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Biography
Distinguish|AlestormInfobox musical artist |name = Halestorm|image = Halestorm.JPG|caption = Halestorm performing in 2009. Left to right: Josh Smith, Arejay Hale (back), Lzzy Hale, Joe Hottinger|image_size =|background = group_or_band|alias =|origin = Red Lion, York County, Pennsylvania , United States|genre = Hard rock ,r|allmusic|about Heavy metal music|heavy metal ,r|allmusic alternative metal r|allmusic|years_active = 1998present|label = Atlantic Records|Atlantic |associated_acts =|website = URL|halestormrocks.com|current_members = Lzzy Hale Arejay Hale Joe Hottinger Josh Smith|past_members = Halestorm is an American rock music|rock band from Red Lion, York County, Pennsylvania|Red Lion, Pennsylvania .r|biosummary The group's Halestorm (album)|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 drum kit|drums . Lzzy took guitar lessons at 16. The teen siblings released an extended play|EP titled ''Don't Mess With the Time Man'' in 2000. In Halestorm's earliest incarnation, Lzzy and Arejay's father, Roger Hale 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 Halestorm (album)|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.r|erg 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.r|gibson Arejay Hale was featured in the June 2010 issue of Modern Drummer magazine, and is endorsed by Ludwig-Musser|Ludwig Drums , Avedis Zildjian Company|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.r|taft|bnet 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 (band)|Disturbed , Shinedown , Avenged Sevenfold , Megadeth , Hellyeah , and Heaven & Hell (band)|Heaven & Hell .
Halestorm appeared on the first annual Rockstar (drink)|Rockstar Energy drink Uproar Festival with headliners Disturbed (band)|Disturbed and Avenged Sevenfold ; plus Stone Sour , Hellyeah , Hail the Villain , Airbourne (band)|Airbourne and New Medicine .r|rockstar In October 2010 Halestorm will be making their first trip to Japan to participate in the 2010 Loud Park Festival .r|loudpark Halestorm will embark on the 2010 in music|2010 Taste of Chaos tour alongside headliners, Disturbed (band)|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.r|live From various Twitter posts, mainly from Lzzy Hale, it appears that Halestorm is recording demos for their next studio album.Citation needed|date=November 2010 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 (song)|Slave to the Grind " by Skid Row (American band)|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.https://www.loudtrax.com/blog/post/Halestorm-Interview-and-new-EP!.aspx
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)|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 (Shinedown 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 (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
;Current Members
Lzzy Hale - Lead Vocals , Rhythm Guitar , keyboard (1998present)
Arejay Hale - Drums , Percussion , backing vocals (1998present)
Joe Hottinger - Lead Guitar , backing vocals (2003present)
Josh Smith - Bass Guitar , backing vocals (2004present)
;''(Don't Mess With the) Time Man (Worldview Entertainment March 21, 2000) # "Time Man" 5:13 # "No Clue" 4:30 # "Interesting" 4:38 # "As the Eagle Flies" 6:40 # "Wings" 4:00 # "You and I Could Fly" 5:07
; Breaking The Silence ( Self Released 2001) # "Shadows of My Heart" 7:08 # "Unbreakable Promises" 5:34 # "The Children (full version)" 7:32 # "Rose in December" 4:22 # "Shout It Out" 6:41 # "I Forgive You " 5:48 # "The Children (radio version)" 5:45
; One and Done EP ( Atlantic Records April 25, 2006) # "It's Not You" (Live) 3:43 # "The Hand" (Live) 3:42 # "Show Me" (Live) 4:12 # "Blue Eyes" (Live) 4:18 # "Takes My Life" (Live) 4:03
