Head of the Herd is a band from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The band plays a combination of blues influenced alternative rock.

As of June 2015, Head of the Herd was in studio recording their album Birds On The Roof, to be released September 25, 2015. They are working in the south of Georgia, US with producer Mark Neill, notable for his work with The Black Keys & J Roddy Walston and the Business; in the UK at Rockfield Studios with producer Ian Davenport, notable for his work with Band Of Skulls, Radiohead's Phillip Selway & Other Lives; and in Vancouver with producer Garth Richardson, notable for his work with Rage Against the Machine, Red Hot Chili Peppers, & Biffy Clyro. The album will also have songs produced by the band's singer Neu Mannas.

The band have toured with Guns N' Roses, Alice In Chains, Theory of a Deadman, played major festivals (Squamish Valley Music Festival, Shorefest, Kitchener Blues Fest, Boonstock) & done headlining tours since the release of their sophomore album, By This Time Tomorrow. Prior to this album's release, the band toured in support of their debut album On the House, playing throughout the West, including at TelusFest, the Grey Cup Festival, and opening for The Sheepdogs and The Trews. All this shortly after their formation in June 2010.

In 2014 Head of the Herd won an award for Best New Rock Group at the 2014 Canadian Radio Music Awards in Toronto. That year they toured the festival circuit including performing at the Squamish Valley Music Festival, headlined tours, and supported others.

The band was created over a trip to Boise, Idaho to watch a college football game. "Hours spent showing each other demos on the drive and cowboy boots full of whiskey flasks at the game, led to a fuzzy yet memorable weekend that marked the genesis of the band."