Stephen Jocz (born July 23, 1981), also known as Stevo32 (or simply Stevo), is a Canadian drummer and YouTuber, best known as the founding drummer for the rock band

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Biography

Jocz joined

in 1996. He graduated from Exeter High School in 1999.

Sum 41

In 1999, the band signed an international record deal with

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. The band released their debut EP '' Half Hour of Power'', in 2000. Their first album, '' All Killer No Filler'', was released 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

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in the United States, Canada and in the UK. The band released four more studio albums with Jocz: '' Does This Look Infected?'' (2002), ''

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'' (2004) '' Underclass Hero'' (2007), and '' Screaming Bloody Murder'' (2011), the first three having been certified platinum in Canada. Aside from drums, Jocz sang lead vocals and went by the name Payne for the

alter-ego heavy metal band Pain for Pleasure, where the members of Sum 41 would parody a 1980s metal band. Jocz frequently performed over 300 times per year with Sum 41, holding long global

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s lasting more than a year each. On April 18, 2013, Jocz announced on

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and

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that he had left Sum 41 with no explanation given. On May 10, 2023, after hearing that Sum 41 was planning to disband, Jocz posted on

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a video of him playing the drums to their song " Still Waiting" as a tribute to the band. On October 10, 2023, Jocz was interviewed for the first time since his departure from Sum 41 in 2013. During the interview, he revealed to DJ Immortal of 99.9 Punk World Radio FM about his departure from the band, stating:

Other appearances

In 2008, Jocz became a contributing member of the Sum 41 spin-off band The Operation M.D., co-created by Sum 41 bassist Jason "Cone" McCaslin before leaving the band in 2012. He helped the band out again in 2017 as a contributing member. In 2007, Jocz recorded drums for two songs on

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's album '' The Best Damn Thing''. In the summer of 2008, Jocz toured with

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on the

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. Jocz again helped The Vandals on drums for a show on Hawaï in 2017 and for some European dates in the summer of 2018. He toured with The Vandals again for some Japanese dates in March 2024. In 2016, Jocz performed a couple of shows as a standup comedian. In June 2024, Jocz began a

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channel, called Stevo32Drums.

Discography

Sum 41

* '' Half Hour Of Power'' (2000) * '' All Killer No Filler'' (2001) * '' Does This Look Infected?'' (2002) * ''

'' (2004) * '' Underclass Hero'' (2007) * '' Screaming Bloody Murder'' (2011)

The Operation M.D.

*''Birds + Bee Stings'' (2010)

Guest appearances

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– '' Detox'' (2002) (drums on "Over My Head") *

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– '' Skull Ring'' (2003) (drums on " Little Know It") *

– '' The Best Damn Thing'' (2007) (drums on "One of Those Girls" and "Contagious")

Notes

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jocz, Steve 1981 births Canadian atheists Canadian critics of religions Canadian male drummers Canadian people of Polish descent Canadian punk rock drummers Canadian percussionists Living people Musicians from the Regional Municipality of Durham People from Ajax, Ontario Sum 41 members