; ReAniMate:The CoVeRs eP ( Atlantic Records 2011) # " Slave to the Grind (song)|Slave to the Grind " ( Skid Row (American band)|Skid Row cover) # " Bad Romance " ( Lady Gaga cover) # " Hunger Strike (song)|Hunger Strike " ( Temple of the Dog cover) # " Out Ta Get Me " ( Guns N' Roses cover) # " All I Wanna Do Is Make Love To You " ( Heart (band)|Heart cover) # " I Want You (She's So Heavy) " ( The Beatles cover)
;''Hello, It's Mz Hyde ( Atlantic Records January 24, 2012) # "Love Bites (So Do I)" 3:12 # "Rock Show" 3:19 # "Daughters of Darkness" 3:55 # "Here's To Us" 2:57
Music Videos
#"I Get Off" - 2009 #"Love/Hate Heartbreak" - 2009 #"It's Not You" - 2009 #"Familiar Taste Of Poison" - 2010 #"Dirty Work" - 2010
References
Reflist|refs=cite web|url= http://www.halestormrocks.com/bio/ |title=Halestorm Biography |publisher=HalestormRocks.com |date=2009-07-29 |accessdate=2010-09-23 cite web|last=Brown |first=Marisa |url=Allmusic|class=artist|id=p425415|pure_url=yes |title=((( Halestorm > Overview ))) |publisher=allmusic |date= |accessdate=2010-05-30 cite web|url= http://rock.about.com/od/reviews/fr/HalestormAlbum |title=Halestorm Album Review - Review of Halestorm Rock Band - About.com |publisher=Rock.about.com |date=2009-04-28 |accessdate=2010-05-30 cite web|url= http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Lifestyle/News/lzzy-hale-0217/ |title=Lzzy Hale Plays up a Storm with Gibson |publisher=Gibson.com |date= |accessdate=2010-05-30 cite web|url= http://www.ergmusic.com/usa/compilation.asp? series=NRT |title=Nu Rock Traxx volume 135 - ERG Music's DJ CD Compilations |publisher=Ergmusic.com |date= |accessdate=2010-05-30 cite web|url= http://www.rockstaruproar.com/index.php? option=com_content& view=section& id=5& Itemid=56 |title=Rockstar Energy Drink UPROAR Festival - Bands |publisher=Rockstaruproar.com |date= |accessdate=2010-05-30 cite web |url= http://www.billboard.com/#/album/halestorm/halestorm/1218799 |title=Billboard: Halestorm - Halestorm |accessdate=July 10, 2010 |publisher= Billboard.com cite web |url= http://www.taftmidwaydriller.com/entertainment/x968921831/20-questions-with-Joe-Hottinger-of-Halestorm |title=20 questions with Joe Hottinger of Halestorm |first=Gary |last=Darling |date=May 17, 2010 |accessdate=July 16, 2010 |publisher=Taft Midway Driller cite web |url= http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_pwwi/is_200904/ai_n31596295/ |title=Halestorm Hits Everywhere This Week |date=April 2009 |accessdate=July 16, 2010 |publisher= Marketwire cite web |language=Japanese |url= http://www.loudpark.com/10/news/index.html#0709 |title=LOUD PARK 10:: OFFICIAL SITE - NEWS |date=July 9, 2010 |accessdate=July 16, 2010 cite web |url=Allmusic|class=album|id=r1498631/charts-awards/billboard-single|pure_url=yes |title=Allmusic Charts & Awards - Halestorm |accessdate=August 5, 2010 |publisher=allmusic cite web |url= http://www.billboard.com/#/song/halestorm/i-get-off/13173899 |title=I Get Off - Halestorm - Billboard.com |date=August 29, 2009 |accessdate=September 11, 2010 |publisher=Billboard.com cite web |url = 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 | title = IT'S COMING& #33; Halestorm to release "Live in Philly 2010" CD/DVD in 2011 | publisher = HalestormRocks.com | accessdate = 2010-10-19 | date = 2010-10-19 cite web |url= http://www.rockstarweekly.com/halestorm-releasing-live-cd-and-dvd-in-november.html |title=Halestorm Releasing Live CD And DVD In November |accessdate=November 12, 2010 |publisher=The RockStar Group
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