Halestorm

Not to be confused with Alestorm.

Halestorm
Halestorm performing in 2009. Left to right: Josh Smith, Arejay Hale (back), Lzzy Hale, Joe Hottinger
Background information
Origin	Red Lion, York County, Pennsylvania, United States
Genres	Hard rock,[1][2] heavy metal,[1] post grunge, alternative metal[1]
Years active	1998–present
Labels	Atlantic
Website	halestormrocks.com
Members
Lzzy Hale Arejay Hale Joe Hottinger Josh Smith

Halestorm is an American rock band from Red Lion, Pennsylvania.^[3] The group's self-titled debut album was released on April 28, 2009 through Atlantic Records.

History

Siblings Arejay and Elizabeth "Lzzy" Hale have been actively writing and performing original music since 1997 when they were 10 and 13 years old, respectively. Both brother and sister started learning piano at the age of 5; Lzzy later progressed to a keytar and Arejay to the drums. Lzzy took guitar lessons at 16. The teen siblings released an EP titled Don't Mess With the Time Man in 2000. In Halestorm's earliest incarnation, Lzzy and Arejay's father played bass before Josh Smith joined the group in 2004. Guitarist Joe Hottinger joined in 2003.

The group signed a recording contract with Atlantic Records on June 28, 2005 and released a live EP titled One and Done. The EP, now out of print, featured an early live version of "It's Not You". Their self-titled debut album was released on April 28, 2009. The song "I Get Off" served as the album's lead single and has gained heavy radio play. Both the song and video for their second single, "It's Not You", were released in late November 2009. In early 2010, the band released a promotional music video for their song "Love/Hate Heartbreak". Their most recent single, "Familiar Taste of Poison", was released in 2010.^[4] The official music video was released on August 10, 2010.

Lzzy Hale's use of Gibson guitars is well known; models she plays includes the Tribal Flying V, Gibson Explorer, Les Paul Custom, Firebird and the Joan Jett Signature Melody Maker.^[5] Arejay Hale was featured in the June 2010 issue of Modern Drummer magazine, and is endorsed by Ludwig Drums, Zildjian Cymbals and Pro-Mark Drumsticks.

Halestorm is well known for their near non-stop touring, often performing as many as 250 shows a year.^[6][7] Since 2006 they have toured with many hard rock and heavy metal acts including Chevelle, Seether, Staind, Papa Roach, Trapt, Three Days Grace, Theory of a Deadman, Buckcherry, Disturbed, Shinedown, Avenged Sevenfold, Megadeth, Hellyeah, and Heaven & Hell.

Halestorm appeared on the first annual Rockstar Energy drink Uproar Festival with headliners Disturbed and Avenged Sevenfold; plus Stone Sour, Hellyeah, Hail the Villain, Airbourne and New Medicine.^[8] In October 2010 Halestorm will be making their first trip to Japan to participate in the 2010 Loud Park Festival.^[9] Halestorm will embark on the 2010 Taste of Chaos tour alongside headliners, Disturbed, as well as support acts, Papa Roach, and Buckcherry.

On November 16, 2010 Halestorm released a live CD/DVD entitled Live in Philly 2010, which was recorded at The TLA in Philadelphia in early 2010.^[10] From various Twitter posts, mainly from Lzzy Hale, it appears that Halestorm is recording demos for their next studio album.^{[citation needed]} On March 22, 2011, Halestorm released an EP called ReAnimate containing covers of songs of different genres, including "Out Ta Get Me" by Guns N' Roses, "Bad Romance" by Lady Gaga, and the first single "Slave to the Grind" by Skid Row.

In a recent interview the band stated that during their recent break they recorded two new songs in LA that will appear on their new record. They also stated that that they will finish recording the new album after Avalanche Tour.^[11]

In August 2011, Halestorm's Lzzy Hale announced the album is currently halfway done. The album should be ready to be released in early 2012.

Appearances

Halestorm was the featured artist on the cover of Origivation magazine in October 2006 and appeared on the cover of Pennsylvania Musician magazine three times (August 1999, March 2000, and February 2003). Lzzy Hale appeared on the cover of Revolver magazine along with Grace Perry from Landmine Marathon in their December 2009 edition of the "Hottest Chicks in Metal".

Lzzy Hale lent her vocals to a reworked version of the Shinedown song "Shed Some Light" from the album Us and Them, although this version was never officially released and only saw a small amount of play on a few radio stations located within the band's home state of Pennsylvania and WRIF out of Detroit. The song received significant airplay in Chicago on radio station WIIL. Lzzy and Brent Smith have since performed the song LIVE only one time since the recording of the song on May 21, 2009 at a club called The Brat Stop in Kenosha, Wisconsin. She also lent her vocals to the Shinedown song "Breaking Inside" which was released with the song and music video "Diamond Eyes (Boom-Lay Boom-Lay Boom)" on iTunes.

On September 5, 2007, Halestorm appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as part of the Jaywalking segment. On July 21, 2010 they appeared on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon as the musical guest, performing "Familiar Taste of Poison".

Lzzy Hale appeared on Black Stone Cherry's album Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea as a backup vocalist on the songs "Such a Shame" and "Won't Let Go".

