Nickelback ProfileNickelback frontman Chad Kroeger has revealed that we've all been saying his name wrong this whole time. The Canadian rockstar has corrected our collective mispronunciation in a recent interview with Loudwire Nights' Toni Gonzalez, revealing that his name is actually pronounced "crew-ger" not "crow-ger" like we've all been doing for years.
"It's [Kroo-ger], don't trust the internet," he said. As for how we've all been able to get his name wrong for so long without clarification from the man himself, Kroeger explains the opportunity to correct people vary rarely presents, and he's too polite to force it.
"It's so far in by the time I get to say something, I don't actually ... Because if I just stop and go, 'Actually, it's Kroeger,' I'm gonna look like such a dick. So I'm just like whatever, I don't care."
Kroeger (that's crew-ger, like Freddy Krueger, get it? Good.) also revealed that he seems to care less about his name getting mispronounced than everyone else does, with Alice In Chains guitarist and vocalist, Jerry Cantrell once reflecting during a joint interview "It's your name, dude. That is your last name. Tell that dude across there how to say it properly so that he stops saying it wrong into that microphone and misinforming people. That is your last name, brother.' And I was like, 'Wow you really care about this shit!".
There you have it, from the mouth of the man himself, it's pronounced "crew-ger" but if you keep calling him "crow-ger" he won't really care.
In other Nickelback happenings, the multi-million-selling Canadian hard rockers have shared a heavy new single San Quentin and announced a new album Get Rollin'.
The first new music from Nickelback since the 2017 full-length Feed The Machine, San Quentin sees the band embracing their heavier side, pushing their 90s Metallica influence to the forefront, resulting in one of the heaviest songs of their career.
The aggressive vocal delivery from Chad Kroeger and the stomping groove are a natural match for the lyrics which Kroeger was inspired to write after meeting a prisoner at the notorious San Quintin State Prison.
There's no direct indication that the harder rock edge will continue through Get Rollin' at this stage, with the band's promotional material simply offering that the record came from a freer creative space.
"We’ve spent the last few years making a record at a pace that gave us the freedom to create and we can’t wait for everyone to hear the new music. We’ve missed the fans and look forward to bringing the new songs to life on stage, so let’s Get Rollin’!”
The band have also released the tracklisting for Get Rollin' revealing that it will feature 10 tracks and that a deluxe edition, featuring acoustic treatments of four songs will also be made available. The album is due for release on November 18.
