NEW YORK, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Atlantic Records) - Atlantic Records has announced the upcoming release of the self-titled first album from Halestorm. The new rock outfit's full-length debut - which includes the single, "
I Get Off" - will be available in stores and via all online retailers on April 28th.
"HALESTORM" will be available at the band's live shows and for pre-order via the Pennsylvania-based band's official website, www.halestormrocks.com, and official MySpace page, www.myspace.com/halestorm, beginning on February 24th. All fans pre-ordering "HALESTORM" will immediately receive a digital download of the complete album with the option to receive the physical copy on the release date.
Produced by Howard Benson (Daughtry, My Chemical Romance, Flyleaf), "HALESTORM" is an explosive collection of infectious hard rock anthems, a fiery flurry of sexy hooks and rough and tumble grooves. Steering this runaway train is dynamic singer/guitarist Lzzy Hale, who brings a hypnotic intensity to such tracks as the sensual "I Get Off" and "Bet U Wish U Had Me Back."
"This album has been a long time coming," says Lzzy. "There's been a lot of dirty work that went into making it. Creatively, we went to rock 'n' roll college through the experience. It was crazy, raw, down and dirty. Our blood, sweat, and tears went into this thing."
Halestorm has slated an all-out tour schedule to herald the album's release. The dates kick off on February 19th with a performance alongside Avenged Sevenfold at Indianapolis' Egyptian Room (see itinerary below). From there, the band will take to the road alongside Shinedown, beginning February 25th at The Music Farm in Charleston, South Carolina, and then running through an April 4th tour finale at Hampton Beach, New Hampshire's Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom.
Formed in 1998 by Lzzy and her brother, drummer Arejay Hale, Halestorm has made its bones as a major league hard rock outfit via countless North American gigs alongside such like-minded artists as Shinedown, Seether, Flyleaf, and Trapt. 2006 saw the release of Halestorm's debut Atlantic EP, "ONE AND DONE," which expertly captured the intensity and energy of the band's live show.
For up-to-the-minute news and tour information, please visit Halestorm at www.myspace.com/halestorm and www.halestormrocks.com.
HALESTORM On Tour 2009
Feb. 25-Mar. 6 w/Shinedown & Black Stone Cherry
Mar. 9-20 w/Shinedown & Saliva except Mar. 12 & 13 w/Saliva only
Mar. 24-Apr. 4 w/Shinedown
FEBRUARY
19 Indianapolis, IN - Egyptian Room
20 Flint, MI - Machine Shop
21 Detroit, MI - Harpo's
22 Cincinnati, OH - Bogart's
25 Charleston, SC - The Music Farm
27 Jacksonville, NC - Hooligans
28 Raleigh, NC - Lincoln Theatre
MARCH
2 Columbia, SC - Club Level
3 Asheville, NC - The Orange Peel
5 Jim Thorpe, PA - Penn's Peak
6 Clifton Park, NY - Northern Lights
7 Rochester, NY - Main Street Armory
9 Cleveland, OH - House of Blues
10 Cincinnati, OH - Bogart's
11 Mokena, IL - The Pearl Room
12 Battle Creek, MI - Planet Rock
13 Ft. Wayne, IN - Pierre's
15 Kearney, NE - FirstTier Event Center
17 Sioux Falls, SD - Ramkota Exhibit Hall
18 Bismarck, ND - Bismarck Civic Center
20 Rochester, MN - Mayo Civic Center
21 Kenosha, WI - Brat Shop
23 Youngstown, OH - Wedgewood Entertainment Complex
24 Cheswick, PA - Gravity
25 Norfolk, VA - The NorVa
27 Hartford, CT - Webster Theatre
28 Boston, MA - House of Blues
29 Poughkeepsie, NY - The Chance Theater
31 New York, NY - The Fillmore New York @ Irving Plaza
APRIL
2 Baltimore, MD - Rams Head Live!
3 Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory
4 Hampton Beach, NH - Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom
