Hinder (verb):
1. To be or get in the way of.
2. To obstruct or delay the progress of.
3. To interfere with action or progress.

Let nothing 'hinder' your appreciation of the subtleties purveyed by this Oklahoma City fivesome

Produced by Brian Howes (Closure, DDT) and engineered by Mike Fraser (Aerosmith, AC/DC) in Vancouver, BC's Armoury Studios, Hinder's debut Universal Records effort, Extreme Behavior, is filled with flick-your-Bic moments of arena-rock grandeur, all crackling dual lead guitars, ethereal four-part harmonies and soaring beat-your-chest rock vocals, taking a page from timeless groups like Bad Company, Aerosmith and the Rolling Stones, among others.

The album's first single, 'Get Stoned,' is already tallying up pre-release airplay at such bastions of Rock radio as 102.1 The Edge in Dallas/Fort Worth and CFOX Vancouver.
'I loved all that,' explains rollicking lead singer Austin Winkler, a gravelly voiced howler who counts such in-your-face front men as Steven Tyler, Vince Neil and Buckcherry's Josh Todd as his inspirations. 'Four people singing and putting on a big rock show. We want to bring that back. It would be wicked if we could.'

'We're hoping to be the band to get people into rock again,' says drummer Cody Hanson, who writes the bulk of the band's material with Winkler.

Hinder was formed in Oklahoma City more than four years ago, when guitarist Joe Garvey and Hanson discovered Austin singing for a cover band at a college dorm party.

'I heard him and was blown away,' says Cody. 'He has the kind of charisma very few people have and that unique voice. You can't really compare him to anybody.'

Indeed, it is Winkler who infuses Hinder's often-bitter sentiments of regret and forgetting the past on songs like the tongue-in-cheek 'Bliss' and 'Better Than Me' with flesh-and-blood humanity.

'It's more about getting things off our chests,' he says. 'And it's lyrics you can understand.'

'We didn't want to be just another faceless rock band playing depressing, 'I hate my dad' music,' adds Hanson. 'We wanted to go out there and kick ass like they did in the '80s.'

HINDER – Entertainment Schedule

Date: Thursday June 4, 2009
This show will have an opening act
Installation: USAG Baumholder, Germany
Location: Fest Tent, Wagon Wheel Theatre Parking Lot
Doors: 12:00 (Noon)
Show: 7:00 pm
Info: Ms. Catherine Dubosc; DSN 485.6115 

Date: Friday June 5, 2009
This show will have an opening act
Installation: Ramstein AB, Germany
Location: Fest Tent, Club E, Enlisted Club Parking Lot
Doors: 8:00 pm
Show: 10:00 pm
Info: www.435thservices.com  

Date: Saturday June 6, 2009
Installation: SHAPE, Belgium
Location: Fest Tent, in Area 500 near GB Parking Lot
Doors: 7:30 pm
Show: 8:00 pm
Info: Ms. Dorothy Keasey; DSN 361.5589 

Date: Tuesday June 9, 2009
Installation: RAF Mildenhall, the United Kingdom
Location: Hangar 711
Doors: 6:30 pm
Show: 7:30 pm
Info: Ms. Stephanie Lown; DSN 238.2152 

Date: Friday June 12, 2009
Installation: NAS Sigonella, Sicily
Location: Outdoor Stage Midtown Piazza
Doors: 12:00 (Noon)
Show: 9:00 pm
Info: Mr. Bob Froelicher; DSN 624.0502 

Date: Sunday June 14, 2009
Installation: NAVSTA Rota, Spain
Location: Outdoor Stage, Champions Bar  or Hangar
Doors: 7:00 pm
Show: 9:00 pm
Info: Mr. Thomas Durning; DSN 727.1410