Loaded and Alone
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| Studio album by Hinder | ||||
| Released | November 4, 2008 | |||
| Recorded | 2008 in Vancouver, British Columbia | |||
| Genre | Hard rock,glam metal, post-grunge | |||
| Length | 41:16 | |||
| Label | Universal Republic | |||
| Producer | Brian Howes | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 49/100 |
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| Allmusic |    |
| Entertainment Weekly | (C+) |
| Rolling Stone | |
Take It to the Limit is the second studio album by American rock band Hinder. The album has been in the works since January 2008 and was released November 4, 2008 on Universal Motown Records. The album was recorded by Jay Van Poederooyen and produced by Brian Howes at Van Howes Studios in Vancouver, BC, Canada. The record was mixed by Chris Lord-Alge at Mix LA in Tarzana, California, USA. It has a much heavier glam metal and a lesser post-grunge influence than their last album, while retaining the elements of hard rock that the band had previously used. The album has been certified Gold by the RIAA.
The first single, "Use Me", was released to radio on July 7, 2008, with a digital download release on July 15, 2008. "Heaven Sent" was performed at Hinder concerts dating back to 2007; however, the song was originally called "Heaven Lost You" when it was first performed.
"We're anxious to get in and get started," frontman Austin Winkler tells Billboard.com. He says that the group has "probably three or four songs that we have prepared that we could play live at this point. Everything else is just ideas. We have a little rehearsal studio we set up (backstage) every day, and we're working on new material. It's all coming along real well."
Hinder started playing at least two new songs at each show, one in a full-band version and another in a stripped-down, acoustic arrangement in their 2007 tours. Winkler says that the then untitled album, which would succeed 2005's double platinum Extreme Behavior is not yet going in any particular direction, however.
"If you listen to 'Extreme Behavior,' it's so diverse. Not one song sounds like the other," Winkler explains. "We want it to be like that again. We write what we think are good songs, and you'll definitely hear some experiences of the last two years on the road."
Winkler says that Hinder plans to work again with "Extreme Behavior" producer Brian Howes ("You gotta go with what works, and we work very, very well together") and probably record half of the album in Los Angeles and the rest in Vancouver, with a hoped-for summer or fourth-quarter release.
"There's always a little bit of pressure there," Winkler says, "but I actually believe we've got a way better start on this record because we've grown so much as songwriters and learned a whole lot more."
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