Halestorm

Halestorm Is An American Hard Rock Band From Red Lion Pennsylvania. 3 The Group's Self-Titled Debut Album Was Released In April 2009 Through Atlantic Records.
Siblings Arejay And Elizabeth "Lzzy" Hale Have Been Actively Writing And Performing Original Music Since 1998 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 Called 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 Shinedown Megadeth 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. 10 11 It Was Recently Announced That Halestorm Will Release A Live CD/DVD Entitled "Halestorm Live In Philly 2010" Which Was Recorded At The TLA In Philadelphia In Early 2010. 12 Edit 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.
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. Edit Band Members Lzzy Hale - Vocals Guitar Keyboard 1997–present Arejay Hale - Drums Percussion Backing Vocals 1997–present Joe Hottinger - Guitar Backing Vocals 2003–present Josh Smith - Bass Guitar Backing Vocals 2004–present read less