• Nickelback are the gods of metal! [MEGATHREAD]
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Nickelback are the gods of metal!! [B]History[/B] The band is based in Vancouver, [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Columbia"]British Columbia[/URL], Canada. Its name originates from the [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickel_%28Canadian_coin%29"]nickel[/URL] in change that band member Mike Kroeger gave customers at his job at [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starbucks"]Starbucks[/URL]; he would frequently say, "Here's your nickel back."[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickelback#cite_note-6"][7][/URL] The band is signed to [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EMI"]EMI[/URL] in Canada and [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roadrunner_Records"]Roadrunner Records[/URL] for the rest of the world. In July 2008, the band signed with [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_Nation"]Live Nation[/URL] for three touring and album cycles, with an option for a fourth. The contract includes recordings, touring, merchandise and other rights.[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickelback#cite_note-7"][8][/URL] [B]Early years: 1995–2000[/B] Nickelback's first release was a seven-track [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extended_play"]EP[/URL] called [I][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hesher"]Hesher[/URL][/I] in 1996.[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickelback#cite_note-8"][9][/URL] In the same year, Nickelback also recorded their first full-length album [I][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curb_%28album%29"]Curb[/URL][/I]. "[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fly_%28Nickelback_song%29"]Fly[/URL]" was included on both [I]Hesher[/I] and [I]Curb[/I] and was the first single produced by Nickelback. The following album, [I][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_State_%28album%29"]The State[/URL][/I], was recorded and released independently in 1998. Roadrunner [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A%26R"]A&R[/URL] Ron Burman told [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HitQuarters"]HitQuarters[/URL] that one of his [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Coast_of_the_United_States"]West Coast[/URL] scouts sent him the self-released album and, suitably impressed, he travelled to Vancouver to see them perform live. Although an unknown property in the industry at the time, the venue was packed out. In Burman's words: "I immediately got the chills! I thought their song "Leader of Men" was a smash hit."[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickelback#cite_note-hitquarters.com-9"][10][/URL] Off the stage he was impressed by their industry and initiative in managing their career: [INDENT] "I always respect a band who have made it happen on their own, without the help of a record label. They’re very industrious, and already had a Top 20 single in Canada on their own, and were touring the whole country. They’re professional and serious about their careers, and that makes my job easier."[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickelback#cite_note-hitquarters.com-9"][10][/URL] [/INDENT] Despite this it still took Burman three months for him to convince his label bosses' to approve the signing, a decision that would mark Roadrunner's first move into mainstream rock.[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickelback#cite_note-hitquarters.com-9"][10][/URL] Nickelback signed a record deal with EMI and Roadrunner Records, who re-released [I]The State[/I] in 2000. Even though no song from the album proved to be a crossover hit, two singles from the album, "[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leader_of_Men"]Leader of Men[/URL]" and "[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breathe_%28Nickelback_song%29"]Breathe[/URL]" were Top 10 rock hits and resulted in the album being certificated gold in the United States in late 2001. It reached Platinum status in 2008, after the succes of three consecutive multi-platinum efforts.[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickelback#cite_note-10"][11][/URL] [B]Mainstream success: 2001–2007[/B] In 2001, Nickelback released the [I][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_Side_Up"]Silver Side Up[/URL][/I] album, which propelled them into the mainstream. The single "[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_You_Remind_Me"]How You Remind Me[/URL]" 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 [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adult_Top_40"]Adult Top 40[/URL]. "How You Remind Me" became the [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100"]Billboard Hot 100[/URL] #1 single of the year for 2002. The next single was "[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Too_Bad"]Too Bad[/URL]", which also reached #1 on the Mainstream Rock Chart and had a small amount of success on the pop chart. The final single from the album was "[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Never_Again_%28Nickelback_song%29"]Never Again[/URL]", another #1 hit on Mainstream Rock. In 2002, [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chad_Kroeger"]Chad Kroeger[/URL] collaborated with [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josey_Scott"]Josey Scott[/URL] and Gaige Corvo who played the lead guitar on the [I][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider-Man_%28film%29"]Spider-Man[/URL][/I] theme song, "[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hero_%28Chad_Kroeger_song%29"]Hero[/URL]". This also featured [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyler_Connolly"]Tyler Connolly[/URL], Mike Kroeger, [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Cameron"]Matt Cameron[/URL], and [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_Taggart"]Jeremy Taggart[/URL]. In 2003, Nickelback released [I][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Long_Road"]The Long Road[/URL][/I]. The lead single was "[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Someday_%28Nickelback_song%29"]Someday[/URL]" and the album went on to sell five million copies worldwide.