HINDER HOPES TO BRING MUSIC TO IRAQ

Hinder counts some of their biggest fans in the U.S. military and they band hopes to make a visit to Iraq

Hinder’s “Lips Of An Angel” has propelled their album Extreme Behavior into a consistent presence in the Top 25 albums, and their influence is spreading overseas. The band has had a lot of success, but they are extra proud that U.S. troops are using their music for inspiration during their deployment in Iraq.

Bassist Mike Rodden talked about photos he gets from servicemen with Hinder’s album or T-shirts, and he said he’d like to make a trip to Iraq to play for them.

“There’s a lot of… We get a lot of mail from troops over in Iraq with pictures of them holding up our album or shirts or something. We send them a lot of stuff all the time and those guys…they’ve got it hard over there. The fact that our music pumps them up or keeps them going or whatever it does, I think that’s really coo. That’s a good story as far as impacting people. I myself would like to go over there and play a show. Whenever we can make that happen would be great. You never know. Hopefully we can get over there.”

Hinder wasted no time getting back on tour, hitting the road the day after Christmas. The band will ring in the new year in Amarillo, Texas.