Line-up

Headliner
Halestorm Last time in Little Rock: 1 year ago

Venue

Timberwood Amphitheater, Magic Springs Water & Theme Park

1701 E. Grand Ave., 71901, Hot Springs, AR, US

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Halestorm biography

Halestorm (formed in 1998) is an American hard rock band, hailing from Red Lion, Pennsylvania, U.S., known for their non-stop touring and big-voiced lead vocalist Lzzy Hale.

From the tender ages of 10 and 13, siblings Arejay and Elizabeth “Lzzy” Hale, respectively, have been writing songs and composing music. The duo performed their first gig in 1998 at the Blue Mountain Coffee House, in Hershey, PA, inviting their father, Roger, to play bass to fill-out the sound. Drummer Arejay and singer and keyboardist Lzzy then invited a number of guitar players to record their debut album “(Don’t Mess with The) Time Man” in 2000.

Following a tumultuous period of line-up changes the band later cemented with members Lzzy, Arejay, Josh Smith on bass, and Joe Hottinger on guitar. In 2005 Halestorm signed with major-label Atlantic Records and released the live EP “One and Done” the following year. The band’s self-titled debut arrived in 2009 led by the single “I Get Off”, which earned Halestorm significant radio airplay as did the second single “It’s Not You”. In 2010 the CD/DVD “Live in Philly 2010” was released along with the year after an EP of cover entitled “ReAnimate”, featuring covers of Guns N’ Roses and Lady Gaga.

By this time, the band had accrued a devoted following; enamoured by the group’s relentless touring, which often surpassing 250 shows a year. Testing the water for the group’s sophomore album, Halestorm released the EP “Hello, It’s Mz. Hyde” in January 2012 featuring four songs to be on the new album. Their second full-length “The Strange Case Of…” produced by Howard Benson, was released in April 2012, and earned positive critical and commercial responses. The album’s lead single “Love Bites… (So Do I)” later won a Grammy for Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance – the first female-fronted band to do so – and subsequently the single "Freak Like Me" topped the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks Chart.

Live reviews

Nowadays there aren’t many female fronted heavy rock bands that possess such power and pizzazz commanding the full attention of the room- thank goodness for Pennsylvanian quartet Halestorm. There is almost some kind of stigma attached to the term ‘female-fronted’ when it comes to rock music, a genre so dominated by the male species. The difference with Halestorm is that gender is irrelevant, but what is important is the fact that they have the ability make incredible rock music.
The beginnings of Halestorm came as a part of siblings Lzzy (vocals) and Arejay Hale’s (Drums) upbringing, musically in tune with each other they began to form the band with their dad filling in on bass duties at the start. The line-up was soon solidified through the addition of Joe Hottinger and Josh Smith on bass and rhythm guitar. Through relentless touring with bands like: Papa Roach, Disturbed, Avenged Sevenfold and Evanescence- the band fine-tuned their performances whilst creating a name for themselves and winning over hoards of fans.
There’s no denying the incredible capabilities of Lzzy’s vocals- gravelly, raw and pitch perfect. She is a pure delight to watch, often dressed in leather attire and guitar in tow she effortlessly belts out songs like “Love Bites (So Do I)”, “Daughters of Darkness” and “Mz Hyde”. The audience are enthralled by the electric energy that the band possess as Arejay enthusiastically and passionately drums away, interchanging his drumsticks several times during the set. Throwing in a few covers including Judas Priest’s “Dissident Aggressor” and ending with “I Get Off”, they can do no wrong. With effortless, energetic and phenomenal performances time after time, Halestorm will blow your mind.

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