also another dark song, with sad lyrics, which near the end of the song Deryck Whibley (frontman) just simply sings "Thanks For Nothing..." and really reflects the mood of the song.
The pecuilar named 'Hyper-Insomnia-Para-Condroid' is suprisingly very good, despite its title.
Its very catchy with its "and it goes on and on..." chorus, that breaks into another chorus during the song where Whibley sings "I'm wearing thin, I just guess these walls they keep caving in, I've gone too far, Where's my mind?, Why can't I stop fear this paranoia?".
Other songs I haven't mentioned are still very good, but i just wanted to highlight the best ones in my review, so don't get worried and think the other one's are rubbish or something, because they're all very good.

So overall, if you like any type of rock music, especially punk-rock/pop-punk you'll love this, it really is a class ahead of most of the bands in their genre at the moment.

Standout tracks are opener "The Hell Song" (incredibly catchy tune), single "Still Waiting" and both of the superb metal-style bonus tracks "Reign in Pain" (cheesy and amusing but still great) and "WWVII Part II" (surprisingly mature).