Halestorm

(Denver-based NCS writer Gonzo enjoyed a glorious couple of nights at the inaugural edition of Flatline Fest on June 13-14, and delivered to us the following enthusiastic report, accompanied by photos made by Jacob Juno.) For heavy music, the US festival circuit is quietly growing into something that defies conventional logic. Recent years have seen [...]

Fans of Soundgarden and Halestorm are going to love this: Lzzy Hale has teamed up with Chris Cornell tribute project King Ultramega and Testament guitar lord Alex Skolnick to crank out the classic “Loud Love.” The single is King Ultramega’s latest salute to Cornell, and follows a recent cover of the late singer s solo song “Dead Wishes” that featured vocals from Mastodon’s Brann Dailor. Now, project leader and bassist Mark Menghi has connected with Hale, Skolnick and one time Pearl Jam drummer Dave Krusen to tackle Louder Than Love’s de facto title cut with a heavy groove. A performance vid combines footage of all four performers leaning into the track, Hale delivering a mighty and tributary howl from a room where an Alice Cooper mask watches her every move. Hale explains in a statement that she isn’t trying to imitate Cornell, but noted that jumping into a cover like this is about “placing yourself inside the song so you can steal its soul.” “I feel like I’m always learning something from Chris. Every few years I’ll discover something deeper in his lyrics, or higher in his range. But there is an authenticity that comes with Chris that can’t be taught or trained for,” she says. “I believe every word he writes. I’m inspired by his control over his animalistic vocal range, and his poetry, but also how honestly he sings.” “If you listen to the OG version of Loud Love , Chris’ vocals are just absolute insanity and who better than Lzzy to tackle this,” Menghi adds. “Lzzy has complete vocal dominance, carries such a strong presence and quite frankly is one of the best vocalists in modern rock today. Seattle was a very turbulent place in the late 80s / early 90s and I think the best thing to come out of it was all the great music,” says Krusen. “I was a huge Soundgarden fan. I got to meet Chris and Matt [Cameron] when we [Pearl Jam] were working on Ten and they were working on Temple Of the Dog. It was a huge thrill for me. “The fact that I was asked to be a part of this King Ultramega record was a huge honor. I was very intimidated to try and tackle the drum parts in ‘Loud Love,’ but the guys I was recording with made it no pressure and a lot of fun.” King Ultramega s Loud Love is out now via Reigning Phoenix Music. Proceeds for the single will go towards MusiCares, an arts nonprofit that “provides mental health services, addiction recovery support, and emergency assistance to members of the music community.”

The singer/guitarist teams with Testament, Metal Allegiance and ex-Pearl Jam members on the latest single by King Ultramega

In a new interview with Gear4music Guitars, HALESTORM guitarist Joe Hottinger addressed singer Lzzy Hale's recent comments publicly acknowledging the two musicians' ongoing over-two-decades-long romantic relationship. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Most people [already] knew [about i...

Various performers at this year's 'Download Festival' weighed in on the question.

In an interview with Andy Guitar conducted at last weekend's Download festival in the United Kingdom, HALESTORM guitarist Joe Hottinger weighed in on bands who rely heavily on pre-recorded tracks during their live performances. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "To me, a live show is an...

The Halestorm frontwoman led the glam metal stars for a handful of shows in 2024

During the June 14 "unplugged" performance by HALESTORM's Lzzy Hale and Joe Hottinger at the Garage in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom, Lzzy reflected on her experience fronting SKID ROW for four shows in May and June 2024 after the group's fourth frontman since Sebastian Bach's departure — "Swedi...

Could Halestorm headline Download one day? This set certainly suggests they could pull it off

Honoring the musicians who are part of the LGBTQIA+ community.

Halestorm's Lzzy Hale and Joe Hottinger pay birthday tribute to Stevie Nicks

Sonic Temple just delivered another massive four-day concert event that found more than 140 acts treating heavy music fans to a hell of a show. Acts from the worlds of hardcore, rock, metal and more were spread out across five stages at Columbus, Ohio s Historic Crew Stadium between May 14th-17th. This included big time headliners My Chemical Romance, Shinedown, Bring Me the Horizon and TOOL, as well as veteran dominators like Megadeth, Black Label Society, Marilyn Manson and more. The weekend also showcased rising stars like the Pretty Reckless, Castle Rat and more. Photographers Justin James Agoncillo, Austin Cooper, Vanessa Holt, Alex Ochoa, Steve Thrasher, Catie Viox and Nathan Zucker were there to capture the action up close — check out some of their standout shots below. TOOL Steve Thrasher Marilyn Manson Steve Thrasher Motionless in White Austin Cooper Shinedown Steve Thrasher Halestorm Steve Thrasher Castle Rat Austin Cooper LS Dunes Steve Thrasher Black Label Society Steve Thrasher Lamb of God Nathan Zucker Avatar Steve Thrasher Black Veil Brides Steve Thrasher Coheed and Cambria Steve Thrasher Sevendust Austin Cooper Nekrogoblikon Austin Cooper The Pretty Wild Vanessa Holt Architects Justin James Agoncillo Dragonforce Austin Cooper Dayseeker Austin Cooper Electric Callboy Justin James Agoncillo Kublai Khan TX Justin James Agoncillo Behemoth Nathan Zucker Static X Austin Cooper

During an appearance on the May 10 episode of "Whiplash", the 95.5 KLOS radio show hosted by Full Metal Jackie, HALESTORM frontwoman Lzzy Hale spoke about her band's upcoming North American tour as the support act for BABYMETAL. The trek will kick off on September 2 at Denver, Colorado's Ball Arena...

Lzzy Hale, lead singer of HALESTORM, joined DAUGHTRY on stage this past Friday (May 15) at the Sonic Temple festival in Columbus, Ohio to perform a cover of the JOURNEY classic "Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)" . Fan-filmed video of the collaboration can be seen below. A studio recording of DAUGHTRY's...

Guitarist John 5 kicked off his European tour on Thursday, May 14 at the Underworld in London, England. Apart from a few shows in 2016, this is John's first-ever solo tour in these territories. Fan-filmed video of the entire London show can be seen below, courtesy of TwinPines Music and SwitchCritch...

Halestorm put on the performance of a lifetime at Sonic Temple 2026

Evanescence's 2021 album The Bitter Truth was coloured by empowerment, politics and the loss of Amy's brother Robby

"Seeing these dogs finally get a chance at freedom and loving homes is deeply moving"

Geezer Butler of Black Sabbath spoke at a press conference in support of rescue efforts made for 1,500 dogs in animal testing facilities.

The Center For A Humane Economy announced on Tuesday (May 12) that, with its rescue partners, it will remove another 500 beagles this week in Wisconsin from Ridglan Farms. When complete, this will conclude a 14-day process of removing 1,500 dogs from the laboratory animal supplier. These actions are...