TEAM RNS PRESENTS

TITLE: The Long Road

LABEL: Roadrunner Records

RIPPER: Team RNS

0hr 50min total- 73.3mb

RELEASE DATE: 2003-09-23
RIP DATE: 2003-08-29

01 Flat On The Floor              2:02
02 Do This Anymore                4:03

04 Believe It Or Not              4:08
05 Feelin' Way Too Damn Good      4:16
06 Because Of You                 3:30
07 Figured You Out                3:48
08 Should've Listened             3:42
09 Throw Yourself Away            3:55
10 Another Hole In The Head       3:35
11 See You At The Show            4:07
12 Saturday Night's Alright (For  3:43
Fighting) (Bonus Track)
13 Yanking Out My Heart (Bonus    3:35

14 Learn The Hard Way (Bonus      2:55

Yesterday we brought you something from
RR (Ruff Ryders) and today also
something from RR (RoadRunner) and this is
their biggest act on the label. We hope
you enjoy this almost 1 month pre in
its retail glory and keep staying
tuned because theres more RR to come.
(Ruff Ryders or RoadRunner?) Guess we'll

Welcome to a success story built on the
road, on the radio, and on one band's
commitment to, above all things, great
rock songs. Nickelback exploded across
the globe with their sophomore album,
Silver Side Up. The follow-up to their
Gold-selling 2000 debut The State,
Silver Side Up was an instant smash upon
release in Sept 2001, going on to sell
over nine million copies to date
worldwide. The album achieved Gold,
Platinum, or multi-Platinum status in the
U.S. (5x Platinum), UK (3x platinum) the
band's native Canada (8x platinum),
Australia (2x Platinum), Germany
(Platinum), Holland (Platinum), and ten
other territories worldwide. Having
gained fans steadily on The State through
relentless touring and rock radio play,
the band's rise to success was
catapulted by Silver Side Ups
unstoppable radio anthem, "How You Remind
Me. The song that went on to rack up
four Grammy Award nominations, four
Billboard Awards, four Juno awards,
and countless radio accreditations. All
important statistics, but the stats are
best summed up by the following: "How You
Remind Me" was the #1 Most Played Song
of 2002, across all formats, according
to Billboard Monitor. The band shot into
rare air, and stayed there, when two #1
Rock singles followed, "Too Bad" and
"Never Again", each commanding audience
numbers in the millions. When the dust
settled, Nickelback had made another
stunning achievement: the band was named
#1 Most Played Rock Artist of 2002 Across
All Radio Formats.

Now in 2003, the Vancouver-based
ensemble of Chad Kroeger -
singer/guitarist and main songwriter,
Ryan Peake - guitarist, Mike Kroeger -
bassist, and Ryan Vikedal - drummer
are back with their most accomplished
effort to date, the new album The Long
Road. At once accessible and tuneful,
accomplished and honest, aggressive and
emotional, The Long Road raises the
stakes while realizing the potential of
these young hitmakers. "We've pushed
things further in every way possible.
We're very proud of this album",
frontman Chad Kroeger says of the
release. "Fans of real rock music are in

From the album's dynamic lead single
"Someday" to the strapping guitar riffs
of "Throw Yourself Away" to the vibrant
and energetic "Do This Anymore" and the
bare emotion of "Feelin' Way Too Damn
Good," The Long Road sees Nickelback
focusing it's signature melodic crunch
like never before. The album is also
highlighted by a marked lyrical growth,
more often tackling universal themes
rather than simply going toe-to-toe with
personal demons. "The album is less
directed at me and things I've gone
through," lead singer and guitarist Chad
Kroeger, elaborates. "Instead of being
about my own life, it's about
experiences that everyone can relate
to and hopefully learn something from."

On The Long Road, a key component in the
evolution of the music was the band's
decision to handle production chores
all on their own for the first time. The
band knew this would be a challenge, but
had the confidence within them to take
on the task. The Long Road marks the
first time in Nickelback's career that
the band has crafted an entire album
without any outside influence.

"It was great that the four of us had to
be our own referees and work together
to make the record we really wanted to
make," Chad Kroeger says of the recording
sessions, which took place at Greenhouse
studios and Chad's home studio both in
Vancouver. "There was no one looking
over our shoulder and we never felt
inhibited. We wouldn't have had it any

"I think we all feel like we've already
captured the brass ring and accomplished
more than we could have ever hoped for
when we were first starting out," Chad
Kroeger concludes. "We know we've made
a great rock record. Now we're just
waiting to see how people are going to
cast their votes." Nickelback bassist
Mike Kroeger adds, "We're just doing what
we do the best way we know how. We don't
concern ourselves with what everyone
else is doing. We're just interested in
making rock-solid and honest Nickelback

The craft of rock music, as
interpreted by Nickelback, is honed
even finer on The Long Road. Nickelback
have found a home among millions of fans
around the globe through their music,
and for the band and their fans, the
road continues on.