Chad Kroeger slams Slipknot’s masks as a ‘gimmick’ and calls Stone Sour ‘Nickelback Lite’
Handbags at dawn
Nickelback singer Chad Kroeger has launched a stinging tirade against Corey Taylor and his two bands Slipknot and Stone Sour.
In an extremely candid interview with Sweden’s Metal Covenant, Chad was discussing Nickelback’s broad musical scope saying: "I can't think of another band that's as diverse as we are. I can't. And I don't think that's me talking from pride or ego. I mean, you're sitting across the table. You know what you're talking about."
When the interviewer suggested Stone Sour as a band who are “very diverse”, Chad responded: "Yeah, 'cause they're trying to be Nickelback.
"Corey Taylor has said some really nasty things about me before in the press. He talks about how easy it is to write a hit song. Well, show me. Show me. Write one. I have yet to hear one. They're okay. But they're not as good as Nickelback. They sound like 'Nickelback Lite.'"
Moving onto Nickelback’s one-time Roadrunner Records labelmates Slipknot, Chad didn’t pull any punches labelling them as a “gimmick.”
"They had to put on masks and jump around. How good can your music be if you've gotta beat each other up on stage, throw up in your own masks every night…?
“I mean, music shouldn't come with a gimmick; music should just be music. None of my favourite music comes with a gimmick. And he got tired of sitting behind a mask — he wanted people to know what he looks like — so he started Stone Sour."
Ouch. You can watch Chad’s interview below.
Boasting the singles ‘Feed The Machine’, ‘Song On Fire’ and ‘Must Be Nice’, Nickelback’s ninth studio album ‘Feed the Machine’ was released last Friday (16th June)