In case you somehow hadn't heard, Sum 41 is back.

Following a couple of years off and singer Deryck Whibley's well-documented health scare, everyone's favorite Canadian pop punks are back in action and better than ever. After all, how could the great '00s revival of 2016 go on without the crew behind classics like "Fat Lip" and "The Hell Song"?

With their latest album, 13 Voices, releasing last month and already gaining steam for "Comeback of the Year" awards, Myspace caught up with Whibley to chat about everything from the band's new expanded lineup to the dark inspiration for the new record.

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After all these years, how does it feel to have Sum 41 back as a band?

It feels amazing to be back and doing this all again. It’s what I live for. It’s what I love to do. The fact that people are reacting to us in a certain way is a nice surprise. I guess I wasn’t expecting that there would be this much attention on our band and all of the other bands in this genre like Blink [182] and Green Day. There’s this thing going on, and everyone’s calling it a “comeback” for everybody. I didn’t expect that because a lot of us all put out our last albums at the same time too.

Does the band still feel like the same guys who put out those early records like All Killer, No Filler and Does This Look Infected? or is it like playing with a brand new group?

It feels similar but different. We’re a five-piece band now, so that’s totally different. We’re different guys, but at the same time we totally still have the same sense of humor. We still tell the same kind of dumb jokes, and we still have all of the same stupid old stories that we tell over and over again. There is a familiarity, but musically it feels different. On stage it feels different. I think we've all gotten better as musicians, so we can just do more things now.

In what ways was making 13 Voices similar or different to some of those earlier albums?

It’s a totally different kind of thing. When I look back at all of the records, they all kind of have their own vibe. They all kind of stand out from each other. They don’t really seem to sound the same to me. I don’t know. It makes it fun to play live because when we put a setlist together, there’s a lot of dynamic and different kinds of music. Sometimes it can be difficult putting songs on a setlist, but it’s also kind of fun. The live show is just such a different show than it’s ever been. I feel like it’s the best version of this band that we’ve ever been and probably the most exciting concert that we’ve ever put on. If it feels good on stage then it feels good to us.

What's it like being in the band as an adult compared to when you first started it?

I think it’s better now. When you’re doing stuff when you’re so young, it’s great and it’s fun but you just don’t take things in the same way. Things don’t mean as much to you as they do when you’re older. You have no point of reference. Things go by so fast that they kind of seem like they’re normal when it’s really not. When you’re older, you look at these kinds of things that you’re doing and realize how hard it is sometimes to get to these places and to do these things — to have longevity. It makes you appreciate things way more.

You went through some very dark times over the years. How did those years and your recovery affect the band musically? 

This record of ours was inspired and written through my whole recovery, so I think the whole album is about my journey through all of that darkness. I would say that it is a big part of what I do musically. Every record is a snapshot of who I am at that time, so this just happens to be what it’s about this time. Who knows what it’ll be about next time?

Now that Sum 41 is officially back, what does the band have planned for the future? 

The next few years, we’re touring. This is really just the beginning. The next year-and-a-half I’d say is already booked up around the world and just kind of keeps going. That’s the best part. That’s all we ever want to do is play live. That’s our favorite part about being in this band. We’re just going to travel the world and play rock shows for the next two years. It's not a bad job!

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