Halestorm: New Album Streaming On UG Profiles

Atlantic Records has announced the upcoming release of the self-titled first album from Halestorm. The new rock outfit’s full-length debut – which includes the single, "I Get Off" – will be available in stores and via all online retailers on April 28th. Now you can stream the album exclusively on the band's official UG Profile!

"Halestorm" will be available at the band’s live shows and for pre-order via the Pennsylvania-based band’s official website and official MySpace page beginning on February 24th. All fans pre-ordering "Halestorm" will immediately receive a digital download of the complete album with the option to receive the physical copy on the release date.

Produced by Howard Benson (Daughtry, My Chemical Romance, Flyleaf), "Halestorm" is an explosive collection of infectious hard rock anthems, a fiery flurry of sexy hooks and rough and tumble grooves. Steering this runaway train is dynamic singer/guitarist Lzzy Hale, who brings a hypnotic intensity to such tracks as the sensual "I Get Off" and "Bet U Wish U Had Me Back".

"This album has been a long time coming," says Lzzy. "There’s been a lot of dirty work that went into making it. Creatively, we went to rock ’n’ roll college through the experience. It was crazy, raw, down and dirty. Our blood, sweat, and tears went into this thing."

Halestorm has slated an all-out tour schedule to herald the album’s release. The dates kick off on February 19th with a performance alongside Avenged Sevenfold at Indianapolis’ Egyptian Room. From there, the band will take to the road alongside Shinedown, beginning February 25th at The Music Farm in Charleston, South Carolina, and then running through an April 4th tour finale at Hampton Beach, New Hampshire’s Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom.

Formed in 1998 by Lzzy and her brother, drummer Arejay Hale, Halestorm has made its bones as a major league hard rock outfit via countless North American gigs alongside such like-minded artists as Shinedown, Seether, Flyleaf, and Trapt. 2006 saw the release of Halestorm’s debut Atlantic EP, "One And Done," which expertly captured the intensity and energy of the band’s live show.

Comments

[chordios]

First and awesome! Good to see this out.

[\m/[-_-]\m/]

pretty good stuff.

[thedarkblues06]

This looks interesting, especially since I'm heavily into Shinedown/Seether...definitely will be giving this a listen.

Looking forward to seeing Shinedown in B'ham, AL in May btw. (:P)

[redvetteZ06]

Woah...LZZY is hot.

[goon316]

Not too bad actually. Definately radio friendly rock but far and away better than the last Evanescence album. I could see my girlfriend really liking this.

[demonsheep]

It's not so bad, A bit PC and watered down, but It's fine to listen to.. Like a sort of.. Alter Bridge for pussies :P

[demonsheep]

On Reflection, It would be better if it was tuned down a bit, Imo. The music is fine, I guess, But it sounds a bit thin.

[Benjami]

demonsheep wrote:

Like a sort of.. Alter Bridge for pussies :P

lol thats the perfect description for this band :P
this is not bad though have i to admit

[T-Unit33]

I saw these guys (and girl I guess) 3 years ago as the opening act for Mercy Fall (who doesn't even exist anymore) at the trapt/shinedown tour in '06. I enjoyed them actually, even though I must say if they didn't have such an attractive lead singer, I don't think they would be where they are now (she's a fox in real life, team). Music's alright, but I wish some of the stuff from that One and Done LP would have made it on the album. Pretty legit band overall in my opinion.

[ouvrotpoep]

wonder how you pronounce Lzzy?

[T-Unit33]

wonder how you pronounce Lzzy?

I'm pretty sure its just like Lizzy.

[z4twenny]

it says they had to go to rock n roll college.... learning how to rock doesn't sound very rock n' roll to me.

[sweet-cheeks-72]

z4twenny wrote:

it says they had to go to rock n roll college.... learning how to rock doesn't sound very rock n' roll to me.

agreed but you never know what could happen. i mean look Fall Out Boy got famous so we'll see

[guitarsftw]

i saw this group live. the chick can sing and has awesome stage presence, but the rest of the guys are pretty boring. and the songs aren't real great, but they're enjoyable at times.

