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Canadian rock band, Nickelback, consists of Chad Kroeger (lead singer/ vocals), Ryan Peake (guitarist), Mike Kroeger (bassist), and Ryan Vikedal (drummer). Nickelback was formed in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada in 1996 by brothers Mike and Chad Kroeger. The two then convinced their cousin, Brandon, to join the band (he is no longer a member). Brandon’s friend, Ryan Peake also joined. Nickelback got their name from Mike’s work at the Starbuck’s Coffee Co. Customers would always purchase $1.45 coffee and give him $1.50. Thus, he was always giving ‘nickel(s) back.’ Shortly after forming, Nickelback constructed a seven song demo they called Hesher. They promoted the demo by playing constantly at local, live gigs. In 1997, Nickelback released their debut cd entitled Curb. In order to promote their cd, Nickelback was constantly touring. Meanwhile, their music was getting enormous airtime on Canadian airwaves. By 1999, the group was famous in Canada and quite respected....