Hinder

Hinder
Hinder performing live
Background information
Origin	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
Genres	Hard rock, post-grunge, alternative rock, glam metal
Years active	2001–present
Labels	Universal Republic (2005-2014) The End Records (2014-Present)
Website	www.hinderonline.com
Members	Marshal Dutton Cody Hanson Joe "Blower" Garvey Mark King Mike Rodden
Past members	Austin Winkler Cole Parker Nolan Neal

Hinder is an American rock band from Oklahoma that was formed in 2001 by drummer Cody Hanson, former lead singer Austin Winkler and guitarist Joe "Blower Garvey. The band has released four studio albums so far Extreme Behavior (2005), Take It to the Limit (2008), All American Nightmare (2010) and Welcome to the Freakshow (2012). The band was inducted into the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame in 2007. The band is best known for their early hits "Get Stoned," "Lips of an Angel," "Better than Me," How Long, "Use Me" and "Without You."

The band's latest release, When The Smoke Clears is slated to be released May 12, 2015. It will be their fifth studio album and first to feature new vocalist Marshal Dutton as the lead singer.^[1]

History

Formation, early history and Far From Close: 2001–2004

Before the band formed, Austin Winkler sang in an Oklahoma City cover band until July 2001,^[2] when he met drummer Cody Hanson and guitarist Joe Garvey at a college party.^[3] Soon after meeting, the three formed Hinder, Hanson commented on Austin Winkler shortly after the band formed saying he was "blown away" and "he has the kind of charisma very few people have and that unique voice. You can't really compare him to anybody." Somewhere in the timeframe from July 2001 and early 2003 the three founding members recruited bass player Cole Parker, together the four recorded a 4 track demo disc, with the track listing "Someday", "Like Me", "Broken", and "Worthless Home". The tracks "Someday" and "Broken" would later be re-recorded and put on their debut EP "Far From Close" and the other two tracks "Like Me" and "Worthless Home" still remain unreleased, only being able to find them on their demo cd's. The band began performing at an Oklahoma City club called The Blue Note, building a local fan base. Profits from the shows went to advertising, as well as paying the expenses for the group's first release. In April 2003, Hinder entered the March Bandness contest for Oklahoma City radio station KHBZ-FM (94.7). They made it to the Final Four out of a field of thirty-two, ultimately losing to the OKC group Falcon Five-O. After saving enough money from local concerts the band's debut EP "Far From Close" was released in 2003 on the independent label Brickden Records and sold around 5,000 copies.^[4] A year later in late 2004 or early 2005 it is still unknown, bassist Mike Rodden and rhythm guitarist Mark King joined the band.^[2] Former lead singer Austin Winkler wrote the majority of the band's music on their first four albums, along with drummer Cody Hanson.^[5]

Extreme Behavior: 2005–2007

After the release of Far from Close, Hinder was offered record deals by Atlantic Records, Roadrunner Records, and Universal Records, eventually signing with Universal Records in 2005;^[4] later that year, their major-label debut album, Extreme Behavior, was released.^[6] The album was produced by Brian Howes, who, along with Cody Hanson and Austin Winkler, wrote most of the material on the album.^[7] The album was engineered by Mike Fraser and Jay Van Poederooyen.^[8] The album reached triple-platinum certification for sales,^[6][9] albeit Allmusic calling Extreme Behavior "one of 2005's worst albums".^[7]

Hinder toured and released singles in support of their first album. Hinder's debut single, "Get Stoned", was released in October 2005. The band's second single, "Lips of an Angel", entered charts in the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Singapore; the song lasted for 41 weeks in the New Zealand charts, two weeks of which were spent at the number one spot. The band's third single, "How Long", was released in September 2006 and appeared at number six on the US Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.

In 2006, as a Christmas gift to their fanclub, the Hinder Army, the band recorded their version of the public domain song "A Little Drummer Boy" and released it on their fanclub website.

Their second song to be released in New Zealand was "Better Than Me", which spent three weeks on the New Zealand charts, peaking at number 16.

In 2007, Hinder was inducted into the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame,^[4] and in October of the same year, the band released their limited edition CD/DVD of Extreme Behavior entitled You Can't Make This S**t Up.

