Halestorm have unveiled powerful new track 'Rain Your Blood On Me’ after its live debut at Black Sabbath's final show.
With the band’s sixth album 'Everest’ set for release on August 08 via Atlantic Records, it’s the third taste of their new era, following 'Darkness Always Wins’ and the album’s title track.
Speaking on ‘Rain Your Blood On Me’, vocalist Lzzy Hale has said:
“‘Rain Your Blood On Me’ is our ode to women… 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.”
Take a listen below:
Rock Sound recently caught up with Lzzy and Arejay Hale for our Album Story series, where we got the full lowdown on how ‘Everest’ came to life.
On creating their new album, Lzzy told us:
“It felt a lot like we were teenagers again, before the labels, management, and success came in. You can’t help but get affected by those things over the course of the years, and you have this mental fight inside of you. I can’t be the ‘I Miss The Misery’ girl forever. I wrote that song when I was in my twenties, and I’m a completely different person now. I’m a different person every single day.”
Read our full Album Story feature on ‘Everest’ here.
And check out the album’s artwork and full tracklisting below:
- Fallen Star
- Everest
- Shiver
- Like A Woman Can
- Rain Your Blood On Me
- Darkness Always Wins
- Gather The Lambs
- WATCH OUT!
- Broken Doll
- K-I-L-L-I-N-G
- I Gave You Everything
- How Will You Remember Me?
Halestorm will hit the road for a headline tour later this year including several arena dates in the UK.
With support coming from Bloodywood and Kelsey Karter & The Heroines, take a look at the list of shows below:
NOVEMBER
20 – CARDIFF Utilitia Arena
21 – GLASGOW Hydro
23 – BIRMINGHAM RWA/BP Pulse
24 – MANCHESTER AO Arena
26 – LONDON O2 Arena
