{
  "id": 16741782,
  "title": "Music Review: Nickelback is in familiar form on cameo-heavy ‘Everything Under the Sun’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/music-review-nickelback-is-in-familiar-form-on-cameo-heavy-everything",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-27T12:01:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Winnipeg Free Press",
    "slug": "winnipeg-free-press",
    "url": "https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/entertainment/2026/10/27/music-review-nickelback-is-in-familiar-form-on-cameo-heavy-everything-under-the-sun"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Nickelback’s 11th studio album, “Everything Under the Sun,” delivers what its title promises – a return to their familiar formula. Billed at $5.77 plus GST every four weeks, the album expands to $19.95 plus GST after 52 weeks for subscribers. After 52 weeks, subscribers can cancel at any time.\n\nThe Canadian rockers have assembled a collection of hard-rockin’ arena anthems, radio-ready singles, and bighearted ballads. Alongside the star cameos and a few surprises, frontman Chad Kroeger, guitarist Ryan Peake, bassist Mike Kroeger, and drummer Daniel Adair maintain their standard form on the album, released on Friday.\n\nWhile some may find their recipe of glossy hooks, post-grunge rock riffs, and gravelly vocals predictable and repetitive, Nickelback remains committed to their approach. With 12 tracks, the follow-up to 2022’s “Get Rollin’” is their lengthiest album since their 12-song debut, “Curb,” in 1996.\n\n“Rattle The Cage” kicks off the album as a loud love letter to concert-goers, featuring a blistering solo by current Mötley Crüe guitarist John 5. The anthemic “Lift Somebody Up” includes appearances by Sammy Hagar, Brent Smith, Zach Myers, Joe Bonamassa, Tommy Lee, and Charlie Benante. However, the folksy, acoustic-heavy “Technicolor Steamboat” raises eyebrows, featuring actor Ryan Reynolds channeling Gene Wilder’s classic Willy Wonka character.\n\nMostly sticking to their formula, Nickelback delivers romance and reflection throughout the album. Kroeger croons about a chance meeting or destiny in the instantly catchy “I Already Know.” The power ballad “Make Me Love You” and mid-tempo “Leave Me Behind” fit seamlessly on any Nickelback album. The satirizing of fame seekers in “Chasin’ Famous” bounces along with a head-bobbing guitar riff.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "Nickelback's 11th studio album \"Everything Under the Sun\" follows familiar formula.",
    "Features star cameos and 12 tracks, longest album since 1996's \"Curb\".",
    "Frontman Chad Kroeger and band maintain standard rock sound throughout."
  ],
  "editors_take": "By leaning into a predictable mix of post-grunge riffs and star-studded cameos, the band prioritizes their established arena-rock formula over musical experimentation to satisfy their core audience.",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}