Lead singer and guitar player for radio friendly rock band Nickelback.
Background

Canada’ Nickelback started life as a cover band in Hanna, 215 kilometers northeast of Calgary. Eventually, they got tired of playing other people’s songs, and singer/guitarist Chad Kroeger put together a collection of original songs, borrowed money from his stepfather, and went to Vancouver to record the band in a friend’s studio. Based on the results, Kroeger’s bassist brother, Mike, and pal guitarist Ryan Peake all relocated to Vancouver in 1996; that same year, they recorded and released the EP Hesher and full-length Curb independently, then embarked on a series of cross-country tours.

In late 1998, the bandmembers started managing themselves, with Chad handling all the radio tracking, brother Mike Kroeger the distribution, and Ryan Peake all the bookings. A second LP, The State, was released independently in January 2000 during a period when Canadian content ... read more »