Canadian rock band Nickelback details

Nickelback is a Canadian rock band formed in Hanna, Alberta by Chad Kroeger, Mike Kroeger, Ryan Peake and then-drummer Brandon Kroeger (the current drummer of Nickelback being Daniel Adair). The band is one of the most popular of the modern post-grunge genre, along with groups such as 3 Doors Down and Daughtry, performing in a significantly more radio-friendly style than the traditional, early 1990s grunge music era. Although the founders of the band hail from Hanna, Alberta, a small town east of Calgary, they are now based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The band's name originates from the nickel in change that band member Mike Kroeger gave customers at his Starbucks job—he would frequently say, "Here's your nickel back".

The band is signed to EMI at home and Roadrunner Records for the rest of the world. In July 2008, the band signed with Live Nation for three touring and album cycles, with an option for a fourth cycle. The contract includes recordings, touring, merchandise and other rights.

Nickelback History:
Nickelback's first release was a seven-track EP called Hesher in 1996. In the same year Nickelback recorded their first full-length album Curb. "Fly" was released on Hesher and Curb and was the first single produced by Nickelback. It did not chart and was only played on local radio stations.
The following album The State was recorded in 1998 and was released as an independent record the same year. Nickelback signed a record deal with EMI and Roadrunner Records. The State was then re-released in 2000 by EMI and Roadrunner Records; it was certificated gold in Canada and the United States.

In 2001, Nickelback released the album Silver Side Up, which propelled them into the mainstream. The single "How You Remind Me" was a huge success, peaking at #1 on both the American and Canadian charts at the same time. In the U.S., it was a #1 single on the Mainstream and Modern rock charts, as well as the pop chart. It also peaked at #2 on Adult Top 40. "How You Remind Me" became the Billboard Hot 100 #1 single of the year for 2002. The next single was "Too Bad", which also hit #1 on the Mainstream Rock Chart and had a small amount of success on the pop chart. The final single from the album was "Never Again", another #1 hit on Mainstream Rock.

In 2002, Chad Kroeger worked with Josey Scott on the Spider-Man theme song, "Hero".[citation needed] This also featured Tyler Connolly, Mike Kroeger, Matt Cameron, and Jeremy Taggart.

In 2003, Nickelback released The Long Road. The lead single was "Someday".

Nickelback's fifth studio album, All the Right Reasons, produced five U.S. Hot 100 top 20 singles: "Photograph", "Savin' Me", "Far Away", "If Everyone Cared", "Rockstar". Three of these became U.S. Hot 100 top 10 singles.

On September 4, 2008 Roadrunner Records announced that the first single from their upcoming album was originally going to be "If Today Was Your Last Day" and was to be released September 30, 2008. However, the song was scrapped as the first single, and "Gotta Be Somebody" will serve as the lead single instead. [6] The new album, titled Dark Horse, is to be released on November 18, 2008. The album is being produced by Mutt Lange.


Discography

Main article: Nickelback discography

* Curb (1996)
* The State (2000)
* Silver Side Up (2001)
* The Long Road (2003)
* All the Right Reasons (2005)
* Dark Horse (2008)

Awards

Main article: List of Nickelback awards.

Following years of road work, the band re-emerged in 2000 with The State, which garnered airplay in their native Canada, partially due to Canadian content laws that require broadcasters to play a certain amount of homegrown recordings. With the band's star rising due to frequent touring and airplay seeping into the U.S., The State was picked up for release in America, where it proved to be a modest success.

The stage was set for Nickelback's big breakthrough and the band did not fail deliver when Silver Side Up was released in the fall of 2001. The album featured "How You Remind Me," which first hit rock stations, topping both the Modern and Mainstream charts before crossing over to Top 40, and ending up at the summit of the Hot 100. When all was said and done, "How You Remind Me" was the most played song of 2002 across all radio formats, according to Billboard's Airplay Monitor. Fueled by the airplay, Silver Side Up went on to sell more than 9 million copies worldwide.

Perhaps to prove his talent wasn't limited to Nickelback, Chad Kroeger cut a duet with Saliva singer Josey Scott for the Spider-Man soundtrack. The track, called "Hero," became another monster hit. He also turned up on Santana's Shaman--although he prevented the guitarist's label from releasing the track as a single—and produced Theory Of A Deadman, a Vancouver-based outfit that signed to his 604 Records imprint.

By the fall of 2003, however, Chad Kroeger was back in the Nickelback fold with the release of Long Road.