[[I][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed"]citation needed[/URL][/I]] The band also released "[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feelin%27_Way_Too_Damn_Good"]Feelin' Way Too Damn Good[/URL]" as a single, which peaked at #3 on the Mainstream Rock Charts. "[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Figured_You_Out"]Figured You Out[/URL]" was also released as a single and topped the Mainstream Rock Charts for 13 consecutive weeks. Nickelback's fifth studio album, [I][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_the_Right_Reasons"]All the Right Reasons[/URL][/I], produced five U.S. Hot 100 top 20 singles: "[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photograph_%28Nickelback_song%29"]Photograph[/URL]", "[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savin%27_Me"]Savin' Me[/URL]", "[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Far_Away_%28Nickelback_song%29"]Far Away[/URL]", "[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/If_Everyone_Cared"]If Everyone Cared[/URL]" and "[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockstar_%28Nickelback_song%29"]Rockstar[/URL]". Three of these became [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Hot_100"]U.S. Hot 100[/URL] top 10 singles. [I]All the Right Reasons[/I] had sold 7,357,944 copies in the US to June 19, 2010.[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickelback#cite_note-11"][12][/URL] In total, [I]All the Right Reasons[/I] has sold about 11 million copies worldwide since its 2005 release. Aside from all the success of [I]All the Right Reasons[/I], lead singer Kroeger began his own label named 604 Records in 2005 and holds the position of executive producer. [B]Latest releases: 2008–present[/B] On September 4, 2008, Roadrunner Records announced that the first single from the upcoming album was going to be "[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/If_Today_Was_Your_Last_Day"]If Today Was Your Last Day[/URL]", to be released on September 30, 2008. However, the song was replaced by "[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gotta_Be_Somebody"]Gotta Be Somebody[/URL]".[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickelback#cite_note-12"][13][/URL] The new album, titled [I][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Horse_%28Nickelback_album%29"]Dark Horse[/URL][/I], was released on November 18, 2008. The album was produced by [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutt_Lange"]Mutt Lange[/URL].[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickelback#cite_note-13"][14][/URL] "[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Something_in_Your_Mouth"]Something in Your Mouth[/URL]" was released as the second single to rock radio only on December 15, where it reached #1. "If Today Was Your Last Day" was released as the third single. Four more singles have been released, "[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I%27d_Come_for_You"]I'd Come for You[/URL]", "[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burn_It_to_the_Ground"]Burn It to the Ground[/URL]" (which would become the theme for [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WWE_RAW"]WWE RAW[/URL]) and "[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Never_Gonna_Be_Alone"]Never Gonna Be Alone[/URL]" released in September and "[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakin%27_Hands"]Shakin' Hands[/URL]" as the seventh single on November 16.[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickelback#cite_note-14"][15][/URL] Its eighth single, "[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/This_Afternoon_%28song%29"]This Afternoon[/URL]", was released on March 23, 2010. On February 28, 2010, Nickelback gave a performance at the beginning of the concert portion of the [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Winter_Olympics_closing_ceremony"]2010 Winter Olympics closing ceremony[/URL], performing "[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burn_It_to_the_Ground"]Burn It to the Ground[/URL]".[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickelback#cite_note-15"][16][/URL] According to an interview with Daniel Adair on January 23, 2010, Nickelback plans on recording a seventh album after the [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Horse_Tour"]Dark Horse Tour[/URL] is over, and the expected release is sometime in 2011. Also, Adair mentioned that the band wanted to go back to the musical style that [I]All The Right Reasons[/I] had, which he described as "more organic."[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickelback#cite_note-16"][17][/URL] Chad Kroeger has officially announced in an interview with Billboard.com that songwriting for the next Nickelback album will commence as early as February 2011 with 'about four tunes' already in mind.[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickelback#cite_note-17"][/URL] I personally dislike all the popular bands like Iron Maiden, Metallica, Manowar, THEY SUCK join me nickelback fans! /discuss /peace [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickelback#cite_note-17"][/URL] [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickelback#cite_note-17"] [/URL]
is this a ban-me thread?
Nickelback r teh best evarrr!!! <3 JB r betr tho
Can we have a mod who doesn't just post in the fucking Beatles thread now?
why all the hate on nickelback? they are br00tz!
lol a gimmick account from 2006
[QUOTE=Dopey Trout;28456928]Can we have a mod who doesn't just post in the fucking Beatles thread now?[/QUOTE] I noticed quite few reports originating from the Music Section so I'll keep my eye on it for a while now.
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