[cheesenachos]

z4twenny wrote:

it says they had to go to rock n roll college.... learning how to rock doesn't sound very rock n' roll to me.

dude, they didn't GO to rock n roll college.....she means they learned a bunch of stuff about recording and gigging during the process

[cheesenachos]

anyway, they rock, and their live on stage drum circles own....check out the album, it's baller

[RadioMuse]

Listening to a tune or two on their profile I can already tell I'd hate this album... The production is just so polished, so compressed... The guitar and drum sounds are HUGE and purely generic.

Even the vocal melodies, if shifted to a whiny baritone, would just be Staind. Awful, just awful. Why do people think this is the future of rock? The style has been dead since 1998 and we're still dragging it's corpse to the top of charts... *shakes head*

[SharpObject]

Oh please.

[wesselbindt]

Singer=hotness

[CTGraphixGuy]

z4twenny wrote:

it says they had to go to rock n roll college.... learning how to rock doesn't sound very rock n' roll to me.

Uh... Can you say "metaphore"?

[limefan913]

This band is from Eastern PA, they're really good. I remember hearing about them through a cousin who lives out there and got to jam on stage with them a few times.

[guitarsftw]

CTGraphixGuy wrote:

z4twenny wrote:

it says they had to go to rock n roll college.... learning how to rock doesn't sound very rock n' roll to me.

Uh... Can you say "metaphore"?

uh... can you spell "metaphor"?

[Lgndkllr777]

ouvrotpoep wrote:

wonder how you pronounce Lzzy?

It's pronounced like Lizzy. I've met them a few times.

I'm absolutely stoked for this I've been waiting for years for this. And last time I saw them I left my wallet in my car because I'm dumb and didn't think

[billruption26]

wow, i remember these guys opening for shinedown in 06 and had never heard of them again. unfortunately from the fact pattern it feels like this sudden rush of success is a bit manufactured, like a label just decided they liked them and theyre gonna push them into fame rather than an actual fan base doing the work. then again, thats unfortunately the story for half the alternative scene today, would anyone honestly listen to hinder or theory of a deadman had it not happened that they were shoved down the throats of everyone that listens to radio stations that play shinedown and seether?

[IBleedPurple]

RadioMuse wrote:

Listening to a tune or two on their profile I can already tell I'd hate this album... The production is just so polished, so compressed... The guitar and drum sounds are HUGE and purely generic.

Even the vocal melodies, if shifted to a whiny baritone, would just be Staind. Awful, just awful. Why do people think this is the future of rock? The style has been dead since 1998 and we're still dragging it's corpse to the top of charts... *shakes head*

Well, dude, if the style is consistently at the top of the charts, I'd say it's anything but dead. That's the beauty of music, if you don't like it, you don't have to listen to it!

Saw these guys open for Shinedown/Saliva a few weeks ago, and I was blown away by the live show. I agree the album sounds a little "polished" for my liking, but I still dig the songs and the live show is fantastic.

[FruscianteFan77]

AWESOME! Two hot chicks on the front page at once!

[ZeroYuy]

I'll admit that Halestorm might not be the greatest most inovative band to ever come out, but live, she's got a voice that makes me lose my breath.

The CD is okay, but it's nothing like they are live. Live, it's a show not to be missed. I think they're being bashed far too hard, and I think they're puttin g a real good effort into it. Hopefully, once they get settled in and more popular, The label will let them just let loose, like billruption mentioned.

[Beaver0305]

RadioMuse wrote:

Listening to a tune or two on their profile I can already tell I'd hate this album... The production is just so polished, so compressed... The guitar and drum sounds are HUGE and purely generic.

Even the vocal melodies, if shifted to a whiny baritone, would just be Staind. Awful, just awful. Why do people think this is the future of rock? The style has been dead since 1998 and we're still dragging it's corpse to the top of charts... *shakes head*

Blame Howard Benson, though. He's the worst producer a rock band can pick. Really.
He ****ed up Seether. He produces shit like MCR and 3DG.

