Halestorm
| Halestorm | |
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 Halestorm live (2014) |
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| General information | |
| origin | Red Lion, Pennsylvania |
| Genre (s) | Hard rock , heavy metal , alternative metal , post-grunge |
| founding | 1997 |
| Website | www.halestormrocks.com |
| Founding members | |
| Elizabeth "Lzzy" Hale | |
| Arejay Hale | |
| Current occupation | |
Singing, guitar, piano |
Elizabeth "Lzzy" Hale |
Drums |
Arejay Hale |
guitar |
Joe Hottinger (since 2003) |
| Josh Smith (since 2004) | |
| former members | |
guitar |
Leo Nessinger (2000-2003) |
bass |
Roger Hale (1998-2004) |
Halestorm is an American metal band from Red Lion , Pennsylvania .
history
Halestorm was founded in 1997/1998 by Elizabeth "Lzzy" Hale ( guitar , vocals , piano ) and her brother Arejay Hale ( drums ). The siblings and their father ( bass ) had their first appearances in the vicinity of their hometown. Inspired by rock bands of the 1970s and 80s such as Alice Cooper , Van Halen and Cinderella , Halestorm released the album Forecast for the Future in 1997 . Numerous other appearances and publications followed. In 2003 guitarist Joe Hottinger joined the band. Bassist Josh Smith has been part of the line-up since June 2004.
In 2005 Halestorm was signed by Atlantic Records . This was followed by tours through the United States, including the SnoCore Tour 2006 with Seether , Shinedown and Flyleaf . In April 2006 the live EP One & Done was released . The debut album Halestorm was released in the US on April 28, 2009 and reached number 40 on the US charts. The first two singles I Get Off and It's Not You reached top 20 positions in the US rock charts. With a delay of over a year, the album was also released in Germany on May 21, 2010 via Warner Music Germany .
In March 2010, Halestorm first appeared in Germany in the opening act for Theory of a Deadman . In June she performed at Rock im Park and Rock am Ring . In November 2010 Halestorm toured Europe with Disturbed , Papa Roach and Buckcherry as part of the Taste of Chaos Tour . After appearing at the twin festival Rock am Ring / Rock im Park in 2010, they performed again at the two sold-out rock events in 2012. In spring 2012 Halestorm were on tour in Germany with Shinedown , in October 2012 the first headlining tour took place, which was continued in 2014 due to the great success.
In 2013 the band won a Grammy for Best Hard Rock / Metal Performance for the song Love Bites (So Do I) . In 2014 they covered the song Straight Through the Heart for the memorial album This Is Your Life , which mainly contains songs performed by Ronnie James Dio . The band has released EPs with cover versions of well-known songs by various artists, for example Pat Benatar , Heart , AC / DC , Lady Gaga and Whitesnake at regular intervals . In January 2017 the third EP of this kind was released, from which the song Still of the Night was extracted in advance .
On July 27, 2018, the band released their fourth studio album, Vicious . The first single Uncomfortable was nominated for Best Rock Performance at the Grammy Awards 2019 . However, the award went posthumously to Chris Cornell .
Discography
Studio albums
| year | Title music label |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes) |
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| 2009 | Halestorm Relapse Records |
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US40  (25 weeks)US |
First published: April 28, 2009
Sales: + 500,000 |
| 2012 | The Strange Case Of ... Atlantic Records |
- | - | - |
UK49  (1 week)UK |
US15th (58 weeks)US |
First published: April 10, 2012
Sales: + 560,000 |
| 2015 | Into the Wild Life Atlantic Records |
DE24 (1 week) DE |
AT33 (1 week) AT |
CH20 (1 week) CH |
UK10 (3 weeks) UK |
US5 (11 weeks) US |
First published: April 14, 2015
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| 2018 | Vicious Atlantic Records |
DE27 (1 week) DE |
AT34 (1 week) AT |
CH10 (2 weeks) CH |
UK8 (2 weeks) UK |
US8 (2 weeks) US |
First published: July 27, 2018
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Awards
| year | category | For | result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Best hard rock / metal performance | Love Bites (So Do I) | Won |
| 2019 | Best rock performance | Uncomfortable | Nominated |
swell
- ^ Billboard Album Charts . American charts website. Retrieved August 3, 2010.
- ^ Billboard Single Charts Website of the American charts. Retrieved August 3, 2010.
- ^ Warner Music Germany.Retrieved August 3, 2010.
- ↑ Official website. Accessed August 4, 2010.
- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original dated December 23, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Details on Reanimate 3 , halestormrocks.com, accessed December 25, 2016
- ↑ CHRIS CORNELL Wins 'Best Rock Performance' GRAMMY For 'When Bad Does Good'. Blabbermouth.net, accessed February 12, 2019 .
Web links
- Official website (English)