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NICKELBACK Releasing DIMEBAG Tribute As Next Single
- Mar. 9, 2007
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Launch Radio Networks reports: NICKELBACK is releasing one more single from its 2005 album, "All The Right Reasons", and it's "Side Of A Bullet", a song inspired by the death of PANTERA and DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott. NICKELBACK frontman Chad Kroeger told Launch about the first time he played the track for Dimebag's brother, drummer Vinnie Paul. "I called Vinnie, I wanted to get his blessing, and I play him the tune and I'm telling him that it's this very PANTERA-inspired riff," Chad said. "He was into it. He was digging it over the phone, and then he says, 'You know what, dude? You gotta write one for Dime.' And I said, 'Well, I wasn't quite sure how to lead into this, but that's what the song's about, and I kind of want to get your blessing on it.'And he's like, 'Brother, of course you have my blessing.'" "Side Of A Bullet" features a previously unheard guitar solo from Abbott that was edited together from outtakes off various PANTERA albums. The song was written shortly after Abbott was killed by a disturbed gunman during a December 8, 2004 DAMAGEPLAN concert in Columbus, Ohio. A live video of NICKELBACK performing "Side of a Bullet" — featuring a solo by "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott played over the speakers and a large screen with video footage of Dimebag going through the whole song — has been posted online at YouTube.com. NICKELBACK will be inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame on June 9. The event recognizes Canadians who have excelled in entertainment, sports and the arts both nationally and globally. NICKELBACK is currently on the road for what will probably be the last tour in support of "All The Right Reasons". The band plays tonight (Friday, March 9) in Hampton, Virginia.
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COMMENT | that actually..
posted by : StaticXEngage
3/9/2007 1:53:27 PM
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is a decent song by them.
\m/ PANTERA \m/
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COMMENT | !
posted by :
3/9/2007 2:01:47 PM
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hahahaha
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COMMENT | Not bad
posted by : Bonzi
3/9/2007 2:02:49 PM
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Only song I can listen to by them. Nice single choice.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
3/9/2007 2:03:34 PM
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not really a Nickelback fan but that is a cool tribute
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COMMENT | Who the fuck...
posted by : MoltenLavaStudios
3/9/2007 2:12:22 PM
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...is still releasing singles from an album that is 2 years old?
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COMMENT | J/K
posted by : human waste
3/9/2007 2:29:14 PM
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Nickelback>Pantera
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COMMENT | Copout!
posted by :
3/9/2007 2:44:57 PM
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Did Nickelback even have anything to do with Dime?
2 years after his death and people still cashing in on that trying to bring some extra fans - what a ripoff!
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COMMENT |
posted by : Larry V. Eloquence
3/9/2007 2:57:46 PM
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Hell yes! No band today embodies the spirit of Pantera better than Nickelback! Canadian rock music forever! Roadrunner Records forever! YYYYYEAAAAAAAAAHHHH!!!!!!!
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COMMENT |
posted by :
3/9/2007 2:57:48 PM
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I hate Nickelback, but I guess if Vinny says it's okay....
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COMMENT | Nickelback is Cool!!!!
posted by :
3/9/2007 2:59:51 PM
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Surprised there aren't any "Big" bashers...I'm a fan of their rockers and ballads. When they rock,they know how to and the slow ones work too. The album is old,yes,but has many real good songs. Personally,I thought the song was out as a single,because i heard it so many times...keep the hits coming!!!!!
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COMMENT |
posted by : Pee Wee Herman
3/9/2007 3:02:16 PM
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cool, i guess. but nickelback sucks!
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COMMENT | Please...
posted by :
3/9/2007 3:03:15 PM
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stop doing stories about this piece of shit group. They give rock music a bad name and I guarantee that Vinnie was too nice to say, "Who is this? Chad from Nickleback? Holy shit, you guys suck! How'd you get this number? Don't fucking call me again, fuckwad." To quote the great Brian Poshen, "Nickleback's music doesn't make me want to kill people, Nickleback's music makes me want to kill Nickleback." Thank you.
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COMMENT | very cool
posted by : arkansas hellbilly
3/9/2007 3:12:09 PM
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Kroeger was introduced to Dimebag and Paul in 2002 in Dallas by former Alice in Chains guitarist Jerry Cantrell, who was touring as Nickelback's opening act. A few drinks later, the ex-Pantera members admitted to Kroeger that they were big fans. "Vinnie told me he listened to Nickelback every day, which really surprised me," Kroeger said. "But I guess they come from that whole Southern-rock background, and we're a hard-rock band with Southern-rock influences, so they liked it a lot."
