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09.04.2008

NICKELBACK ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM

New York, NY, September 4, 2008 - Roadrunner Records announced today the upcoming new album from multi-platinum rock powerhouse Nickelback. The band is currently recording the follow-up to 2005's massively successful All The Right Reasons with famed rock producer Mutt Lange (AC/DC, Def Leppard) in their homebase of Vancouver, B.C. The album is set for release on November 18, 2008. The first single, "If Today Was Your Last Day" will impact at all radio formats on September 30^th.

Roadrunner and Nickelback have enjoyed unprecedented success during their ten-year partnership. The band has sold upwards of 26 million records worldwide, with All The Right Reasons accounting for 10 million of that total. In addition, the six singles from the album totaled 9.3 million downloads and 5.5 million ringtones. All proceeds of digital single and video sales for the song "If Everyone Cared" between February 1 and July 31, 2007 were donated to charity, equally distributed between Amnesty International and International Childrens' Awareness Canada. Each of the five videos from All The Right Reasons has reached #1 on VH1's playlist: "Photograph," "Savin' Me," "Far Away," "If Everyone Cared" and "Rockstar." In 2006 Nickelback was awarded a World Music Award for "World's Best Rock Group," a Billboard Touring Award for "Breakthrough Artist," an American Music Award for "Favorite Pop/Rock Album" and a People's Choice Award for "Best Rock Group."

Both Roadrunner and Nickelback are looking forward to the start of a new album cycle and future success together.

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1. DAN SAID...

1st comment! omg finally. although i hope this new album is heavier like their old albums,i mean their signed to rr! but ill still buy the album, just hope its like curb or the state. FTW RR AND NB! AND SLIPKNOT AND DT!

September 4, 3:28 PM

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2. CRAIG D SAID...

Big fan here,can't wait to see you guys on tour again,you were awesome!

September 4, 6:52 PM

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3. PIET SAID...

short period of time to go at it
lookin forward

September 4, 11:19 PM

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4. ANNE SAID...

OMG I am soooo excited now!! I sooo cannot wait!! PERFECT b-day gift for me as my b-day is five days before the release date!!=D I'm a bit puzzled though....why is there no name for it yet? Well, I can't wait to see what the name is and I can't wait to hear the new single!!! Am living for September 30th!!!=D

September 5, 12:18 AM

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5. EL HISTINO SAID...

fuck nickleback suck dick

September 5, 1:46 AM

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6. 666 MAGGOT SAID...

the only album i liked of theirs is Silver Side Up.

September 5, 6:03 AM

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7. ROBIN SHIRLEY LEBEAU SAID...

I've been waiting for this album since last year and a anniversary present for me. My favorite dj told me about it before anybody who listens to my radio station knew about it. I knew this was going to happen since last year. Thankyou. A new song to start my birthday with. If Today Was My Last Day I'd be spending it listening to NickelBack and eating pizza.
Your fan for ever.

September 5, 11:13 AM

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8. DONNAINNM SAID...

Can't wait.....Hope they come to the Southwest. Have loved all their stuff.....Like the heavy stuff the best.

September 5, 1:32 PM

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9. MARCELO SAID...

graciassssssssssssssssssssss!!!!!!!!!!!!!! la mejor banda del planeta esta de vuelta!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

September 5, 2:28 PM

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10. MARCELO SAID...

soy de ARGENTINA!!!!!!!!!!!!!MI AMIGA LEONELA Y YO ESPARAMOS CASI AL BORDE DE LA DESESPERACION EL NUEVO DISCO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NICKELBACK FOREVER

September 5, 2:34 PM

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11. BRAD SAID...

Nickelback-just another non-metal band Roadrunner signed for the money. It seems like Roadrunner records doesn't even want to admit this band is on their label. This is the biggest selling band the label has ever had in 25 years in business, but no band member was featured on the 25 year all stars album?? Anyway, it is about time this band put out a new album, they have been riding All the Right Reasons for 3 years now and put practically every song out as a single on the radio. I wish Roadrunner would stop signing crap like Nickelback, Madina Lake and such, and start signing bands that made them a famous metal label in the first place...Suffocation, Type O Negative, Obituary, Deicide...etc.