On topic, I don't like these new Halestorm songs. I checked their myspace some months ago and they had some good and powerful tunes.
And now I see them releasing generic post-grunge shit.

Seriously, what a letdown.

[Metallica4546]

i saw these guys play with RED and Trapt, they were amazing, the drummer has extreme talent. and the vocalist, as already mentioned, is quite hot.

[OMGitsBRIEN]

Mondo Generator wrote:

boring band, unfortunately. basically another radio rock band, except they have a mildly attractive lead singer. that's their schtick. come on, UG! enough of this shit.

Wrong. They're "schtick" is that they have an AMAZING singer. The album however is a disappointment. It's not bad, but far from their best. For all those interested, I highly recommend the One and Done EP.

[RadioMuse]

Beaver0305 wrote:

RadioMuse wrote:

Listening to a tune or two on their profile I can already tell I'd hate this album... The production is just so polished, so compressed... The guitar and drum sounds are HUGE and purely generic.

Even the vocal melodies, if shifted to a whiny baritone, would just be Staind. Awful, just awful. Why do people think this is the future of rock? The style has been dead since 1998 and we're still dragging it's corpse to the top of charts... *shakes head*

Blame Howard Benson, though. He's the worst producer a rock band can pick. Really.
He ****ed up Seether. He produces shit like MCR and 3DG.

On topic, I don't like these new Halestorm songs. I checked their myspace some months ago and they had some good and powerful tunes.
And now I see them releasing generic post-grunge shit.

Seriously, what a letdown.

I still kinda blame the band for allowing themselves to get locked into a studio with a radio-ready turd polisher like that and for letting him touch or direct anything once there. Maybe they're looking for immediate success? They'll probably get it but I'm already disgusted with them.

They might have an amazing lead singer and a world-class drummer, but I'll never know because I'll probably never see them live given the type of bands they'd open for and the types of shows I go to.

Also UG, what gives!? This isn't news! And if you're going to run ads like this at least do it for bands that might appeal to one of the demographic groups around here (Metalheads, Shred fans, Indie Kids, Classic Rock fans) NOT this horseshit...

[-Collapse-]

Sounds like generic crap I've heard before.
Seems like another band made famous by their token female.

[HavokStrife]

I never heard anything of this band other than the couple of the songs on their profile before I vomitted. I mean, seriously, if you looked up cookie-cutter band in the dictionary, there they'd be!

It really bothers me when a trash band gets big because they have a hot chick in the band. They should just save all our ears and have her pose nude or something.

Alright, before I get banned. UG, honestly, why the hell don't you actually stream some new albums of GOOD bands, or at least up and coming bands, give some good talent some deserving publicity, this site probably gets so many hits it isn't even funny. And yeah, I know some goober reviews bands every month, but he's super black/death metal biased and I can't even read the shit anymore!

[Helloween_rox]

I'm going to go see them on may 17th as they open for The Offspring and ZZ Top in the same show.

[splamron]

Wow, that girl is so hot!

[demole]

another hot singer that plays guitar...

woo hoo

ive seen more talent in a kid with down syndrome

[ouvrotpoep]

Beaver0305 wrote:

Blame Howard Benson, though. He's the worst producer a rock band can pick. Really.
He ****ed up Seether. He produces shit like MCR and 3DG.

On topic, I don't like these new Halestorm songs. I checked their myspace some months ago and they had some good and powerful tunes.
And now I see them releasing generic post-grunge shit.

Seriously, what a letdown.

Listening to them reminde me of someone, so i checked out howard benson's producing history and there it was: daughtry. would love to hear what they sounded like..

[musicdork]

i see a lot of bands at concerts. saw this band a couple weeks ago & they just blew me away. didnt know what to expect from them but found out from the first note just how talented they are. have to say it was the best show ive seen in a long time. lzzy is very talented both vocally and on guitar. her drummer is a monster! the whole band was very entertaining and the songs were amazing. bought the album at the show and its been in my car playing constantly. great band! its about time!

