Atlantic Records has given birth to the new age of  rock’ n’ roll.

Halestorm’s debut album, to be released April 28, is nothing short of an epic metal journey into the resurrection of the classic metal days of Dio, Alice Cooper and Cinderella—with a feminine twist. 

Full of straight, on-fire guitar licks and the genius of the sexy, confident purrs from female front Lzzy Hale, Halestorm’s new album will jump off of the shelves and into the lair of the god’s of metal -hypothetically speaking.

It’s been a long time coming for the Philadelphia-based band, Halestorm, who has been around since 1998, beginning at the age of 13. A ten-year battle, Halestorm has waged to become part of the music scene they wished to be and the siren of rock n’roll has no regrets.

“Ten years, it’s been crazy. My brother Arejay and I started Halestorm because we’ve always wanted to be in a rock band. We entered into a talent show and ended up losing to a dancing cowgirl,” Lzzy Hale said.

“A lot of club owners gave us a chance, and right before we got signed, we were playing about 250 shows a year. It’s been an incredible journey.”

Starting off, Lzzy said Halestorm had big dreams.  At the age of 10, Arejay Hale created a rotating drum set that rotated upside down.

“Before we met the other boys in Halestorm, our dad played for us. We were like the Partridge Family meets Spinal Tap,” Hale said. “Now, we’re hearing our song on the radio, and it’s very exciting.

This album is like our handshake to the world—it’s like our child.”

Alongside world-wide producer Howard Benson, who has produced such bands as Flyleaf, My Chemical Romance and Three Days Grace, Halestorm’s child has grown to become one of the most anticipated albums of the year.

“We went out to California and stayed for 19 months after meeting Howard Benson,” Hale said. “We’ve been a band for 10 years and had about 428 songs that we had to narrow down for our album. It’s the beginning all over again.

“Howard is a genius. He really helped us bring this whole album together. He gave us the freedom to do whatever we wanted to do on this record. Arejay did all the drum tracks in only two days, and we were allowed to prove ourselves,” Hale said.

Speaking of the studio full of Marshall stacks and a pitch black vocalist booth on top of the building, Hale talked about how bands would kill to be in their position, she also said that how they hope to create an example for striving bands.

“Growing up I reached out to my parents’ generation of music like Janis Joplin. I was influenced by male-fronted bands like Alice Cooper, and it was out of respect of those bands that I wanted to take my emotions from their music and become the female-fronted band I always wanted to hear when I was younger.
“It’s amazing to get the kind of response that makes me feel like who I am. I meet a lot of younger girls who are in bands and say I’m the perfect combination that they’re looking for,” Hale said.
“I represent them now. It’s extremely humbling; I don’t think I ever thought I would be this type of example towards young women.”
With the growth of the band as a whole, the flow of Halestorm’s debut album is vibrant with brilliancy.

“My brother is like the David Lee Roth of drummers, and to capture that on tape was great. Josh, our bass player, is like human super glue; he’s the only one who is classically trained, and he teaches us how to weave out of chord structures,” Hale said.

“When our guitar player, Joe, first started, we knew he was the one because everything we played to him he would come up with small pieces of music that complemented our melodies.”

The album’s opening song “What Were You Expecting,” starts off with a hammer to the head. With a music scene lacking in the strong female lead, Hale said that she was always mistaken for the girlfriend or merchandise girl.

“No one expects me to be in a band. It’s really funny to see people’s faces when you end up being in a rock band,” Hale said. “This song takes that into a positive light as if were saying, “It’s all right, but watch me kick ass.”

The band’s single “I Get Off” represents the band’s ability to focus on feminine sexuality. The deep croons of Hale’s honey raw voice repeats  throughout the chorus, “I get off on you getting off on me, give you what you want, but nothing is free.” Attractive and sexually free, the song is the key to the curiosity the band presents throughout their music.

“I try to walk the line on the subject of sexuality. We have a very intimate relationship with our fans, and it’s intriguing to represent that sexually,” Hale said. “We wanted to make people curious enough and people do come to shows based off of curiosity.”

The agility Halestorm has as musicians is downright outstanding. Not only can Halestorm kick you in the teeth with the blazing crescendos of something entirely mesmerizing, but  they also have an emotional side to their music.

The fifth track on the album “Familiar Taste of Poison” reconstructs the emotional feelings from a woman and turns it into a slow concoction of personality in male led rock ballads.

“This was a special song for me. We wanted to make sure that we focused on everything we could do,” Hale said. “It’s more personal, and I wanted to capture the slow poisoning that goes on in a relationship.”

“Being a woman, we go through this where we don’t want to let go, but we know someone is changing you. I really wanted to show the dynamics to us as a band, also. Although I love the balls to this album, I also enjoy toning it down every now and then.”

The album closes with the track that allows Halestorm to come into their own with the catchy chorus and guitar twist in “Nothing to Do With Love.”

“We wanted the end to be really strong with a lot of attitude. The rift at the end is the heaviest on the record. Our music is like  f*** you with a smile,” Hale said.

“We wanted our listeners to take this ride on our record and to remind them that we are still strong.”

Currently on tour with rock veterans Shinedown and Saliva, Halestorm has some big shoes to fill.

“This is one of our biggest tours to date. Shinedown is like our family, and since we’re a female-fronted band, we add a little spice to this tour. It’s an amazing opportunity to be on such a heavy hitting bill,” Hale said.

“We’re in this together, and we’re going to make it an amazing tour. We want to do this for the rest of our lives and rock forward without giving up. By the way, we have had some absolutely amazing shows in Texas. You guys are crazy.”