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08.28.2008

SOMETHING NEW WITH NICKELBACK IS AFOOT

Nickelback is now on imeem! Give their page a looksee and let us know what you think.

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1. ROBIN SHIRLEY LEBEAU-NICKELBACK GIRL SAID...

Rock Star is one of my special songs. I'm going to add it to my favorites but the song was pausing in to many different places that need to be work out but good job Chad.
Your fan for ever.
P.S. I'll be looking forward to their new cd.

August 29, 1:50 PM

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2. FRANKY DELGADO SAID...

wtf? nickelback? i havent been to this site in like 4 years. and you're telling me there are nickelback updates at all that don't have hundreds of people talking about what a shit band they are? nevermind a completely pointless one like this... wtf?!?!?

September 1, 10:31 PM

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3. FRANKY DELGADO SAID...

oh. i somehow changed sites from blabbermouth to here. my bad.

nickelback still blows.

September 1, 10:32 PM

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4. TRIV SAID...

Quite frankly passing comments on bands sucking is futile!!!
All I know is Dez Fafara Rocks!!

September 2, 3:35 AM

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5. BLAKE SAID...

YOU GUYS ROCK!!!!!!! November 18 new album! I bet it will rock!!!

September 4, 9:45 PM

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08.26.2008

TELL ME VISITOR, DO YOU LIKE LISTS?

Imagine my surprise when I came across VH1's 100 Greatest Rock Songs viewer poll. Right there smack in the middle are Megadeth's "Peace Sells" and Nickelback's "How You Remind Me."

Now, you know what kind of a fan you are and of whom, so run along over there and show either (or both!) the love plus your other 8 selections for the top 10.

If you feel like letting us know your pics in comments, enter your top 10 below once you're done. We like to watch y'all argue.

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1. HELLCIUS SAID...

I WILL TELL 100 GREATEST METAL SONGS EVER!!!!!

1 - SLAYER - RAINNING BLOOD
2 - CARCASS - HEARTWORK
3 - OBITUARY - DONT CARE
4 - ROTTING CHRIST - LUCIFER OVER LONDON
5 - CRADLE OF FILTH - CRUELTY AND THE BEAST
666 - DEVILDRIVER - DIE AND DIE NOW
7 - ARCH ENEMY - RAVENOUS
8 - CADAVERIA - SPELL
9 - OTEP - BLOOD PIG
10 - CANNIBAL CORPSE - PIT OF ZOMBIES
11 - DIMMU BORGIR - MORNING PALACE
12 - BEHEMOTH - SLAVES SHALL SERVE
13 - SEPULTURA - ROOTS BLOODY ROOTS
14 - SLIPKNOT - HERETIC ANTHEM
15 - MARILYN MANSON - BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE
16 - HYPOCRISY - ROSWELL 47
17 - MARDUK - WOLVES
18 - AMON AMARTH - PORSUIT OF VIKINGS
19 - SINISTER - LEVIATHAN
20 - NILE - SACRIFICE UNTO SEBEK

AND FUCKING MOORE!!!!

August 27, 3:38 PM

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2. DUFF SAID...

That's pretty metal.

August 27, 7:30 PM

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3. MIKE SAID...

My top 10:

#1.Metallica-Master Of Puppets
#2.Sepultura-Dead Embryonic cells
#3.Megadeth-Peace Sells
#4.AC/DC-Back In Black
#5.Fates Warning-The Gaurdian
#6.Black Sabbath-Heaven And Hell
#7.Queensryche-Operation Mindcrime
#8.Tool-Aenima
#9.Slayer-South of Heaven
#10.Iron Maiden-Rime Of The Ancient Mariner

And many, many more!

August 28, 12:23 PM

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07.10.2008

DREAM OF A LIFETIME: GUITAR HERO WITH DRAGONFORCE

Attention fellow ebay rockers:
A2IM, WIN (the Worldwide Independent Network), and the entire Independent music community have banded together to created the Independents Day 08 Online Auction. You could be the top bidder for a Guitar Hero III session with members of DragonForce. Check out the Independents Day 08 Online Auction.

