He started learning to play a few country music riffs on the guitar from his father when he was 16, but soon formed a heavy metal band. Jinks started out as the lead singer of a thrash metal band from Fort Worth named Unchecked Aggression, initially named Silas, that was active from 1998 to 2003.

What did Cody Jinks do before music?

Artist Biography

A native of Haltom City, Texas, Jinks spent the early part of his career fronting the Fort Worth-based thrash metal outfit Unchecked Aggression before returning to his country roots and recasting himself as a honky tonk balladeer in the late 2000s.

Is Cody Jinks a country outlaw?

Meredith Cody Jinks (born August 18, 1980) is an American outlaw country music singer and songwriter. His 2016 album, I'm Not the Devil, reached No. 4 on the Billboard Country Albums chart, while his 2018 album, Lifers, reached No.