In 2003, the next time Nickelback played Dallas, Kroeger hooked up with Dime and, during a long night of partying, played him his demo of Elton John's "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting," which Nickelback were covering with Kid Rock for the soundtrack to "Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle."
"I wrote all these heavy, tuned-down guitar riffs and I asked him if he wanted to play the guitar solo on it, and he was pumped to do it," Kroeger said. Dime ultimately joined him and Kid on the track. "That was the first time I appeared on a record with Dime, and now this. I just wish this wasn't the way it had to happen."
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COMMENT | furthermore
posted by : arkansas hellbilly
3/9/2007 3:15:52 PM
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As to why they're still releasing singles from this CD, it's been out 74 weeks and is still #12 on the charts, having sold more than 5 mil copies. Too bad they don't take advice from some of you brain surgeons on how to sell records.
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COMMENT | and...
posted by : SP_Matt
3/9/2007 3:20:29 PM
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I think I read a long time ago that Chad, Dallas from Default, Dime and Vinnie also recorded some material together for a side project.
The guys in Pantera aren't just a metal band, they're fans of good music and good songwriting. A lot of you all post shit about how much KISS sucks and how they should give it a rest (which they should), but the same people need to remember that KISS is the reason Dime even wanted to play rock to begin with.
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COMMENT | Amen SP_Matt and arkansas hellbilly...
posted by : lucaplakia
3/9/2007 3:35:49 PM
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I was wondering why anyone would ask such a dumbass question(MoltenLavaStudios).It's not to hard to tell that Nickelback is easily riding the huge success of this album. I'm not a fan of them but right now I can hear two different NB songs coming from the pc's of my co-workers. Needless to say they have been added on every radio format. Even talk stations use them for bumpers. I'm guessing they finally rest on this album after it has been out for 3 years. It will more than likely still be in the Billboard top 50 I bet.
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COMMENT | A friend of mine...
posted by : TrashedandScattered
3/9/2007 3:41:19 PM
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showed me a website where you can play these two Nickelback songs layered one right over the other (the songs were "You Remind Me" and some other shit song by them) and the two songs sound EXACTLY THE SAME!!! I'm telling you the vocal pattern, the melody, everything all went together perfectly. They copied their own song and released it as another single!! THEY SUCK
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COMMENT | ^^^^^^
posted by : TrashedandScattered
3/9/2007 3:42:20 PM
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And there are WAAAY too many fuckwads that by the same old crap (same song, different title) they're churning out on their CDs, for whatever reason.
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COMMENT | I knew the bashers would come...
posted by :
3/9/2007 3:51:25 PM
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The Nickelback boys are laughing all the way to the bank!!!!!!!
Suck goes both ways ....
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COMMENT | just listened to this song
posted by :
3/9/2007 3:51:36 PM
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lyrically, it does for "tributes to the fallen" what Green Day does for political protest music.
Obviously better than nickelback's recent singles though.
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COMMENT | trashedandscattered
posted by : SP_Matt
3/9/2007 3:52:58 PM
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that website your friend mentioned is bs. if you pay attention, you'll notice that each of those two songs is slowed down and sped up at parts to make them match. It is true that Chad does often use the same number of measures in his songwriting formulas, but he's not the first one to do it. MANY artists write using formulas, Nickelback just gets trashed for it because of how successful they are. Mick from Slipknot said it best, when you're starting out everyone wants to be your friend, and when you're on top those same people just want to kick you down.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
3/9/2007 4:06:33 PM
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Slipknot and Nickelback are far from friends. Ask Shawn how he feels about Nickelback selling more albums than either of his 2 bands.
"Side Of A Bullet" is a pretty decent song considering you can sing COC's "Vote With A Bullet" over most of it.
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COMMENT | Nicklesmack
posted by : MoltenLavaStudios
3/9/2007 4:21:35 PM
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makes me embarrassed to be Canadian.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
3/9/2007 4:33:34 PM
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Marianna's Trench and Operation MD make me even more embarrassed to be Canadian.
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COMMENT | It's Alright To
posted by :
3/9/2007 4:52:17 PM
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be into metal and Nickelback.I'll stay, Shhhhhh,I won't tell anybody.
See, I like Slayer,In Flames,Lamb of God,Sevendust and Nickelback.
