Hot on the heels of announcing their Nov/Dec 2021 US touring extravaganza with Evanescence, US rockers HALESTORM are delighted to confirm new tour plans for the UK/Europe in Feb/Mar 2022. The shows will be “An Evening With…” performance in smaller than usual venues, making the band’s patiently awaited return to the stage …
Read More »Halestorm share video for ‘Break In’
Grammy Award-winning rock band Halestorm have shared an official music video for ‘Break In ‘ [feat. Amy Lee], which is featured on their forthcoming ‘Reimagined ‘ EP due out August 14th. The clip, which captures Halestorm’s Lzzy Hale and Lee delivering an impassioned studio performance of the track, is available …
Read More »The Fallen State – Announce UK Headline Tour
ANNOUNCE UK HEADLINE TOUR IN OCTOBER 2019 New Studio Album ‘A Deadset Endeavour’ Out Now “Beefy, brooding shot of hard rock, with that Shinedown-meets-Alter Bridge” – (Classic Rock) British rising stars The Fallen State are thrilled to announce their headline UK tour in October 2019. The Fallen State is one of …
Read More »Download 2019 review
Friday Despite an early bus from Derby, the shuttle from the transport hub to the guest entrance resulted in a wait of an hour, so when I finally made it into the arena I’d missed the arrival of the Heavy Metal Truants after their cycle ride from London to raise …
Read More »Halestorm announce new UK arena tour, celebrating women in rock
Having sold out every date on their last UK headline tour, Grammy-winning US rockers Halestorm are delighted to announce their return to the UK for even bigger shows in November 2019, supporting acclaimed new album ‘Vicious’. The Nashville-based band will be extending their landmark US headline tour, championing women in …
Read More »Halestorm – Vicious
Having been a fan of Halesform for many years, having first seen them play live 8 years ago, I was looking forward to hearing the new album. I really love their first two albums (particularly the 2nd album “The strange case of..”, but wasnt so keen on the last one …
Read More »Ramblin Man 2018 – Sunday
Sunday kicked off with more hot sunny weather (quite unusual for Ramblin Man – I think this was the first year where it’s been nice weather the whole weekend). The first band I caught today was The Last Internationale, opening the main stage. They’re a band I didn’t know much …
Read More »Halestorm sell out biggest UK tour and confirm support acts
Halestorm are thrilled to share that their upcoming UK headline tour is completely sold out, three months in advance. The September shows form the band’s biggest UK run yet and include London’s O2 Academy Brixton, a bucket-list venue for the group. Halestorm can also confirm that special guests on the …
Read More »HALESTORM UNLEASH “BLACK VULTURES”
Grammy-winning hard rock band Halestorm have unleashed “Black Vultures” the lead track on their upcoming album, Vicious, out July 27 (see full tracklist below). The song is the second unveiled from the album, following the lead single, “Uncomfortable.” A new companion visual for the song will premiere next Friday, June 29th via …
Read More »Halestorm – Reanimate 3.0
Reanimate 3.0 is the third covers EP from Halestorm. As with the previous ones which have covered bands such as Skid Row, Marilyn Manson, Fleetwood Mac, Pat Benatar and Judas Priest, this EP covers an interesting mix of artists. You’ve got Whitesnake, Metallica, Joan Jett, Sophie B Hawkins, Twenty One …
Read More »Halestorm Announce Third EP Covers Collection
HALESTORM WILL “ReAniMate” FOR A THIRD TIME GRAMMY®-WINNING HARD ROCK BAND RETURNS WITH NEW COVERS COLLECTION Atlantic recording group Halestorm have unveiled details of their third EP of cover songs. Produced by Nick Raskulinecz (Foo Fighters, Alice In Chains, Korn), “ReAniMate 3: The CoVeRs eP” will arrive in …
Read More »Download Festival 2016: Sunday 12th June
Battered, muddy, tired and weary, but the Download faithful are still up and about for the final day early. And guess what? Despite not being forecast until the evening, the rain starts before the bands. Joy of joys. That said, there’s a little group on the Dogtooth stage called The …
Read More »Halestorm Interview – Download Festival, 12/06/16
I spoke to Halestorm’s Josh Smith at Download Festival this year about their experiences during the Rock am Ring storms, how they keep on going and who the best fans in the world are…
Read More »Grammy Award-winning Halestorm to perform live at Metal Hammer Golden God Awards
The Metal Hammer Golden God Awards 2016 in association with Fireball, Grammy Award-winning Halestorm announced as second band to perform live. A Salute To Lemmy, Saxon with Phil Campbell and Mikkey Dee of Motörhead to perform a UK-exclusive set to celebrate the life of Lemmy Kilmister. Grammy Award-winning Halestorm will …
Read More »Trans Siberian Orchestra Announce New Album – Letters From The Labyrinth – January 29th
A phenomenon like no other, one of the world’s biggest rock acts-Over 10 Million albums sold, performing for over 12 Million fans, includes the single “FORGET ABOUT THE BLAME (MOON VERSION)” withHALESTORM front woman LZZY HALE Unthinkable in the beginning Trans-Siberian Orchestra (TSO) has become one of the most unlikely success …
Read More »Shinedown Unveil ‘State of My Head’ Video
Shinedown Unveil ‘State of My Head’ Video SHINEDOWN have unveiled a new video for ‘State of My Head’. The track is taken from their current album, ‘Threat To Survival’, out now via Atlantic Records. Says frontman, Brent Smith; “‘State of My Head’ is a celebration of originality. It is a …
Read More »Wilson – Right to Rise
A few months ago I went to see Wilson open for Halestorm in Glasgow’s legendary Barrowland Ballroom. I also got to meet and interview singer Chad Nicefield before the show and although he was feeling a bit under the weather he could not have been nicer or more giving of …
Read More »A Wild Evening With Halestorm
US rockers Halestorm are delighted to announce two very special UK shows this August to celebrate the band’s biggest UK chart success. Intended as intimate, unique events, the two ‘A Wild Evening With Halestorm’ dates are in deliberately smaller-than-usual venues, and will see the band perform two sets. ‘Into The Wild …
Read More »Halestorm, Barrowland Glasgow, 6/3/15
Friday night in Glasgow was miserable, wet, raining and freezing cold, but none of the almost 2000 people who turned up to see Halestorm even noticed with some of them already forming a queue when I arrived at 5pm, two hours before the doors opened. I was there to interview …
Read More »Wilson Interview, Glasgow, 6/3/15
On Friday night Wilson opened up for Halestorm at the legendary Barrowland Ballroom in Glasgow. Before the show singer Chad sat down for a chat with me about their new record deal, touring, and Full Blast Fuckery. Then we did a funny face selfie and he went off and did …
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