Nickelback Get Rollin' With Heavy New Single 'San Quentin'

Nickelback are back. 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.

The release of San Quentin follows a promotional campaign from the band that has seen them 'go missing' and poke fun at their own endless meme-ability. 

The band posted a series of billboards appealing for your help in finding them.  A cryptic message was shared across social media that read "Have you seen Nickelback? Got information? For reward text: +1(310)706-2016." The same message popped up on billboards across the US and Canada.   

Part of a campaign for the new single, a website has been set up for fans to leave tip-offs and clues as to the band's current whereabouts. 

Loudwire investigated what happens when you text the number, revealing that you're given one of three choices.

1. 1. To provide details regarding the band's whereabouts and be entered to win a reward, text an eyes emoji.
2. 2. To hear an audio recording taped the day of the band's disappearance, text a chain link emoji. 
3. 3. To prepare for something new, text a siren emoji. 

The band also star in a new viral video Nickelback Reacts to Nickelback Fans React To Nickelback in which fans listen to Nickelback songs, while Nickelback watch their reactions secretly. When they finish listening, the band reveal their presence and everybody has a nice time.