Hinder

Hinder play bad-boy rock in the vein of Buckcherry and Guns N' Roses. Their music videos (not to mention the cover of their debut album, Extreme Behavior) play up the titillating image of scantily clad women, their lyrics focus on sex and drugs, and in interviews the band members enjoy bragging about their sexual conquests on the road. Hinder got together at the dawn of the 21st century in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma -- the quintet signed with Universal Motown soon after.

Hinder released Extreme Behavior in 2005. The album generated five singles, including several that crossed over onto the pop charts. "Lips of an Angel" was the biggest smash, a prototypical power ballad that wouldn't have felt out of place being performed by a hair-metal band of the 1980s. In several ways, Extreme Behavior recalled that era's pop accessibility and good-time raunch, and lead singer Austin Winkler's rock-star presence and pinup looks went a long way to cementing the album's success. Extreme Behavior snared triple-platinum sales, although critics were roundly unimpressed.

Hinder returned with their follow-up album, Take It to the Limit, on November 4, 2008. The lead single, "Use Me," quickly climbed up the mainstream rock charts and announced that the group still loved bad girls and sleazy hard-rock attitude. The second single, "Without You," switched gears by being an emotional breakup ballad.

Two years later, Hinder returned with All American Nightmare. Released on December 7, 2010, the album was preceded by the title track.

Joe "Blower" Garvey - guitar
Cody Hanson - drums
Mark King - guitar
Mike Rodden - bass
Austin Winkler - vocals

Key Hinder Songs:

"Lips of an Angel"
"Get Stoned"
"Use Me"

Discography:

Extreme Behavior (2005)
Take It to the Limit (2008)
All American Nightmare (2010)

Austin Winkler, on how Hinder has responded to the success of Extreme Behavior.
"We drink a lot more." (TuneLab, February 25, 2007)

Mark King, on what the band members request on their tour rider.
"We dropped all the food off the rider so we can get more liquor. We have Captain Morgan, any kind of Vodka and mixers, four cases of beer, and if they are generous to us, we get a bottle of Jagermeister." (RockEyez, September 20, 2006)

Austin Winkler, on how the band came up with the name Hinder.
"Whenever we first started we had like 20 songs and we were starting to get gigs in our hometown, but we didn't have a name. So we started to get frustrated and we looked up 'frustrated' in a thesaurus and found 'hinder.' I mean, it's kinda unique but it's kinda boring." (TuneLab, February 25, 2007)

Austin Winkler, on whether or not any of the band members have ever been in love.
"I mean, yeah, sure, all of the guys have been at one point in our lives. Now we're just in love with a lot of different chicks in a lot of different cities." (TuneLab, February 25, 2007)

Hinder Trivia:

• In December 2007, Austin Winkler was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated.
• Contrary to Internet rumors, Austin Winkler is not related to actor Henry Winkler.
• As a promotion for their Girls Gone Wild tour, the band distributed Hinder condoms.