Legendary hard rockers AC/DC have topped Billboard's year-end "Hard Rock Albums" chart. The 2015 chart of top-selling hard rock and metal albums is based on sales data as compiled by Nielsen Music from a universe of retailers that represents more than 90% of the U.S. music retail market. The sample includes not only ...
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NICKELBACK frontman Chad Kroeger and pop singer Avril Lavigne have confirmed that they are separating after two years of marriage. Lavigne announced their split on Instagram Wednesday, writing: "It is with [a] heavy heart that Chad and I announce our separation today. Through not only the marriage, but the music as well, we've created many ...
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NICKELBACK has been forced to cancel all remaining dates for the 2015 "No Fixed Address" world tour due to an extended period of vocal rest ordered for singer Chad Kroeger, who recently underwent surgery on his voice box. The band states: "We are sorry to miss our fans out on the road this fall, but ...
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"Get 'Em Up", the new video from Canadian rockers NICKELBACK, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's latest album, "No Fixed Address", which sold around 80,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 4 on The Billboard 200 chart. The CD arrived ...
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Canadian rockers NICKELBACK are forced to cancel all remaining dates of the second leg of the 2015 "No Fixed Address" North American tour due to lead vocalist Chad Kroeger being diagnosed with an operable cyst on his voice box. Kroeger will undergo surgery in three weeks following vocal rest ordered by doctors. Ticket refunds will ...
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Canadian rockers NICKELBACK have "more intelligent" lyrics than their other popular rock acts, including the FOO FIGHTERS and LINKIN PARK, a new study claims. Seatsmart's Andrew Powell-Morse conducted an analasys of the lyrics of 225 songs that spent at least three weeks at No. 1 in Billboard's pop, rock, country and hip-hop charts. ...
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Hard rock and heavy metal's illustrious pasts have joined forces with the genre's brightest hopes for the future to create Concrete Marketing Services. The merger of Concrete Marketing and Street Smart Marketing is a visionary partnership that emblazons epic artistry and arena worthy heroics with new millennium marketing and a cutting edge vision of the ...
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Anthemic rockers HINDER have unveiled their music video for "Hit The Ground" — the first single from the band's upcoming fifth studio album, "When The Smoke Clears", due out May 12 via The End/ADA. The clip for the track, which Billboard proclaims "falls right into the band's arena rock wheelhouse," is also a debut for ...
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On March 30, Samuli Väänänen of Finland's Radio Nova conducted an interview with NICKELBACK frontman Chad Kroeger. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. On the biggest misconception people have about touring: Kroeger: "Well, the first thing is that they think it's easy, and that you can do ...
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Hard rock legends AC/DC were honored in the "Rock/Alternative International" category at this year's Echo music awards, Germany's equivalent of the Grammy awards, which was held last night (Thursday, March 26) in Berlin. Video footage of their acceptance speech can be seen at this location. Also nominated in the "Rock/Alternative International" category were ...
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Rock Fest is back for its 22nd year with a killer lineup including some of the biggest names in rock. NICKELBACK, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, JUDAS PRIEST and SHINEDOWN are slated to headline the event in Cadott, Wisconsin July 16-19. The 50-plus-band bill, over half making their inaugural trip to Rock Fest, also features performances from BREAKING ...
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NICKELBACK has released a video for "She Keeps Me Up", the second single from the band's latest album, "No Fixed Address". The song is one of the album's more experimental tracks, which frontman Chad Kroeger told The Pulse Of Radio was part of the plan this time. "We just want to try something we've never ...
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According to The Pulse Of Radio, a man has pledged to take "the ultimate test of endurance" by listening to nothing but Canadian rock act NICKELBACK for a week. Jesse Carey launched his campaign to raise money for Charity: Water, an organization which builds water wells in developing countries. Carey's initial goal was $10,000, but ...
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TeamRock recently spoke to members of THE PRETTY RECKLESS and got their touring confessions. Check out the clip below. THE PRETTY RECKLESS singer Taylor Momsen told TeamRock that she hasn't really had a chance to begin working on songs for the band's follow-up to last year's breakthrough hit, "Going To Hell", explaining, "I'm always jotting ...
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Resurrected cult classic progressive thrashers TOXIK have uploaded two full new songs to their YouTube channel. "Too Late" and "Crooked Crosses" feature Mike Sanders on vocals, Josh Christian on guitar, Jason Bittner on drums, and William Bodily on bass. These tracks were mixed and mastered by Tom Morris of Morrisound Recording in Tampa, Florida. TOXIK ...