On December 21, 2007, Winkler was arrested in Jonesboro, Arkansas on suspicion of DUI after leaving his engagement party.^[10]

Take It to the Limit: 2008–2009

The first single from the band's second album, "Use Me", was released on July 15, 2008 and peaked at No. 3 on the US Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. The second album, Take It to the Limit, was released on November 4, 2008; the album marked a change in style in Hinder's music in that it moved the band in a slightly more glam metal-influenced direction. They announced the release of the album's second single, "Without You," through their official MySpace page on September 13, 2008. Take It To the Limit debuted at number four on the Billboard 200 with 81,000 sales its first week and ended up going Gold in the US

Through late 2008, Hinder headlined the Jägermeister Music Tour with Trapt and Rev Theory also on the bill.

Winkler and actress/model Jami Miller were married in late July 2008. Winkler met Miller while filming the music video for Hinder's cover of "Born to Be Wild", which was filmed for NASCAR.^[11]

In early 2009, Hinder embarked on Mötley Crüe's Saints Of Los Angeles Tour, which also included Theory of a Deadman and The Last Vegas.

In July, Hinder embarked on Nickelback's Dark Horse Tour, which ran through Live Nation outdoor amphitheaters; other bands involved on the tour were Papa Roach and Saving Abel.

On March 27, 2013 Take It To The Limit was certified gold in the US.

All American Nightmare: 2010–2011

During early 2010, the band was engaged in writing and recording material for their third album,^[12] titled All American Nightmare.^[13] The album was released on December 7, 2010, with the first single, the title track, released on September 14, 2010.^[12][14] Although the album was originally planned to be produced by Howard Benson, Kevin Churko was later announced to be the producer.^[12]

Winkler said that the group started recording during the touring cycle for Take It To The Limit. “We wrote 70 or so songs, recorded about 50 and cut it down to 12," the singer explained. "It’s something that we’ve never done before, so it’s like our ultimate baby. A lot of the [other] songs could be shit, too, we don’t know. You don’t really know until you put it out there and have more than two people’s opinion on it.” Both he and drummer Cody Hanson mentioned the song "Memory" as one that was a strong contender for the final cut. "It’s about being with your chick — the chick you’ve been with for a while, not some chick you’ve met on the road — and about being able to still have a good time with your wife or long-time girlfriend," said Hanson. "I’ve been in a relationship myself for nine years, so it was cool to write a song like that."^[15]

Welcome to the Freakshow and departure of Austin Winkler: 2012–2013

On August 9, 2012, Hinder announced via Facebook and Twitter that their then-upcoming album would be titled Welcome to the Freakshow. It was released on December 4, 2012. Hinder released their first single, "Save Me", on August 30.^[16]

Hinder announced the Bare Bones tour to support the album in late fall 2012.

On July 10, 2013 it was announced that lead singer Austin Winkler had entered rehab, and would not be touring with the band for the remainder of the summer tour dates. Jared Weeks, former lead singer of Saving Abel, was recruited to replace Winkler for the band's 2013 tour dates.^[17] Before landing Jared Weeks as the singer to fill in for Winkler the band's manager Kevein "Chief Zaruk of Chief Music Management stated that they reached out to American Idol stars David Cook and James Durbin to fill in, but timing just didn't work in their favor.^[18]

On November 20, 2013, it was announced via Loudwire that the band had parted ways with their lead singer Austin Winkler, citing that there was no animosity towards him, they just felt it was time to move on.^[19]

Replacing Winkler and When the Smoke Clears: 2014–present

After finishing touring with Jared Weeks, the band entered a lengthy period of inactivity.

On July 7, 2014 the band posted a video on their social media sites apologizing to fans for their inactivity and to announce that they had been writing new songs for the new album while searching for a new lead singer. They also announced a string of shows throughout the rest of the summer. ^[20] Although never announced officially, the band played their shows with Nashville-based singer Nolan Neal as the front man. Nolan was very active with the band from July 2014 through December of 2014. Hinder released their first new single since Austin Winkler's departure with Nolan Neal on lead vocals titled "Hit The Ground" on November 24, 2014. ^[21]

On December 9, 2014 Hinder officially announced their new album, and that it would be titled When The Smoke Clears. The album is slated to be released in the spring of 2015.^[22]

On January 20, 2015 Hinder officially announced that Marshal Dutton would be their new lead singer, via social media sites. Dutton had been writing and recording to the band since 2009 when they were going through the writing and recording sessions for All American Nightmare. Dutton has been working on every Hinder album since, even co-producing Welcome to the Freakshow alongside drummer Cody Hanson. Soon after the announcement Hinder released a rerecorded version of "Hit The Ground" with Marshal on lead vocals. The band commented on Nolan saying that Nolan's time with the band was an experiment that just didn't work out, being his voice is "too country" for the band's rock image.^[23]

