After meeting in their hometown of Oklahoma, US, Austin Winkler (vocals), Cody Hanson (drums) and Joe ‘Blower’ Garvey (guitar) the trio instantly clicked and went on to form rock band Hinder in 2001.
Once recruiting bass player Cole Parker, the now completed line-up set began their quest for fame as they began producing original material with the result in the form of demos “Someday” and “Broken” which would end up featuring in their debut EP “Far From Close” eventually released in 2003 through indie label Brickden Records. Having drummed up local support by playing in plenty of hometown shows and taking part in music competitions to help fund their releases.
In 2004 after Parker’s departure, the band were joined by Mark King (rhythm guitar) and Mike Rodden (bass). Following the release of “Far From Close”, the band received label interest from Atlantic, Roadrunner and Universal, eventually signing with Universal Records in 2005. With their new label on board Hinder released their debut full length album “Extreme Behaviour” later that year peaking at number three in the US charts and going triple platinum. The album featured the hit singles “Lips of an Angel”, “Get Stoned” and “Better Than Me”. Spending subsequent years touring nationwide and across the glove, Hinder shared the stage with the likes of: Papa Roach, Puddle of Mudd, Buckcherry, “3 Doors Down” and “Theory of a Deadman”.
Bestowed with one of the highest local honours, in 2007 Hinder were inducted into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame with the Rising Star Award joining Carrie Underwood, Woody Guthrie and Wanda Jackson. The following year the band released their second album “Take It to the Limit” which debuted in the US album charts at number four. After releasing two further albums “All American Nightmare” (2010) and “Welcome to the Freakshow” (2012), the band parted ways with Winkler and was later replaced by Marshall Dutton.
In 2015, Hinder took to crowdfunding website Pledge for their fifth studio album “When The Smoke Clears”, offering rewards and exclusive access to contents to loyal fans also known as the Hinder Army who pledge from opportunities to tour manage the band for a day to personalised gifts. With an independent label and an allegiance of fans behind them, Hinder are stronger than even ever as they embark on this new chapter.
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