Meet Hinder
The Alternative-Rock band Hinder was founded in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma USA, in 2001 by lead guitarist Joe 'Blower' Garvey and drummer Cody Hanson. The two hooked up with Austin Winkler who became the group's lead singer and with bass player Cole Paker the quartet had the opportunity to open for such acts as Theory Of A Deadman and Better Than Ezra.
Paker, subsequently left Hinder to spend time with his family; the band replaced him with bassist Mike Rodden and bolstered its line-up by recruiting rhythm guitarist Mark King.
Hinder released their Universal Records debut album in September 2005; the first single off the CD, "Get Stoned", reached #4 on The Mainstream Rock chart and began a phenomenal two-year string of hit singles including the worldwide smash "Lips Of An Angel" which hit #1 in Australia and Canada, peaked at #3 on the U.S. Hot 100 and grazed both Mainstream and Modern Rock radio as it climbed up to #3 and #8 respectively on the Billboard charts; the third single, "How Long", shot to #6 on Active Rock chart while "Better Than Me" climbed into the top 40 in U.S. and reached #16 on The Hot Mainstream Rock list in 2007, "Homecoming Queen" also grabbed a #16 spot on the same chart.
"Extreme Behavior" sold over 3 million units and has remained in the Billboard Top 200 for 77 weeks; the band have toured non-stop for more than 20 months headlining shows and opening for Godsmack, Nickelback and select dates for Rock legends Aerosmith. In October 2007 Hinder released a Deluxe Edition of their 3 x platinum album featuring a bonus DVD and previously unreleased songs including a cover version of Steppenwolf's classic hit "Born To Be Wild".
The raucous Oklahoma fivesome will be releasing their much anticipated follow-up album to their breakthrough LP on November 4, the new CD, "Take It To The Limit", features the cutting edge first single "Use Me", which officially hit radio on July 15. The single is already making waves at radio by being the #1 most added at alt-Rock radio for two consecutive weeks in a row.
