Halestorm packed a punch at Canada Life Place in London, Ontario on Tuesday, October 29, 2024.
Photographer Kevin Metcalfe was in the pit for SWOMP to capture these images from Haelstorm’s performance:
Halestorm have elicited an emotional, physical, and spiritual reaction from audiences worldwide since it began as a childhood dream of sister and brother Lzzy and Arejay Hale.
Having amassed over 2.5 Billion streams globally, the Grammy-Award winning band has grown from a childhood dream of siblings Lzzy and Arejay Hale into one of the most celebrated rock bands of the last two decades.
On their most recent full-length album Back From The Dead [Atlantic Records], the Pennsylvania-bred and Nashville-based GRAMMY® Award-winning RIAA Platinum quartet—Lzzy Hale (vocals, guitar), Arejay Hale (drums), Joe Hottinger (guitar), and Josh Smith (bass)—turn up the volume across the board.
The musicianship hits harder.
The songwriting cuts deeper.
The spirit shines brighter.
The album has gone on to tally over 100 Million streams worldwide.
Rolling Stone called the title track “a biting but cathartic howler about overcoming all obstacles,” and that song as well as “The Steeple” marked their fifth and sixth number ones at rock radio, respectively.
Associated Press said the album “will definitely be in the running for best hard rock/metal album of the year.”
Their previous album, Vicious, earned the band their second Grammy nomination, for Best Hard Rock Performance for the song “Uncomfortable,” the band’s fourth #1 at rock radio, and led Loudwire to name Halestorm “Rock Artist of the Decade” in 2019.
Halestorm’s music has earned multiple Platinum and Gold Certifications from the RIAA, and the band has earned a reputation as a powerful live music force, headlining sold-out shows and topping festival bills around the world, and sharing the stage with icons including Heaven & Hell, Alice Cooper, Joan Jett, and Judas Priest.
Additionally, Lzzy was named the first female brand ambassador for Gibson and served as host of AXS TV’s “A Year in Music.”
SWOMP recently caught Halestorm’s performance at Louder Than Life in Louisville, Kentucky. Check out our coverage, here.
Follow the band at https://www.halestormrocks.com/.