HalestormRocks.com Discussion

I feel for bands now because it takes so much time and money to do an album and, since they’re off the road, they don’t make money while recording. And then so many people steal downloads that bands don’t make any money off of their hard labor – tough situation to be in.

On the other hand how many of us would be fans if we hadn’t heard the first record? And how many more fans will Halestorm reach with another record? I think it would make sense to get a new album out spring/summer 2011 which would be exactly two years after the first album then they can tour through 2012 which should see them reach another level of success.

I bet that new songs are being worked on all the time and will be polished as much as possible so recording the instruments and rough vocals could be done in off time blocks between tour segments. I doubt we’ll see Halestorm go away for an extended period of time to write and record but rather see them do mini headline tours to stay in shape while recording the next album quickly. This strategy would minimize the downtime for the band, keep costs down and set the band up for a solid 2011 with a new record.

These are my guesses - I could be totally wrong. I just can’t wait to hear the next album.

I agree & thanx for the 411~Lizzy spoke on here about lyrics & writing,So im certain the 2nd release will be awesome~Poor things, they must be exhasted~I hope after this HUGE tour thats growing more & more that they take a break from the road & enjoy some time off~

I've purchased all the existing Halestorm material and really enjoy all of it. (Although the band is so hot live that I almost long for a DVD release). The reason I asked about new material is that the band has done so much and matured so much since the last album that I can't wait to hear new lyrical themes from Lzzy and tones from the guys. I'm willing to be the second Halestorm studio effort will be better than the first and will propel them into headlining / radio popularity. Can't wait.

Well, they're kind of busy touring in support of the current album right now, and they just keep adding more dates. But Lzzy has said in a couple of interviews that she's pretty much constantly writing. So I'd expect that if they ever do take a break from the road, we'll see a new album at some point. Until then, there's a little more already out there than a lot of people realize:

There's the album, obviously.

There's the three digital bonus tracks from iTunes and Amazon.com.
- "Tell Me Where It Hurts" you can buy alone.
- "Conversation Over" isn't for sale on its own, but you can grab it for free at http://www.kerrang.com/blog/2010/03/halestorm_exclusive_download.html
- "Dirty Mind" is, to my knowledge, ONLY available by buying the entire album (which includes the other two bonus songs as well, for a total of fourteen tracks) digitally through one of the above services.

There's the live EP from a couple of years ago (2005?), "One and Done". Five of the six songs aren't on the album (I personally really like "The Hand"). The other is a live version of "It's Not You," complete with Lzzy's a capella intro, and the song's changed quite a bit between then and the version that ended up on the album.
This one's no longer being physically produced as a CD, but it's available as a download through Amazon (I don't know about iTunes).

If you're REALLY hard-up for Halestorm, Amazon also has Lzzy and Arejay's first EP, produced when they were kids, "(You Don't Mess With the) Time Man". It's fairly juvenile -- which makes sense, since it was written by juveniles -- and it's overtly evangelical, preachy Jesus-rock, especially the last half, but it's interesting if nothing else (and it might lead to a few insights into Lzzy's personal growth if you compare the metaphors in it to, say, "I'm Not an Angel"). It's a fun oddity for hardcore fans, though I wouldn't expect too many of us are going to be blasting it on our car stereos and singing along at the tops of our lungs.