Last Tuesday, October 31st, Halestorm kicked off a series of headlining and a set in Rocklahoma before sharing the headline with Evanescence on November 5th in Portland, Oregon, and continuing through December 18th in Worcester, Massachusetts.
Earlier that same day, Halestorm guitarist Joe Hottinger shared some photos from the road on Instagram, and he included the following message:
"Our first day back on the bus and on the road was spent relaxing in Cleveland. Beautiful city!"
This will be a one-off run. We're not going out with anyone. No guests. No bars. No restaurants. The goal is to get to the end of the tour without testing positive. So… it's time to keep the bubble closed.
We walked to the beach and back to the bus. We wore masks around everyone. These are strange times. But rock concerts must go on! So come see us.
Wear a mask and stay safe. Let's hug each other and go out when safer times come.
Halestorm is scheduled to play until September 12th.
Earlier this month, the band released a new single, “Back From The Dead.” The track is from the band’s fifth full-length album, to be released in 2022. The music video for “Back From The Dead,” directed by Dustin Haney and produced by Revolution Pictures , shows vocalist Lzzy Hale and the rest of the band in a morgue and a cemetery somewhere between life and death.
Halestorm's new song is once again being produced by Nick Raskulinecz , who also produced the 2017 ReAniMate 3.0: The CoVeRs eP . Nick was described by Hale as the "fifth member" of the group.
The band's latest EP, Halestorm Reimagined, was released last year as a collection of reworked original songs, as well as a cover of "I Will Always Love You," the love ballad made famous by Whitney Houston and Dolly Parton.
Lzzy and her brother Arejay formed the band in 1998 while still in high school. Hottinger joined the group in 2003, followed by bassist Josh Smith in 2004.
In December 2018, Halestorm was nominated for a Grammy Award for "Best Rock Performance" for the song "Uncomfortable." Six years earlier, the band won its first Grammy in the "Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance" category for "Love Bites (So Do I)."
