Credits:

Hinder

Description:

Released in September 2005, Hinder’s Extreme Behavior revives the riffs and misogynistic tone of 2001 albums from Puddle of Mudd and Nickelback for a whole new batch of undergrads. This isn’t so much post-grunge as it is straight-up dude rock. The artwork is a triggered response collage of lingerie and Jager, and the music blares like a stereo left on in the keg room, all swear words and electric guitar blab. Hinder singer Austin Winkler is a stand-in for Nickelback’s Chad Kroeger, and his lyrics? Like the chorus of lead single “Get Stoned” that asserts sex is better when the participants are angry and high, Winkler doesn’t show a lot of class on Behavior. Hinder do try a little tenderness here and there. They sound like a heavier Wallflowers on “Nothin’ Good About Goodbye,” and “Lips of an Angel” carries the power ballad torch complete with a soaring solo stolen from hair metal’s golden era. “Homeco