The auction runs through July 13th and includes rare items from some of Roadrunner's finest such as Nickelback, Slipknot, Fear Factory, Dragonforce and Coal Chamber; and unique experiences like the Guitar Hero session with many artists including Evanescence, Ani DiFranco, Gang of Four's Dave Allen, and more.

Proceeds raised by the auction will be split between A2IM, WIN (the Worldwide Independent Network), the Recording Academy's charity MusiCares, and a special fund that supports those working to create their own independent label groups in regions like the Caribbean, Africa, Asia, and Eastern Europe.

Bid now or forever hold your money.

Tags: Coal Chamber, DragonForce, Fear Factory, Nickelback, Slipknot, Ani DiFranco, Coal Chamber, Dave Allen, Dragonforce, Ebay, Evanescence, Fear Factory, Gang of Four's, Nickelback, Slipknot
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07.10.2008

METALSUCKS ON THE NICKELBACK LIVENATION DEAL

Many of you have probably heard about Nickelback's agreement with LiveNation reported by Billboard the other day. While Roadrunner has nothing official to report here at this time, we did come across this interesting editorial from Vince Neilstein at MetalSucks.net.

Read his view on the Nickelback LiveNation deal.

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By the summer of 2004, Nickelback had been on tour around the globe for the better part of the previous 5 years, at that point supporting their third album, The Long Road (which at the time had sold 5 million copies worldwide). The plan was to take some time off to enjoy the fruits of their labor before even thinking about new songs. But two weeks into their vacation Chad, Mike and Ryan started feeling that old familiar urge, so they gathered in Chad's studio near Vancouver to jam.

"Once we got in there and started to mess around, we just didn't stop," says Chad. Since Nickelback used Kroeger's studio and co-produced the album with their friend Joey Moi, they were not in a fevered rush to finish up. And, over the next seven months, they spent countless hours making sure every song on their fourth album, All the Right Reasons, was exactly the way they wanted it.

The resulting 11 tracks are the most insistent, dynamic and diverse Nickelback has conjured to date. The first single "Photograph" is reflective and earnest, constructed on a foundation of multi-layered vocals, infectious melodies and guitars that build to a triumphant buzz. "Fight For All The Wrong Reasons" echoes with textural guitars and evolves from a moody melody into a crunchy, southern-tinged riff. And "Savin' Me" is a call for redemption that's driven by a combination of ringing and fuzzy guitars, undeniable vocals, gliding strings and delicate piano.

"We were a little scared of using piano," admits Kroeger. "We just didn't think it was very rock and roll. It wasn't until we heard piano in a Nickelback song that we all said, 'Yes, we like this and we want to do more of it.' It just complimented the part so well and really showed that we shouldn't be narrow minded about any instrument, no matter what it is or what sort of stigma might be attached to it."

Nickelback's eagerness to experiment and evolve lights up All The Right Reasons like a bonfire. While the band's music has always been deeply personal, this time not only have they laid it all bare but they also searched every inch of their sonic spectrum to create an album that appeals on many different levels.

"On The Long Road we went in a heavier direction, but with this album we really wanted to show our range and have songs that work for all the diverse fans that go to Nickelback shows and listen to our records," Kroeger says, giving a window into the impetus for his songwriting - making music for real music fans like him. Nickelback's all-inclusive approach has been a large part of the band's immense success. The Long Road went triple platinum in the U.S. and included the radio hits "Someday," "Figured You Out" and "Feelin' Way Too Damn Good." Their previous disc, 2001's Silver Side Up, was even more successful, selling over 6 million copies in the U.S. and containing three number one hits, "Too Bad," "Never Again" and their mega-successful breakout single, "How You Remind Me," which was the number one Most Played Song of 2002.

Joining Nickelback just in time to make All the Right Reasons was new drummer, Daniel Adair. Adair's hard-hitting yet multifaceted style perfectly matched the band's new material, from the foot-to-the-floor stomp and grind of "Animals" to the "lump-in-throat sentiment of "If Everyone Cared." Adair jumped right in to the fold and his 'audition' in Chad's studio even made its way into the finished album. "We are totally thrilled to have Daniel in the band," Chad says. "The creativity that went on with him in the studio was really inspiring. He's a totally amazing player."

