HINDER EXPLAINS THE BALLAD APPEAL

While they’ve got a reputation for partying hard and other rock star antics, Hinder may be best known for the megahit ballad “Lips of an Angel” from their debut Extreme Behavior. Singer Austin Winkler explained the apparent contradiction to the New York Post. He said, “We have the rock ‘n’ roll fantasy world that we get to live out on the road, but there are those days and nights that inspire you to write sappy love songs sometimes.” As for why people may prefer the sappy stuff, Winkler surmised, “The thing is, we write from real experiences, and it just so happens to be in the ballads that the real experiences shine through a little bit more than the rock tracks.” Check out the latest ballads from Hinder now; their new album, Take It to the Limit, came out yesterday.