Nickelback performs throughout the Toronto International Film Festival, Friday, Sept. 8, 2023
| Photo Credit: Cole Burston
Rock band Nickelback heard you thru the years of condemnation. Their response lies of their new documentary “Love to Hate: Nickelback.”
The movie premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) on Friday, a becoming homecoming for the Canadian band.
Starring band members Chad Kroeger, Michael Kroeger, Ryan Peake and Daniel Adair, the movie takes each haters and followers on a journey by the group’s “rollercoaster career.”
Often labeled as one in every of the most hated bands in the world, the “How You Remind Me” singers determined it was time to share their facet of the story.
Chad Kroeger of Nickelback performs alongside Ryan Peake as the band performs throughout the Toronto International Film Festival
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Cole Burston
“We thought this was a chance for us to hold the narrative,” mentioned Ryan Peake, Nickelback’s guitarist and backing vocalist. “We’ve been silent about it for quite a while.”
There are a whole bunch of assume items, Reddit threads and movies crammed with folks making an attempt to break down the motive for the intense public hatred. The consensus appears to be the similarity between songs and its fixed radio play in the early 2000s.
Frontman Chad Kroeger not rocks his iconic lengthy hair, however his blonde frosted ideas introduced a touch of nostalgia from the band’s unique look.
The movie initially began as an album promotion and grew from there, mentioned director Leigh Brooks, explaining that the resentment of the band and the toll it took on their households turned an excessive amount of to bear.
“(The abuse) doesn’t just affect that one person, it affects everyone around them. It was important to show that,” Brooks mentioned.
The band was guarded at the starting of filming in response to the vilification, mentioned producer Ben Jones. “We address everything,” Kroeger mentioned. “We’re pulling back the curtain, giving everybody a look.”