It can be done!!! LOL
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COMMENT |
posted by :
3/9/2007 5:41:00 PM
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Cool song. I like all kinds of rock music, Nickelback included!!
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COMMENT |
posted by :
3/9/2007 5:49:46 PM
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Its about time Nickelback released this as a single, it should have been their first single release!
its a good song, when i saw them live the screens behind them screwed up so i didnt get to see the whole dimebag tribute on the screens behind the band.
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COMMENT | godamn
posted by : U_Know_Nothing
3/9/2007 5:51:09 PM
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they gonna make everysong off this cd a single? I dont really like these guys but i've heard the song and its not to bad.
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COMMENT |
posted by : Ms.Necrophilia
3/9/2007 5:53:07 PM
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I don't wanna say I like it just because Vinny likes it. Honestly, I hate it. Maybe it's just the singer's voice. All respect to Dime Bag, I just don't care for the song
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COMMENT |
posted by : abby
3/9/2007 6:00:09 PM
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COMMENT |
posted by : Larry V. Eloquence
3/9/2007 2:57:46 PM
Hell yes! No band today embodies the spirit of Pantera better than Nickelback! Canadian rock music forever! Roadrunner Records forever! YYYYYEAAAAAAAAAHHHH!!!!!!!
You're kidding...right?
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COMMENT | Hey
posted by : JeffTilDeath
3/9/2007 6:29:08 PM
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It's funny when a middle of the road rock band pays tribute to one of the most decidedly UN-middle-of-the-road musicans of all time... Ironic, dontcha think?
In any case, I hope it's a heartfelt tribute and not some contrived garbage. We'll never really know.
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COMMENT | Philip Anselmo and DOWN's new record.
posted by : The Viceroy
3/9/2007 6:44:09 PM
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The only tribute song to Darrell Abbott that matters is the one that Philip Anselmo wrote, which will appear on the forthcoming DOWN record.
It isn't homofied like Zakk's and this Nickleback crap.
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COMMENT |
posted by : Purpendicular
3/9/2007 7:14:35 PM
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On behalf of all Canada, I would like to apologize for giving you Nickelback. I thought it couldn't get much worse than this, but then we stuck you with Lukas Rossi too. I wouldn't blame America for invading us next, but what if we promised we'd NEVER EVER EVER do this to you again?
Please have mercy on us hosers. Don't forget we also gave you Rush.
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COMMENT | MoltenLavaStudios
posted by : wag
3/9/2007 8:15:00 PM
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Good bands who sell records ... that's who releases singles from albums 2 years old. IDIOT
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COMMENT |
posted by :
3/9/2007 8:21:31 PM
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Whatever.
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COMMENT | Can this..
posted by : stanger2003
3/9/2007 8:29:48 PM
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Can this get any worse. Some shit band profiting of someones death. I guess not just someone but a pioneer in music that we love. Make the song... but don't make it your own for profitable reasons. They don't have anything in common.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
3/9/2007 9:28:06 PM
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Chad Kroeger is such a James Hetfield copy. heh
But Nickelback are a decent band, they do pretty cool covers also.
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COMMENT |
posted by : RiotAct666
3/9/2007 10:30:22 PM
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Very cool.
RIP Dimebag
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COMMENT | Any of you close minded fucks give this album an objective listen?...
posted by : Daddy?!
3/9/2007 10:46:43 PM
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...I didn't think so! If you did, you'd realize it is a gem of a CD. Just because it is not Cephalic Carnage or Napalm Death doesn't immediately mean they suck. As for the connection between the 2 bands and why they get/got along. They both like sticky green and what else brings people together and breaks down barriers in differences of opinions/tastes like herb? Drop the attitude and check out the tunes - you may like a few of them. Bitches!
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COMMENT |
posted by :
3/9/2007 10:53:30 PM
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DIME R.I.P
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COMMENT | Great tribute...
posted by : Locoloon
3/10/2007 1:25:18 PM
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....but fuck, come on. Let the man rest in peace. Nickelback's "tribute" will fall under the category of mediocre bullshit as far as I am concerned. Your shitty music won't bring him back from the dead. Just another band to jump on the Dime bandwagon.
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COMMENT | Dime=marketing tool?
posted by : sheev3
3/10/2007 1:33:59 PM
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>:(
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COMMENT | wow
posted by :
3/10/2007 5:07:35 PM
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no wonder rock doesnt sell worht a shit anymore with all these fucking haters around no wonder hip hop is laughing all the way to the bank with no talent whatsoever, nickelback rocks and a great tribute to a great person.
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