HALESTORM RELEASE NEW SONG
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Fresh off their electrifying performance of Ozzy Osbourne’s ‘Perry Mason’ at Black Sabbath’s final show this past weekend, Halestorm has unleashed a brand-new track, ‘Rain Your Blood On Me,’ which they premiered live during their brief set.
The song kicks off with a brooding, thundering beat before exploding into a storm of sound - Arejay Hale’s thunderous drum fills, Joe Hottinger’s blistering guitar riffs, and Lzzy Hale’s soaring vocals, all anchored by Josh Smith’s gritty, ominous basslines.
‘Rain Your Blood On Me’ marks the third single from the GRAMMY-winning band’s upcoming album Everest, due out 8 August via Atlantic Records. It follows the previously released ‘Darkness Always Wins’ and the title track ‘Everest.’ ‘Darkness Always Wins’ continues to climb the US Active Rock radio chart, recently breaking into the top 15, and has secured spots on the B-lists of Planet Rock and Kerrang! Radio.
“‘Rain Your Blood On Me’ is our ode to women,” said Lzzy Hale. “The crawl, the climb, the clenching of fists, the screaming of sirens, the breaking of glass – this is our war cry. As a woman, surrounded by my allies, Arejay, Joe, and Josh, we put everything we’ve fought for up until this moment into this opus. The music started with the stomping of feet at 3 in the morning, with a chant of ‘Rain Your Blood On Me.’ We weren’t even sure what that title meant in the moment as we watched the sky crack through the eerie Spanish moss in Savannah, Georgia. But we knew it was right. By 11:30 AM the poem I had written had seemed to form itself like a story waiting to be told. We may not win the war in our lifetime, but we can pass the torch to our daughters so that they may light the way.”
The band will return to the UK for a headline arena tour in November, tickets available here.
UK HEADLINE DATES
Thu 20th Nov - CARDIFF Utilita Arena
Fri 21st Nov - GLASGOW Hydro
Sun 23rd Nov - BIRMINGHAM BP Pulse
Mon 24th Nov - MANCHESTER AO Arena
Wed 26th Nov - LONDON O2 Arena
Special guests in the UK are Bloodywood plus Kelsey Karter & The Heroines.
