Steve Jocz
Steve Jocz (born July 21, 1981) is a Canadian musician, singer and songwriter, best known as the former drummer for the Canadian rock band Sum 41. Early life. Jocz formed Sum 41 in 1996 alongside Deryck Whibley. Jocz graduated from Exeter High School in 1999. Professional career. Sum 41. In 1999, the band signed an international record deal with Island Records. The band released their debut album, "All Killer No Filler" in 2001. The band achieved mainstream success with their first single from the album, "Fat Lip", which reached number-one on the "Billboard Modern Rock Tracks" chart  and remains the band's most successful single to date. "All Killer No Filler"' was certified platinum in the United States, Canada and in the UK. The band has since released six more studio albums: "Does This Look Infected?" (2002), "Chuck" (2004) "Underclass Hero" (2007), Screaming Bloody Murder (2011), 13 Voices (2016) and "Order in Decline" (2019). The three albums before Screaming Bloody Murder have been certified platinum in Canada. The band often performs more than 300 times each year and holds long global tours, most of which last more than a year. They have been nominated for seven Juno  Awards and have won twice (Group of the Year in 2002 and Rock Album of the Year for "Chuck" in 2005). Their fifth studio album, "Screaming Bloody Murder", was released on March 29, 2011. On April 18, 2013, he announced on Facebook and Twitter that he had left Sum 41 with no explanation given. He has since been working as a realtor. Other appearances. Aside from drums, Jocz plays the piano and guitar. He sings lead vocals for the Sum 41 alter-ego heavy metal band Satan's Sluts, performing their song pain for pleasure. In 2007, Jocz recorded drums  for two songs on Avril Lavigne's album, "The Best Damn Thing". In the summer of 2008, Jocz toured with the Vandals on the Vans Warped Tour. Jocz did again help out The Vandals on drums for some European dates in the summer of 2018.