{"id":7627,"date":"2012-04-10T07:40:20","date_gmt":"2012-04-09T21:40:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maytherockbewithyou.com\/mtrbwy\/?p=7627"},"modified":"2012-04-10T07:49:24","modified_gmt":"2012-04-09T21:49:24","slug":"halestorm-the-strange-case-of-halestorm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maytherockbewithyou.com\/mtrbwy\/2012\/04\/halestorm-the-strange-case-of-halestorm\/","title":{"rendered":"Halestorm – The Strange Case Of… Halestorm"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>In 25 words or less: \u201cBalls out rock, amazing ballads, modern rock songs, and balls out rock.\u00a0 Yeah that\u2019s right, said that twice, but it\u2019s the truth.”<\/p>\n

It\u2019s been three years since the release of Halestorm\u2019s debut in 2009 and this new album has been a long time coming!\u00a0 I\u2019m happy to say that it was well worth the wait as this album is exactly what I\u2019ve been looking for this year; it covers it all, there\u2019s balls out rock, there\u2019s amazing ballads, modern rock songs and there\u2019s balls out rock.\u00a0 Yeah that\u2019s right, said that twice, but it\u2019s the truth.<\/p>\n

From the opening count and riff of \u2018Love Bites (So Do I)\u2019 you know you are in for a treat, with a chorus that will have you humming it like an idiot for hours after hearing it you know they\u2019ve done well.\u00a0 It was of course the lead single from the album and deservedly so as it showcases Lzzy Hale\u2019s vocal talent that I feel is second to none in the female rock voice department at the moment, I mean this girl can sing! \u2018Mz Hyde\u2019 showcases the band musically with the drums a pounding in this one and lyrically I love the concept and officially do not want to get on the wrong side of Mz Hale as I\u2019m scared what may happen, but a great song as you all may have heard from the EP released in February, an instant winner.<\/p>\n

\u2018I Miss The Misery\u2019 and \u2018Freak Like Me\u2019 continue the bands rocking ways complete with \u2018Oh oh ohs\u2019, \u2018Heys!\u2019 and gang vocals, both are songs perfectly targeted for a live show, in fact I\u2019m air pointing right now just listening to them, so imagine how good they\u2019d be in a live environment.\u00a0 This band really needs to come to Australia, you reading me Halestorm?\u00a0 Come and play for us please!<\/p>\n

OK, I mentioned amazing ballads at the top and here\u2019s exactly what I\u2019m referring to.\u00a0 \u2018Beautiful With You\u2019 is everything a song should be.\u00a0 Lyrically it tells a story, one you can feel, and vocally this one is hit so far out of the park that it broke a car windscreen in the car park.\u00a0 I shit you not; this is my favourite song of the year so far.\u00a0 Maybe it just struck the right chord with me, but hey, that\u2019s what music is supposed to do right and all I can do is thank the band for writing it BUT make up your own mind on it, I\u2019ll shut up about it now.<\/p>\n

What I love with this album is the balance of tracks, \u2018In Your Room\u2019 steps in between big rocker and ballad and gives us a great middle of the road rock song and then \u2018Break In\u2019 is a purely piano driven ballad once again allowing Lzzy to belt it out, I mean how good is this lyric \u201cPut your lighter in the air and lead me back home\u2026\u201d Moving back to the guitars, we get \u2018Rock Show\u2019 a story all about what we know and love.\u00a0 Not only story wise is it the truth but we get everything that a rock show is about in this song, guitar solos, power chords, the high notes, ad lib to fade\u2026 a perfect show opener in my books. \u2018Daughters Of Darkness\u2019 with its \u2018Na Na\u2019s\u2019 and great chorus and arrangements, this one took a couple of listens to grab me but when it did, well let\u2019s just say it hasn\u2019t let go yet.<\/p>\n

I can count how many times I\u2019ve said \u2018You Call Me A Bitch Like It\u2019s A Bad Thing\u2019 well, one, but hey, I can still count it, but it\u2019s not about me, this track is back to the balls out rocker standard, and I\u2019m loving it, lyrically this song is awesome, this band isn\u2019t scared to say how they feel, and I\u2019m pretty sure it\u2019s the first time I\u2019ve heard \u2018see you next Tuesday\u2019 used in a song, oh holy shit, this middle 8 is splendid, where did that come from?\u00a0 That\u2019s always the way to my heart with a perfectly thrown in Middle 8. So, you can tell that Halestorm haven\u2019t been to Australia yet, as the next song is called \u2018American Boys\u2019 as otherwise, well, it\u2019d be called something else ha ha, I kid.\u00a0 This has a groove to it and actually is quite a cleverly written song with some great guitar work.<\/p>\n

Not that many of our readers watch it, I mean I don\u2019t\u2026 but if you do, you may have heard the song \u2018Here\u2019s To Us\u2019 featured on Glee, now of course the album version features some choice words not suitable for that timeslot, so it was somewhat rewritten for the show.\u00a0 I must say its better with the curse words, it drives home the point.\u00a0 This is a great sentimental song, and a perfect way to finish this stand out release.\u00a0 Regardless of where it was heard, it\u2019s great that this song got some exposure and hopefully it\u2019ll help to get them more.<\/p>\n

So, if I didn\u2019t already have a rock star crush on Lzzy, I totally would now ha ha, this album is one of my favourites of the year and I\u2019m not sure what will come along that could topple it.\u00a0 Vocally amazing, musically, can\u2019t fault it and lyrically it hits where it\u2019s supposed to.\u00a0 This is one great band.\u00a0 In summing it up, more people need to hear this album.\u00a0 Tell your friends, tell a stranger, call your local congressman (that\u2019s what you do right?)<\/p>\n

Check out our interview with Lzzy and Arejay Hale of Halestorm here…<\/a><\/p>\n

Essential Information<\/strong><\/h2>\n

From:<\/strong> Pennsylvania, USA<\/p>\n

For fans of:<\/strong> Rock!<\/p>\n

Release date:<\/strong> 10 April 2012 (UK \/ USA) 13 April 2012 (Australia)<\/p>\n

Record label:<\/strong> Roadrunner Records Australia \/ Atlantic Records<\/p>\n

Producer: <\/strong>Howard Benson<\/p>\n

Website:<\/strong> www.halestormrocks.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Track listing:<\/strong>
\nLove Bites (So Do I)
\nMz. Hyde
\nI Miss The Misery
\nFreak Like Me
\nBeautiful With You
\nIn Your Room
\nBreak In
\nRock Show
\nDaughters Of Darkness
\nYou Call Me A Bitch Like It\u2019s A Bad Thing
\nAmerican Boys
\nHere\u2019s To Us<\/p>\n\n

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