Pain For Pleasure by Sum 41

Album: All Killer No Filler (2001)

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"Pain For Pleasure" is Sum 41's spoof on metal bands, complete with faux-Satanic lyrics like:

A killing spree through eternity
The Devil stabs you in the back

The band loves heavy metal, but can see the humor in it. In their hit "Fat Lip," they shout-out some of their favorite metal bands:

Heavy Metal and mullets it's how we were raised
Maiden and Priest were the gods that we praised
This was written and sung by the band's drummer, Steve Jocz (a.k.a Stevo 32), who claimed that he wrote it in 5 minutes while on the toilet.
Pain For Pleasure became Sum 41's alter ego. In the music video, which was shot along with the "Fat Lip" video and tacked on to the end, they wear leather and do the choreographed head bobs so common at metal shows. They came up with a whole backstory for the group, explaining that Jocz is "Pain" and guitarist Dave Baksh is "Pleasure," that they hated Sum 41. They did a "behind the music" type video for the group on their DVD Cross the T's and Gouge the I's, which came with their 2002 Does This Look Infected? CD, where we learn they're Scottish. >>
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Charlotte - The Colony, TX
Running just 1:43, this is the last track on Sum 41's debut album, All Killer No Filler.

Comments: 16

StevoThe band and singer is based on a band called exodus
Virginia from Peachland, Bcstevo lives with his parents, go to stevo jocz cribs on youtube it will show you.
Jeppe from Aarhus, DenmarkThis Band is actually not sum 41.

The members of sum 41 created this band called: pain for pleasure. The drummer (deryck) is called gunner singer (steve jocz/-o) Pain Guitarist (Dave brown-sound) Pleasure and bass (cone)called sniper. Watch http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRSKRANPew0&mode=related&search=
K.c. from Somewhere, NySteve actually doesnt live with them anymore, i hate to tell you. Because they are listed in the Canadian White Pages, and i called and the answering machine clearly states how to get in touch with him because he recently moved out.
Ryan from Fort Mcmurray / AbIn concert , Stevo sings , Deryck plays the drums , and One of the roadies plays the guitar for Deryck ,

GREAT BAND LIVE - ! ! Seen them about 7 times !
Edd from Burgum, Netherlandsi think it is a tribute to judas preist, because priest wrote a song named "pain on pleasure" wich was on the screaming for vengeance album
Steven from Middleboro, Maactually this song was written to be a spoof on judas priest(one of the greatest bands ever!)because if you didnt know, sum 41 loves judas priest! thats why in the video they are dressed like priest, ecpessually stevo since he sang this song, and he looked alot like rob halford back in the 70's around the time hell bent for leather came out
Katie from Sn Jose, Otherderyck aka bizzyd, laughted his ass out when steve said by mistake "satin is his name".
Mia from Wellston, Miif u watch the video for "all to blame" (the spof on solid gold} at the very end it says that the next song is pain for pleasure
Hicon from Maycomb, Ali like it. im not a big sum 41 fan, but this is great
Emma from Nt, AustraliaThis song was made for fun. They took the piss from britsh bands and made up this band. pain being the lead singer and pleasure being his best friend. on the dvd "dose this look infected?" they show the making of the band and a interview of pain for pleasure.
Scott Baddwin from Edmonton, Englandthis song is about sinning and going to hell.
Luke from Manchester, EnglandThis is a tribute to bands like Judas Priest, Iron Maiden and Saxon... Bands that Sum*41 listened to as kids. It is part of the 'Fat Lip' video and is one of their better tracks.
Nick from Paramus, NjSometimes played along with the "Fat Lip" video on MTV.
Charlotte from The Colony, TxJays parents own a strip club
Jack from Charlotte, Ohstevo still lives with his parents

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