 Nickelback re-energized rock music in the 21st century, with a big sound reflecting rock's perpetual re-invention. Starting from the small town of Hanna, Alberta (population 3,000) in 1995, Nickelback was influenced by the Seattle sound of that era, and soon moved to nearby Vancouver, British Columbia.
Regional and national success came quickly, aided by Canadian radio requirements for Canadian content on the airwaves. NickelbackÕs second full-length release, "The State", had two Top Ten hits. Border-crossing success came in 2001 with "Silver Side Up", which had a single, "How You Remind Me", which was #1 in both Canada and the U.S. The CD reached #1 in Canada and the United Kingdom, and #2 in the U.S. NickelbackÕs 2006 CD, "All the Right Reasons", had a remarkable 5 hit songs on radio and video. The bandÕs fame spread worldwide.
Mike's older brother Chad Kroeger is the chief songwriter and lead singer, known for his intensely emotional and story-driven songs like "How You Remind Me," about love and rejection, and "Never Again", a story-song about domestic violence.
Nickelback has an original sound, combining disparate influences from various strains and eras of rock, including most notably Carlos Santana and Jimmy Page. The crunching, slightly bombastic guitars of Chad Kroeger and Ryan Peake, and the weighty bass and drumming of Mike Kroeger and Daniel Adair, bring a uniquely post-grunge, alt-metal depth to the fundamental catchiness of Nickelback's songs.
Nickelback has shown strength in every capacity of rock professionalism -- including skillful writing, distinctive playing, ambitious touring, promotion, and recording. With that sense of professionalism and perfectionism, it's no wonder Nickelback relies on dependable high performance Monster Cable products in the mix.
 NICKELBACK ON MONSTER CABLE
"All of the guys [in Nickelback] use Monster Cable for the backs of the racks, and for instrument and speaker cable. Mike -- the guy I work for -- uses Monster Cable exclusively," says David "Shuu" Guidish, bass technician for Nickelback bassist Mike Kroeger since 2001.
"For power we've got a couple of PRO 2500 units and a PRO 3500 unit. The sound quality is tremendous, they've kept the power consistent -- I've had no dropouts or problems, and unlike some other brands we've tried, they've never blown out or caught on fire, or even needed a repair," says Guidish.
NICKELBACK ON MONSTER POWER
"A couple of times when we were on tour, before switching to Monster about three or four years ago, I actually had to rip my whole rig apart in the middle of a show because my power supplies were on fire. I had to unplug everything, and plug them  in somewhere else," says Guidish. "But I've never had anything like that with the Monster stuff at all, it's just fantastic. You know sometimes we get power that's not great coming into those power units, and it's just a matter of whether they can handle it or not. The other ones obviously didn't, but I've never had a problem with Monster PowerCenters. There are never any dropouts, there's no loss in tone. I take pride in our sound and the tone that we get, and I wouldn't use anything else."
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