Over the years, Nickelback's music has appealed to listeners of pop, hard rock, alternative and metal. A number of seemingly disparate celebrity artists have also embraced the band, including ZZ Top guitarist Billy Gibbons and ex-Pantera members Vinnie Paul and the late Dimebag Darrell Abbott. Both Gibbons and Abbot (albeit posthumously) aided in the creation of All the Right Reasons.

Nickelback met Gibbons backstage after one of their shows in Colorado and they all immediately hit it off. When a guitar solo was needed on the track "Follow You Home," they asked for Gibbons' help, then flew to Los Angeles to record the part. "I wanted a real different flavor for that solo, and Billy totally nailed it," Chad says. "After he did the guitar part, he actually sang the third verse on the song in that low, gravelly voice of his and we put this distortion effect on it. It's really cool." Gibbons' contribution did not end there, he also lent backing vocals to the track "Rock Star."

The Pantera connection was more complicated and stemmed from a darker place. Chad became friends with drummer Vinnie Paul and the late guitarist Dimebag Darrell while on tour with Jerry Cantrell, and wound up working with Dimebag on a cover of Elton John's "Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting," which appeared on the "Charlie's Angels" soundtrack. After the legendary guitarist was shot and killed onstage, a devastated Kroeger wrote an aggressive song called "Side of a Bullet," as a lasting tribute to his friend. "After I put the song together, I really wanted Vinnie's blessing," Kroeger says. "So, I called him up and played the track for him over the phone. He said, 'I'd love to have you do a song about my brother.' Vinnie then sent some guitar outtakes and we pieced together a solo and put it on the song. The result is a new Dimebag Darrel solo."

"Side of a Bullet" is just one of the many tracks on All The Right Reasons that's rife with compelling narrative. Ever since Kroeger started writing about his personal trials on "Never Again" and "How You Remind Me" he has strived to tell stories his fans could simultaneously relate to and be transported by. "Animals" is about a nice girl and a bad boy who get caught in the act by the girl's dad, and "Savin' Me" addresses a man in prison who wants to be saved and a fallen angel who must return to earth to be forgiven for his sins.

"I really like to tell a story that comes off like a movie inside the listener's head," Kroeger says. "And I try to put myself in the scene when I'm writing it. That makes it easier for me to look around and see what I can sing about. Otherwise you don't get any details and it doesn't play out very well." One of the most personal songs on All the Right Reasons, "Photograph," is a glimpse back at Kroeger's teenage years in which he recalls his first kiss, the friends he used to hang out with and the time he got busted for breaking into his high school. "I think I just wanted to take a trip down memory lane, and I wanted to see if I had enough ideas that would make other people take that trip, too," Kroeger says. "It's so funny throughout the course of a day how many times you look back and think, "I wonder whatever happened to that one girl or I wonder if the house I grew up in is still standing.' And after people started listening to it, I was amazed how many of them thought the same thing."

Like all of Nickelback's albums, All the Right Reasons was born of sincerity, emotional revelation and a genuine love for music, but this time the music also stemmed from necessity - not the necessity of making deadlines or getting albums on the shelf. Rather the necessity of an artist to create, explore and try to understand more about the world around him. Hence the album title, which was a play off the track "Fight For All the Wrong Reasons." "I really want to make music for the right reasons," Kroeger says. "The most important reason is to make music because you love it. And I think that's why we spend so much time on it. On this record, we didn't want to overlook any small detail."

Throughout the creation of All the Right Reasons, the band tweaked verses, changed choruses and altered arrangements until the songs passed the band's own litmus test- no song was deemed "done" until it made the hair on the back of their necks stand up. "We're perfectionists," he says. "If you finish a song and it's not stuck in your head, then how will it stick in someone else's head when they've only heard it once or twice?"

All upcoming tour dates

Date	Venue	Address
9.8.2008	Cologne Arena	Cologne Cologne, Germany View Google Map
9.9.2008	Schleyerhalle	Mercedesstr. 69 Stuttgart, 70372 Germany View Google Map
9.12.2008	Belfast Odyssey	Belfast Belfast, Ireland View Google Map
9.13.2008	RDS Simmonscourt	. Dublin, Ireland View Google Map
9.15.2008	Arena	Manchester, United Kingdom View Google Map
9.16.2008	Arena	. Sheffield, United Kingdom

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