Hesher (EP)

Hesher is an extended play and the first release by Canadian rock band Nickelback.

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Hesher
EP by Nickelback
Released	March 10, 1996
Recorded	August 15–17, 1995
Studio	Crosstown Recording Studios, Vancouver
Genre	Grunge hard rock alternative metal
Length	27:53[1]
Label	Self-released
Producer	Jeff Boyd Nickelback
Nickelback chronology
Hesher (1996) Curb (1996)

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All the songs were written and performed by Nickelback, the first songs lead singer Chad Kroeger wrote for the band.^[2] It was recorded in Vancouver^[2] and released March 10, 1996.^[3] Supposedly, the name came from a friend of the band who would frequently say "Hey sure".^[4] After selling more than 1,000 copies, the band stopped production of the EP, and it is now a sought-after collector's item.^[2] Chad Kroeger has often expressed his dislike of Hesher and has even described it as "terrible,"^[2] however he did once claim in a 2009 interview that the track "Fly" is "pretty good."^[5]

Vancouver radio station CFOX-FM drew professional interest to the EP when it played "Fly" once a day.^[2]

Hesher was the first of only two releases from the band to feature Chad and Mike Kroeger's cousin Brandon Kroeger as the drummer, the other being their 1996 debut studio album Curb. Four of the seven songs on Hesher were later placed on Curb; "Where?" and "Left" were re-recorded entirely, while the original versions of "Windowshopper" and "Fly" were re-mixed and re-mastered significantly for the debut. "Windowshopper" was renamed "Window Shopper" on Curb.