Nickelback

"Here's your nickel back." Mike Kroeger used this phrase while working at Starbucks and when he and his brother formed a band they chose the name Nickelback. Nickelback was formed in 1995 in Hanna, Alberta, Canada. The band consists of four members, three of which are original. Chad Kroeger, lead vocals and lead guitar; Ryan Peake, guitar and backing vocals; Mike Kroeger, bass guitar; and Daniel Adair, drums and back vocals. Since the band was formed they have released six albums with fifteen songs in the top 100 and six in the top 10. As a band they have been criticised by many publications such as Rolling Stone, USAToday, Blender, and World Magazine for lack of originality and generic modern rock. On the flip side ChartAttack and Billboard have praised Nickelbacks's innovativeness for pushing the confines of modern rock. By composing songs with lyrics about getting drunk, having sex, and a fellow rock artist being killed on stage, they have acquired a huge fan base. Nickelback is one of the most successful bands of the 2000's selling over 30 million records and counting.