By Joe Hadsall

jhadsall@joplinglobe.com

The last paragraph of Hinder’s biography, listed on the band’s Web site, talks about how life gets boring on the stretches of highway between tour stops. That’s when lead guitarist Joe “Blower” Garvey picks up his class clown act with painful stunts.

Bassist Mike Rodden said that’s not just talk. (Those who absolutely have to know the excruciating details can visit the band’s Web site.)

The rowdy Oklahomans will play a concert in their home state Saturday at Buffalo Run Casino. Comprised of Rodden, Garvey, singer Austin Winkler, guitarist Mark King and drummer Cody Hanson, the band got its start in Oklahoma City before breaking into the big time.

“This will be our first show in Oklahoma since 2007,” Rodden said. “We’re excited for it. It’s always fun when we get to play for a hometown crowd.”

The band is following the trail blazed by ’80s rock acts such as Guns N’ Roses, Motley Crue and older rockers like Aerosmith and AC/DC. With loud guitar, driving beats and powerful vocals, they sing about the rock ’n’ roll life, complete with endless parties, plenty of women, gallons of alcohol and strained relationships.

Like many of the ’80s bands, it was a power ballad that helped make the band a household name. “Lips of an Angel,” released in 2006, helped 2005’s “Extreme Behavior” reach triple-platinum sales success.

That song’s ode to infidelity resonated with listeners, Rodden said, as well as other raw, brutally honest lyrics. For instance, “Get Stoned,” which is about a dysfunctional relationship: “Let’s go home and get stoned / We could end up making love instead of misery / Go home and get stoned / Cause the sex is so much better when you’re mad at me.”

“First and foremost, we write music that we like,” Rodden said. “And we write lyrics that people can relate to. They embrace that a lot more and latch on to it.”

Rodden said that those ballads are easier to write than the traditional rock songs. Though he states the obvious — girls like the ballads, and nothing but heavy, raunchy rock attracts nothing but guys — he said there’s something about the ballads that channels the best in the band.

“We are a rock band and we can write rock songs,” Rodden said. “But we are good at writing ballads. They come out easier. We don’t even set out to write them.”

From Oklahoma to bigtime

The band got its start in Oklahoma City when Winkler, Garvey and Hanson met through a fraternity party gig. After releasing the EP “Far From Home” in 2003, the band took out a loan for $45,000 and headed to Vancouver to record six different demos.