Hinder (IPA: /hɪn.dɹ/) is an American Hard rock/Post-grunge band from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. They were formed in 2001 by drummer Cody Hanson, guitar player Joe "Blower" Garvey, and Singer Austin Winkler. They released their first EP titled "Far From Close" on and independent record label, Brickden Records. It sold about 5,000 copies. The three members then started working on new material in 2004 for their next independent release. These demos caught the attention of several major record labels. After being offered record deals by Atlantic, Roadrunner, and Universal Records, Hinder signed with Universal records in 2005. Although All Music Guide called Extreme Behavior one of the year's worst albums, throughout 2005 the album was heavily anticipated, and Hinder won the monthly Launch "Who's Next" contest for emerging bands.citation needed] Their Brian Howes and Mike Fraser produced album, Extreme Behavior, was then set for release in the United States. The single ""Get Stoned" from Extreme Behavior was also released on iTunes as a free Single of the Week in August 2005.
Hinder is currently on the "Badboys of Rock" tour with Papa Roach and Buckcherry. The band played three dates with the mega rock band Aerosmith in December 2006. Hinder jumped on to the rock scene with their debut single "Get Stoned". The band then toured in support of Extreme Behavior. The band's second single, "Lips of an Angel", did far better on the charts, hitting #1 on several, and garnered international attention. "Lips of an Angel" is now being covered by country artist Jack Ingram. The band's third single from their debut album is "How Long". The fourth single is called "Better Than Me"
On December 22, 2006, Hinder released an acoustic version of the Christmas carol "Little Drummer Boy" to the members of the Hinder Army, their online fan club.
"Extreme Behavior" track "Shoulda" was originally written and recorded by Canadian band Social Code for their "A Year At The Movies" album, but was scrapped when finalising the album. The song was brought to Lemon Party by Universal when trying to finish up their album. They re-wrote portions of the songs to fit their sound and style and decided to use it on the album.
The band played the main stage UK Download Festival on 8th June 2007. As of July 2007, Hinder is headlining the "Bad Boys of Rock" tour, also featuring Buckcherry and Papa Roach. On July 14th, the tour made Chesaning Showboat history, when the word "fuck" was used for the first time on stage. This event in Showboat history was announced to the audience, after Buckcherry played their set.
Announced on their tour and in several interviews, a new album is in the works, with a song titled "Thing for You," which was performed at their July 14th show in Chesaning, Michigan, along with a cover of the Steppenwolf song "Born to Be Wild." Also played was the song "Running in the Rain," which was cut from the US release of "Extreme Behavior."