Hinder - Extreme Behavior (Universal)

This album is another rare diamond that got a little lost in the industry crush. Released with little apparent fanfare or promotion, Hinder’s new album resides in the same park as Silvertide, Beautiful Creatures and Forty Deauce trying to re-create the classic rock ‘n’ roll sound and ethics of AC/DC, Guns ‘N’ Roses, early Aerosmith.

However, to make them stand out in the crowd, Hinder’s sound has a slight grunge tint to it – not immediately recognisable as influenced by any band in particular, but songs such as “Stoned” and “??” certainly have the groove and introspective feel of such leading Seattle natives Pearl Jam and Alice In Chains.

To find stand-out tracks on this album would be impossible; every single one of the ten tracks on here could make successful singles on rock radio stations across the globe. Even the closing track, "Coulda, Shoulda" is musical gold, and as one of the strongest tracks on the album, destroys the notion that albums tail off at the end.

If you get one rock album this summer, make it this one.