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According to The Pulse Of Radio, THE PRETTY RECKLESS have had an incredible year in 2014 and plan to keep the momentum going in the New Year. One project on the band's agenda is an acoustic record featuring stripped down versions of songs from the group's recent hit album, "Going To Hell". Singer Taylor Momsen ...
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HELLYEAH guitarist Tom Maxwell believes that a lot of the newer hard rock bands lack their own style and write songs that are "unfocused" and lack "passion," in turn contributing to music fans' diminishing interest in buying full-length albums. Speaking to Matt McCreary of KJAG Radio in Wichita, Kansas this past October, Maxwell ...
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On November 13, guitarist Ryan Peake and guitarist/vocalist Chad Kroeger of Canadian rockers NICKELBACK took part in a question-and-answer session with Sweden's Bandit Rock radio station. You can now watch the chat below. NICKELBACK's new album, "No Fixed Address", sold around 80,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land ...
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NICKELBACK's new album, "No Fixed Address", sold around 80,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 4 on The Billboard 200 chart. The CD arrived in stores on November 17. NICKELBACK frontman Chad Kroeger told The Pulse Of Radio that title of the album was inspired ...
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Guitarist Ryan Peake and guitarist/vocalist Chad Kroeger of Canadian rockers NICKELBACK were recently interviewed on UK's Absolute Radio. You can now watch the chat below. "We are one of those bands that a lot of people think take themselves seriously," said Chad. "And no one — no one, and I know this is hard to ...
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NICKELBACK's new album, "No Fixed Address", is likely to sell between 60,000 and 65,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to industry web site Hits Daily Double. The estimate was based on two-day sales reports compiled after the record arrived in stores on November 17. The chart will be ...
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Samuli Väänänen of Finland's Radio Nova last week conducted an interview with guitarist Ryan Peake and guitarist/vocalist Chad Kroeger of Canadian rockers NICKELBACK. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On how it feels to be hated by so many people: Chad: "My brother, Mike, ...
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NICKELBACK is streaming its entire new album, titled "No Fixed Address", in full at iTunes less than a week ahead of the record's November 17 release date. Frontman Chad Kroeger told The Pulse Of Radio that title of the record was inspired by the way it was recorded. "We kind of did it all over ...
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According to The Pulse Of Radio, NICKELBACK frontman Chad Kroeger has addressed reports that he and pop singer Avril Lavigne are divorcing after 16 months of marriage. People reports that Kroeger said in an interview with Canada's eTalk, "Sometimes (the rumors are) funny. When you're standing in the checkout line at the grocery store and ...
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NICKELBACK will host a special live performance and announcement event on Wednesday, November 5 at House Of Blues in West Hollywood, California. This marks the first time NICKELBACK will bring its hit-laden arena rock show to the celebrated Sunset Strip venue. The performance will also be featured on The Live Nation Channel on Yahoo Screen ...
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NICKELBACK's Chad Kroeger joined Sammy Hagar over the weekend to perform a cover version of the LED ZEPPELIN classic "Whole Lotta Love" during Hagar's huge birthday bash at the Downtown Las Vegas Events Center. Also appearing at the event were the Red Rocker's CHICKENFOOT bandmates Joe Satriani, Michael Anthony and Chad Smith, who came up ...
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A British man named Craig Mandell recently launched a crowdfunding campaign to have NICKELBACK banned from playing in London, explaining, "With your help, we can ensure that the band do not schedule any gigs here, do not attempt to come here — nor even phone here." The Pulse Of Radio asked NICKELBACK frontman ...
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According to The Pulse Of Radio, a British man has launched a crowdfunding campaign to have NICKELBACK banned from playing in London. Craig Mandell is hoping to raise $1,000 for his effort to keep the Canadian rock act out of the English capital for the foreseeable future. Mandell explained, "With your help, we ...
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Canadian rockers NICKELBACK will issue "No Fixed Address", their eagerly awaited eighth full-length album and inaugural release for Republic Records on November 18. Produced by NICKELBACK, the CD's standout lead single "Edge Of A Revolution" is soaring up rock radio charts, becoming one of the band's fastest-rising singles. Fans can already purchase the first two ...
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According to The Pulse Of Radio, NICKELBACK frontman Chad Kroeger and pop singer Avril Lavigne are reportedly headed for divorce after a year of marriage. Inside sources revealed to Us Weekly, "It's over. He has been going around L.A. telling people that they are divorcing." The 39-year-old Kroeger proposed to the 29-year-old Lavigne ...
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