Nickelback

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Formed:
1995, over 15 years ago.
Snapshot:
A group with 28 releases. 7 members.

Biography

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Nickelback is a Canadian rock band formed in Hanna, Alberta by Chad Kroeger, Mike Kroeger, Ryan Peake and then-drummer Brandon Kroeger. Nickelback is one of the most commercially successful Canadian groups, having sold roughly 31 million records worldwide. Nickelback ranks as the 11th best selling music act of the 2000s, also placing as the 2nd best selling foreign act in the US behind The Beatles for the 2000s.

The band is now based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Its 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 in Canada 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.

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2006 American Music Awards - Arrivals

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Genres

Alternative Rock, Post-grunge, Hard Rock, Metal, Alternative Metal, Pop, Rock. Vote on Genres

Discography

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Members

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20992 CONTRIBUTOR Chad Kroeger

Chad Kroeger

current & founder member
  • lead vocals/rhythm guitar:
    • 1995-
144386 CONTRIBUTOR Mike Kroeger

Mike Kroeger

current & founder member
  • bass guitar:
    • 1995-
144385 CONTRIBUTOR Ryan Peake

Ryan Peake

current & founder member
  • lead guitar/backing vocals:
    • 1995-
144387 CONTRIBUTOR Daniel Adair

Daniel Adair

current member
  • drums/backing vocals:
    • 2005-
144401 CONTRIBUTOR Ryan Vikedal

Ryan Vikedal

  • drums:
    • 1998-2005
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Mitch Guindon

    • 1996-1998
224569 CONTRIBUTOR

Brandon Kroeger

founder member
  • drums:
    • 1995-1996

In the News

(2 stories between 31st March 2009 and 7th December 2009)

Nickelback: The Worst Band In The World?

by Ed @ SoundUnwound
7 December 2009

Readers of British music magazine Word have unleashed their vitriol to name the artists they consider to be the worst in the world. Top of the hate list is the hugely popular yet much-derided Nickelback, who topped the list with almost 20 per cent of the vote. Though the remainder of the list was largely populated by a collection of Brit-centric bands, Maroon 5 was singled out for a spot at No.7 and shared company in the Top 10 with bands such as the largely forgotten Lighthouse Family, the over-hyped Londoners Razorlight and defunct Australian pop duo Savage Garden. The voting continued over at Twitter, where many chose to use the opportunity to grind personal axes by nominating popular mainstream bands like Coldplay and U2. Nobody was spared, as even The Beatles were awarded votes by two, presumably anonymous, voters. Music is a subject which unites people and divides opinions, as underlined by a poll that says a band with 30 million sales are worse than all others.

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31st March 2009

by Ed @ SoundUnwound
31 March 2009

In what wasn't as much of a surprise as their album title would suggest, Nickelback were the big winners at this weekend's Juno Awards, which seeks to honor the best music that Canada has to offer. They took home awards for Group Of The Year, the Juno Fan Choice Award, and the biggie - Album Of The Year - for their sixth studio album Dark Horse. Rapper Kardinal Offishall won Single Of The Year for his Akon collaboration "Dangerous," while singer-songwriter Sam Roberts bagged his fifth and sixth career Junos, for Artist Of The Year and Rock Album Of The Year (Love at the End of The World). The Stills won too, but their victory was a bit of a backhanded compliment: they won New Group Of The Year, thanks to the success of Oceans Will Rise, but it's their third album in a career stretching almost six years. Even if it has taken half a decade for the Juno judges to notice this hot "new" group, it's better late than never.

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