On March 17, 2015 the band released a preview of the first song on their record, "Rather Hate Than Hurt" via loudwire, making it the second song to be released since founding and former vocalist Austin Winkler departed the band in November of 2013. The band also revealed their new album When The Smoke Clears will be released on May 12, 2015.^[24]

Tours

• Extreme Behavior Tour. 2005-2007. (Multiple Supporting and Headlining Roles).
• Door to Dorm Tour. Spring 2007 (Headlining) with Papa Roach and Puddle of Mudd.
• Girls Gone Wild Tour. (Headlining) with Rev Theory.
• Badboys of Rock Tour. (Headlining) with Papa Roach, Buckcherry and Rev Theory.
• 2008 Summer Tour. (Co-Headlining) with 3 Doors Down
• Jägermeister Music Tour. (Headlining) with Trapt and Rev Theory.
• Take It to the Limit Winter Tour. (Supporting) Motley Crue's Saints Of Los Angeles Tour. with Motley Crue, Hinder, Theory of a Deadman and The Last Vegas.
• Take It to the Limit Spring Tour. (Headling) with Theory of a Deadman, Black Stone Cherry and The Veer Union.
• Take It to the Limit Summer Tour 2009. (Supporting) Nickelback's Dark Horse Tour with Hinder, Papa Roach and Saving Abel.
• 2010 Summer Tour. (Headlining).
• All American Nightmare Tour. Fall 2010-2011 (Headlining) with Saving Abel, My Darkest Days and Kopek.
• Summer/Fall Tour. 2012 (Headlining) with Lynam.
• Bare Bones Tour. (Acoustic) Fall & Winter 2012 (Headlining).
• Welcome to the Freakshow Tour. 2013
• Fall 2013 Tour: (Co-Headlining) with Candlebox. Supporting Acts; Devour the Day and Open Air Stereo.

Musical influences and style

Their music has been described by critics as, hard rock,^[25] post-grunge,^[26] alternative rock,^[27] and glam metal.^[28]

The band's influences include: Bush, Collective Soul, Creed, Foo Fighters, Guns N' Roses, Kiss, Nickelback, Nirvana, Soundgarden,^[29][30][31] The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Aerosmith, Rainbow, Bob Seger, Ozzy Osbourne, Def Leppard, Bon Jovi, AC/DC,^[32][33] and Mötley Crüe.^[34]

Band members

Current members Marshal Dutton – lead vocals, acoustic guitar (2015–present) Cody Hanson – drums and percussion (2001–present) Joe "Blower" Garvey – lead guitar, backing vocals (2001–present) Mark King – rhythm guitar, backing vocals (2003–present) Mike Rodden – bass guitar, backing vocals (2003–present)

Former members Austin Winkler – lead vocals, acoustic guitar (2001–2013) Cole Parker – bass guitar (2001–2003) Nolan Neal – lead vocals (2014-2015) Touring members Jared Weeks – lead vocals, acoustic guitar (2013)

Discography

Studio albums

• Far From Close EP (2003)
• Extreme Behavior (2005)
• Take It to the Limit (2008)
• All American Nightmare (2010)
• Welcome to the Freakshow (2012)
• When The Smoke Clears (2015)

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hinder.

• Hinder's official site

Hinder Marshal Dutton Cody Hanson Joe "Blower" Garvey Mark King Mike Rodden Austin Winkler Cole Parker Studio albums Extreme Behavior Take It to the Limit All American Nightmare Welcome to the Freakshow When The Smoke Clears EPs Far From Close Singles "Get Stoned" "Lips of an Angel" "How Long" "Better than Me" "Homecoming Queen" "Born to Be Wild" "By the Way" "Use Me" "Without You" "Up All Night" "Loaded and Alone" "The Best Is Yet to Come" "All American Nightmare" "What Ya Gonna Do" "The Life" "Sooners Don't Back Down" "The Fights About to Begin" "Red Tail Lights" "Save Me" "Ladies Come First" "Is It Just Me" "Should Have Known Better" "Talk to Me" "Freakshow" "Hit The Ground" "Rather Hate Than Hurt" Tours Badboys of Rock Other Discography