NEW YORK, NY. (Universal Republic Records) - Universal Republic's coveted bad boys of rock, Hinder, soared to No 19 this week on Billboard's Top 200 Albums chart, with their acclaimed Gold-plus signature album, the aptly titled 'Extreme Behavior'. With a 20% sales increase this week their debut album becomes the No 3 best selling rock album in the country. The group has become the word-of-mouth-breakout story of the year, with their scorching CD notching nearly 40,000 copies this week alone, an astounding figure considering the album was released nearly a year ago. Critics across the board have praised
Hinder for earning their hard-won success the old-fashioned way - no marketing gimmicks - just straight ahead, uncompromising, guitar-edged, rock n' roll. The tireless band has also benefited from a non-stop touring schedule that has included an early summer trek with
Boston band Godsmack, and a lengthy tour with Nickelback, which winds up on
September 16th, with
Hinder joining
Staind for their next set of road adventures the following day, kicking off on
September 17th in Dayton, Ohio.
The band's current single, the searing ballad "Lips Of An Angel" has ruled the rock airwaves for months, garnering a total radio audience of more than 140 million, with Yahoo, VH1 and MTV also embracing the popular video - directed by the legendary Nigel Dick, and featuring Entourage star Emmanuelle Chirqui. Both the single and the album continue to attract new believers, embodying Hinder's arena-rock brashness and making the group the most popular rock band on MySpace. Within a few months, they have climbed the MySpace Top 100 Artists chart to their current position, No 1 Top Major Rock Artist. They sit confidently as No 3 Top Major Artist in all genres, right under Yung Joc and Danity Kane.
Hinder exploded on to the rock scene last fall with their debut album 'Extreme Behavior,' achieving the rare feat of claiming the top spot on Billboard's Heatseekers chart twice in 2006. The group's lively brand of in-your-face rock has drawn comparisons to gritty peers such as Puddle Of Mud and '70's rock icons Bad Company and even the Rolling Stones. Hinder formed nearly five years ago, touring their Oklahoma turf and beyond as they created a hard earned rep as the kind of fearless road warriors with a penchant for backstage debauchery emblematic of the hard rock creed.
Upcoming Tour Dates:
With Staind:
Sun - 9/17 Dayton, OH Montgomery County Fair
Tues- 9/19 Evansville, IN Roberts Stadium
Wed- 9/20 South Bend, IN Morris Center
Fri- 9/22 Chattanooga, TN UTC Mckenzie Arena
Sat- 9/23 Biloxi, MS Mississippi Coast Coliseum
Sun- 9/24 Baton Rouge, LA River City
Tues- 9/26 Orlando, FL Hard Rock Live
Wed- 9/27 Hollywood, FL Hard Rock Live
Fri- 9/29 Virginia Beach, VA Verizon Wireless Virginia Beach
Sat- 9/30 Atlanta, GA HiFi Buys Amphitheatre
Sun- 10/1 Raleigh, NC Alltel Pavilion at Walnut Creek
Tues- 10/3 Fayetteville, AR Tyson Center
Wed- 10/4 Belton, TX Bell County Expo Center
Fri- 10/6 Beaumont, TX Ford Pavilion
Sat- 10/7 Mobil, AL Bayfest (with Evans Blue/10 Years)
Sun- 10/8 Corpus Christi, TX Concrete Street Amphitheater
Headlining Dates:
Thu- 9/21 Lexington, KY A1A Concert Hall
Tues- 10/24 Tempe, AZ Marquee Theatre
Wed- 10/25 Las Vegas, NV House of Blues
Tues-11/2 Omaha, NE Sokol Auditorium
Sat-11/4 Des Moines, IA Val Air Ballroom
Tues-11/7 Flint, MI The Machine Shop
Sat- 11/11 Columbus, OH Newport Music Hall
Tues -11/14 Cincinnati, OH
