Nickelback has tasted the hater-ade from the band91裸聊视频檚 zealous detractors 91裸聊视频� and is raising a toast to them.

In the new documentary Hate to Love: Nickelback, the Hanna, Alta., hitmakers take a step back from their massively successful career to wrestle with their complicated legacy.

On one hand, they91裸聊视频檝e delivered numerous hit singles and top-selling albums over their three-decade career, and on the other, they91裸聊视频檙e often called one of the most-hated rock acts of all time.

91裸聊视频淚t seems to be a real part of our history,91裸聊视频� acknowledged guitarist Ryan Peake on Friday at the Toronto International Film Festival where the film had its world premiere.

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Sitting alongside bassist Mike Kroeger 91裸聊视频� brother of frontman Chad Kroeger 91裸聊视频� the bandmates seem more comfortable than ever assessing how it feels to be the butt of an online joke or the target of a music critic. They are on a brief pause from their ongoing North American tour with the prospect of international dates on the horizon.

For years, Nickelback seemed to wince at the jabs. Lately they91裸聊视频檝e welcomed those so-called haters 91裸聊视频� if not with open arms, at least a pat on the back.

91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 part of the story, whether anybody likes it or not,91裸聊视频� agrees Kroeger.

91裸聊视频淎nd you know, it turns out negativity sells. So, we91裸聊视频檙e going to ride that sucker all the way.91裸聊视频�

Hate to Love: Nickelback is directed by British documentarian Leigh Brooks, who was originally hired to capture behind-the-scenes moments and promotional interviews for the band91裸聊视频檚 2017 album 91裸聊视频淔eed the Machine.91裸聊视频�

When Peake saw early footage of the Vancouver shoot, he said he started thinking about the missing pieces of Nickelback91裸聊视频檚 story.

91裸聊视频淲e hadn91裸聊视频檛 done any kind of history of the band, (even) for ourselves 91裸聊视频� for our families, but I wasn91裸聊视频檛 thinking larger,91裸聊视频� he said.

And yet like many things Nickelback, what started as a small idea took on sizable ambitions.

After he convinced his bandmates that making a documentary was a good idea, the cameras began rolling on their lives, first for a couple of days and then for a few months.

91裸聊视频淣obody wants a camera in their face all of the time, but in the same breath, I was like, 91裸聊视频楯ust shoot everything,91裸聊视频�91裸聊视频� Peake said.

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Six years later, they had a movie that fleshed out Nickelback91裸聊视频檚 story in their own words.

Using interviews with friends and family, the documentary veers through the band91裸聊视频檚 history, making brief stops at memorable pop culture moments, such as Chad91裸聊视频檚 marriage to pop-punk singer Avril Lavigne and the inescapable success of How You Remind Me and Rockstar.

More time is dedicated to surprising new revelations, including the day Chad and Mike learned they had different fathers. They also invite their former drummer Ryan Vikedal to discuss his ouster from the band.

Some candid footage gives a clearer sense of how hostility towards Nickelback has personally affected Chad Kroeger. While he doesn91裸聊视频檛 entertain the subject much himself, Chad91裸聊视频檚 mother is among the people who offer insight into how he deals with it.

By the close of its 90-minute runtime, the production feels like a soft reset on how Nickelback wants to be seen: less as opponents to their position in music history and more as dudes with a sense of humour and a small-town spirit. Peake insists the intention wasn91裸聊视频檛 91裸聊视频渁bout controlling any kind of narrative.91裸聊视频�

91裸聊视频淏ut it91裸聊视频檚 like, 91裸聊视频楧o you want to hear our side? You want to hear how it91裸聊视频檚 been for us?91裸聊视频�91裸聊视频� he posed.

It also suggests Nickelback is at a turning point in their careers where what lies ahead is anybody91裸聊视频檚 guess.

Late in the film, it91裸聊视频檚 revealed that Mike Kroeger suffered a stroke during the recording of Feed the Machine, a detail the band never publicly disclosed. The 51-year-old91裸聊视频檚 recovery slowed their lives down and could91裸聊视频檝e ended the band.

Kroeger acknowledged that anything could be around the corner, even the possibility that after this current tour Nickelback may be finished.

91裸聊视频淚 personally feel like I91裸聊视频檓 into bonus time, well into bonus time,91裸聊视频� he said.

91裸聊视频淭here91裸聊视频檚 no question that we91裸聊视频檝e had a good run and a good ride. We will just see what we91裸聊视频檙e capable of next.91裸聊视频�

Hate to Love: Nickelback will also screen at TIFF on Saturday and Sept. 15.

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