Halestorm singer-guitarist Lzzy Hale is aware of a factor or two about high quality music, which is why she had no time for a dude who fell asleep throughout a date at a Tool live performance.
Lzzy lately sat down with Guitar Player journal to record 10 albums that modified her life. Amongst her picks was Instrument’s 2001 opus Lateralus.
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“My little bro [and Halestorm drummer] Arejay was getting actually good on the drums,” started Lzzy. “He had discovered Instrument’s tune ‘Schism’ from the radio, so I believed that I ought to get him the entire album for his birthday. We simply devoured it. I ended up getting actually into it myself. Listening to their music was identical to watching a horror movie.”
She continued, “I had a shitty waitress job, and I acquired us tickets to see Instrument at Hershey Park. I used to be so stoked. Then Arejay did one thing to piss off our mother and father, so that they wouldn’t enable him to go. I believed, ‘Okay, this could possibly be a chance to ask anyone out on a date,’ which I did. I requested this man Nate, and he stated, ‘Sure.’ I used to be like, ‘Candy!’ We didn’t have nice seats, nevertheless it didn’t matter — the present was wonderful. I used to be singing each phrase. Midway by way of, I checked out my date and noticed that he had fallen asleep — whole deal-breaker for me!”
Lzzy wittily concluded, “So in a bizarre means, Instrument’s Lateralus was a life-changer. My brother nonetheless teases me about it: ‘I wouldn’t have fallen asleep.’”
We’re unsure what Instrument-snoozing Nate is as much as as of late, however Lzzy and Arejay are killing it with Halestorm. The band is at present engaged on its sixth studio LP, which we lately included amongst our Most Anticipated Metal & Hard Rock Albums of 2025.
In the meantime, Lzzy simply kicked off an acoustic tour with the person who ultimately gained her coronary heart, longtime boyfriend and Halestorm guitarist Joe Hottinger. The “Living Room Sessions” tour — which options the pair performing Halestorm tunes and covers of songs by Woman Gaga, Fleetwood Mac, Journey, and extra — is scheduled by way of a January twenty fifth present in South Burlington, Vermont. Pick up tickets here.