[Myshadow46_2]

Sort of reminds me of Pink/Kelly Clarkson, just with guitar solos. It's mildly entertaining and instantly forgettable. I know some people who will love this. I, however, will try to stick with bands that actually have their own identity.

[Ali-b912]

redvetteZ06 wrote:

Woah...LZZY is hot.

I only checked this article because of her face

[baspvn]

original name.. -.-

[thereverendsoup]

Let's see... Predictable song structures. Everything midtempo and 4 minutes or less in length. Base lyrics straight out of the "radio rock" handbook. Mediocre musicianship with lots of effects thrown in to try and disguise it. Autotuned vocals. Coming out of nowhere after touring with the most boring bands on the radio (suggesting a manufactured origin). Super clean, sterile production while the band brags about all the wholly imagined "blood, sweat, and tears" that went into making the album. Band name misspelled for no apparent reason. This sucked when it was called Linkin Park. It sucked again when it was called Evanescence. And it still sucks now.

[slim1019]

Then listen to a different style of music. I love seeing new bands live, that's what gets me into a band... not radio. I have to agree that the album is way too polished but HOLY SH*T they put on a bad a$$ live show! There aren't many bands that blow me away live but they did it... largely in part do to the massive pipes on Lzzy. The lead guitarist can wail live too.

[SOADriff]

shes hot.

[chickrawker]

and WE have them philly i mean..

[PedophilePriest]

I don't know this band... but their album cover looks pretty damn gay.
Typical record company bullsheit.

[N031]

so this was headlined over RATM recording new material and green day? do you just have to stream ur album on UG to get the headline?

[rebornmaster9]

that singer is really ****ing hot, i'd like to shake her daddys hand. they got talent i might get there album

[ShowStopper102]

love it, thanks for the new music i was looking for

[Kgatc13]

Some of you have way too much time, just bashing something you know nothing about. Seriously...Pirate metal??? Halestorm's live show is amazing. As with most bands first albums the label always pushes their agenda and it may be too polished, and it really doesn't do justice to their live show, but most bands don't have a choice. They are good people unlike some bands. "rock and roll college"....They been at it busting their asses for over 8 years...that's what blood sweat and tears mean. What's wrong with Shinedown and Alter Bridge???? So bands that scream words you can't understand and play just 3 power cords is real music? Go to a Halestorm show and the first few notes from Lzzy will shut you up. And the name isn't spelled wrong....Lzzy and AreJay's last name is HALE. One more thing....how is this a fluff piece??? It states when it comes out and who they've toured with and where you can get the album. It's not metal....but would you rather have rap and stuff like Lady gaga be #1....hell no. I'm sick of pop crap...Now here comes the ignorant bashing...just do a little research first, and check out ONE AND DONE(LIVE).

[Beaver0305]

RadioMuseI still kinda blame the band for allowing themselves to get locked into a studio with a radio-ready turd polisher like that and for letting him touch or direct anything once there. Maybe they're looking for immediate success? They'll probably get it but I'm already disgusted with them.

They might have an amazing lead singer and a world-class drummer, but I'll never know because I'll probably never see them live given the type of bands they'd open for and the types of shows I go to.

Yes, that's right. I don't blame exclusively the producer, obviously.
I discovered Halestorm some months ago and their stuff was powerful, raw and good. Now, they are another generic and crappy band.
Sure that they thought that their sound was too hard for the radio, and decided to record and release this shit...

[Dewey1040]

seriously this band has always been much different then this, the only way bands like this can make it big are to change their music to be radio friendly. Go see them live if u wanna see their true colors

[K'dence]

These people are amazing. They are the nicest, most beatiful people you will ever come across! Of course the live show is kick ass, but that does not take away from a fantastic debut album that couldn't be better! From the well written lyrics to the awesome vocals and musical arrangements, you couldn't ask for more! Go see them live AND get the album! Halestorm rocks!

K'DENCE LOVES HALESTORM!