Band members

• Lzzy Hale - vocals, guitar, keyboard (1998–present)
• Arejay Hale - drums, percussion, backing vocals (1998–present)
• Joe Hottinger - guitar, backing vocals (2003–present)
• Josh Smith - bass guitar, backing vocals (2004–present)

Discography

Halestorm discography

Releases
↙Studio albums	1
↙Live albums	1
↙EPs	3
↙Singles	4

Studio albums

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions
		US	US Rock	US Hd. Rock
2009	Halestorm Release date: April 28, 2009 Label: Atlantic Records	40[12]	11[12]	4[12]

Live albums

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions
		US	US Rock	US Hd. Rock
2010	Live in Philly 2010 Release date: November 16, 2010 Label: Atlantic Records	—	—	—

Singles

Year	Title	Peak chart positions			Album
		US Main.	US Alt.	US Rock
2009	"I Get Off"	6	28[13]	17[14]	Halestorm
	"It's Not You"	8	—	24[14]
2010	"Familiar Taste of Poison"	36	—	—
	"Bet U Wish U Had Me Back"[8]	33	—	—

Extended plays

(Don't Mess With the) Time Man (Worldview Entertainment – March 21, 2000)

1. "Time Man" – 5:13
2. "No Clue" – 4:30
3. "Interesting" – 4:38
4. "As the Eagle Flies" – 6:40
5. "Wings" – 4:00
6. "You and I Could Fly" – 5:07

Breaking The Silence (Self Released – 2001)

1. "Shadows of My Heart" – 7:08
2. "Unbreakable Promises" – 5:34
3. "The Children (full version)" – 7:32
4. "Rose in December" – 4:22
5. "Shout It Out" – 6:41
6. "I Forgive You " – 5:48
7. "The Children (radio version)" – 5:45

One and Done EP (Atlantic Records – April 25, 2006)

1. "It's Not You" (Live) – 3:43
2. "The Hand" (Live) – 3:42
3. "Show Me" (Live) – 4:12
4. "Blue Eyes" (Live) – 4:18
5. "Takes My Life" (Live) – 4:03

ReAniMate:The CoVeRs eP (Atlantic Records – 2011)

1. "Slave to the Grind" (Skid Row cover)
2. "Bad Romance" (Lady Gaga cover)
3. "Hunger Strike" (Temple of the Dog cover)
4. "Out Ta Get Me" (Guns N' Roses cover)
5. "All I Wanna Do Is Make Love To You" (Heart cover)
6. "I Want You (She's So Heavy)" (The Beatles cover)

Music Videos

1. "I Get Off" - 2009
2. "Love/Hate Heartbreak" - 2009
3. "It's Not You" - 2009
4. "Familiar Taste Of Poison" - 2010
5. "Dirty Work" - 2010

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Brown, Marisa. "((( Halestorm > Overview )))". allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p425415. Retrieved 2010-05-30. 
2. ^ "Halestorm Album Review - Review of Halestorm Rock Band - About.com". Rock.about.com. 2009-04-28. http://rock.about.com/od/reviews/fr/HalestormAlbum. Retrieved 2010-05-30. 
3. ^ "Halestorm Biography". HalestormRocks.com. 2009-07-29. http://www.halestormrocks.com/bio/. Retrieved 2010-09-23. 
4. ^ "Nu Rock Traxx volume 135 - ERG Music's DJ CD Compilations". Ergmusic.com. http://www.ergmusic.com/usa/compilation.asp?series=NRT. Retrieved 2010-05-30. 
5. ^ "Lzzy Hale Plays up a Storm with Gibson". Gibson.com. http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Lifestyle/News/lzzy-hale-0217/. Retrieved 2010-05-30. 
6. ^ Darling, Gary (May 17, 2010). "20 questions with Joe Hottinger of Halestorm". Taft Midway Driller. http://www.taftmidwaydriller.com/entertainment/x968921831/20-questions-with-Joe-Hottinger-of-Halestorm. Retrieved July 16, 2010. 
7. ^ "Halestorm Hits Everywhere This Week". Marketwire. April 2009. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_pwwi/is_200904/ai_n31596295/. Retrieved July 16, 2010. 
8. ^ ^{a b} "Rockstar Energy Drink UPROAR Festival - Bands". Rockstaruproar.com. http://www.rockstaruproar.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=section&id=5&Itemid=56. Retrieved 2010-05-30. 
9. ^ "LOUD PARK 10:: OFFICIAL SITE - NEWS" (in Japanese). July 9, 2010. http://www.loudpark.com/10/news/index.html#0709. Retrieved July 16, 2010. 
10. ^ "IT'S COMING! Halestorm to release "Live in Philly 2010" CD/DVD in 2011". HalestormRocks.com. 2010-10-19. http://www.halestormrocks.com/blog/its-coming-halestorm-live-in-philly-2010-cddvd/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A%20yahoo%2FWyDv%20%28Halestorm%20rocks%20Blog%29. Retrieved 2010-10-19. 
11. ^ https://www.loudtrax.com/blog/post/Halestorm-Interview-and-new-EP!.aspx
12. ^ ^{a b c} "Billboard: Halestorm - Halestorm". Billboard.com. http://www.billboard.com/#/album/halestorm/halestorm/1218799. Retrieved July 10, 2010. 
13. ^ "I Get Off - Halestorm - Billboard.com". Billboard.com. August 29, 2009. http://www.billboard.com/#/song/halestorm/i-get-off/13173899. Retrieved September 11, 2010. 
14. ^ ^{a b} "Allmusic Charts & Awards - Halestorm". allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1498631/charts-awards/billboard-single. Retrieved August 5, 2010. 

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External links

• Official website
• Halestorm at Atlantic Records