The band toured nationally across the United States from January to March 2006 on the Winterfresh Sno-Core Tour with Seether, Shinedown, and Flyleaf. There were about 23 shows in that tour, and the band has performed about 200 times per year since 1997.
Siblings Arejay and Elizabeth "Lzzy" Hale have been actively writing and performing original music since 1997 when they were 10 and 13 years old, respectively. Both brother and sister started learning piano at the age of 5; Lzzy later progressed to a keytar and Arejay to the drums. Lzzy took guitar lessons at 16. The teen siblings released an EP titled Don't Mess With the Time Man in 2000. In Halestorm's earliest incarnation, Lzzy and Arejay's father played bass before Josh Smith joined the group in 2004. Guitarist Joe Hottinger joined in 2003.
The group signed a recording contract with Atlantic Records on June 28, 2005 and released a live EP titled One and Done. The EP, now out of print, featured an early live version of "It's Not You." Their self-titled debut album was released on April 28, 2009. The song "I Get Off" served as the album's lead single and has gained heavy radio play. Both the song and video for their second single, "It's Not You", were released in late November 2009. In early 2010, the band released a promotional music video for their song "Love/Hate Heartbreak". "Familiar Taste of Poison", was released in 2010.The official music video was released on August 10, 2010.
Lzzy Hale's use of Gibson guitars is well known; models she plays includes the Tribal Flying V, Gibson Explorer, Les Paul Custom, Firebird and the Joan Jett Signature Melody Maker.[5] Arejay Hale was featured in the June 2010 issue of Modern Drummer magazine, and is endorsed by Ludwig Drums, Zildjian Cymbals and Pro-Mark Drumsticks.
Halestorm is well known for their near non-stop touring, often performing as many as 250 shows a year.Since 2006 they have toured with many hard rock and heavy metal acts including Chevelle, Seether, Staind, Papa Roach, Trapt, Three Days Grace, Theory of a Deadman, Buckcherry, Disturbed, Shinedown, Megadeth, and Heaven & Hell.
Halestorm appeared on the first annual Rockstar Energy drink Uproar Festival with headliners Disturbed and Avenged Sevenfold; plus Stone Sour, Hellyeah, Hail the Villain, Airbourne and New Medicine.[8] In October 2010 Halestorm will be making their first trip to Japan to participate in the 2010 Loud Park Festival. Halestorm will embark on the 2010 Taste of Chaos tour alongside headliners, Disturbed, as well as support acts, Papa Roach, and Buckcherry.
On November 16, 2010 Halestorm released a live CD/DVD entitled Live in Philly 2010, which was recorded at The TLA in Philadelphia in early 2010. On March 22, 2011, Halestorm released an EP called ReAnimate containing covers of songs of different genres, including "Out Ta Get Me" by Guns N' Roses, "Bad Romance" by Lady Gaga, and the first single "Slave to the Grind" by Skid Row.
On January 24, 2012, Halestorm released the EP Hello, It's Mz. Hyde, a sneak preview of four songs from their upcoming studio album. Their second full length album, The Strange Case Of... was released on April 10, 2012 in the US, April 9 in the UK, and April 17 in Italy.
On February 10, 2013, Halestorm won Grammy for best rock/metal performance for their song Love Bites (so do I).
Amen
Halestorm Lyrics
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The world is gonna turn
Rain has gotta fall
Fate is gonna call
But I just keep on breathing
Long as my heart is beating
Someone's gotta hate
Gets harder everyday
It's a hell of a place
To keep your heart from freezing
To keep yourself believing
But I won't run
I'm not afraid
I'll look em in the eye
Gonna hear me say
It's
My life
My love
My sex
My drug
My lust
My God, it ain't no sin
Can I get it
Can I get an Amen
My grace
My church
My pain
My tears
My hurt
My God, I'll say it again
Can I get it
Can I get an Amen
Can I get it
Can I get an Amen
Can I get it
Can I get an Amen
Life has gotta kill
Faith is gonna blind
Hope is gonna fade
The truth is gonna lie
Sometimes there's no reason
To justify the meaning
But I won't run
I'm not ashamed
It's gonna take more than this for me to break
My life
My love
My sex
My drug
My lust
My God, it ain't no sin
Can I get it?
Can I get an Amen?
My grace
My church
My pain
My tears
My hurt
My God, I'll say it again
Can I get it?
Can I get an Amen?
Can I get it
Can I get an Amen
Can I get it
Can I get an Amen
My life, my love, my sex, my drug
My lust
My life
My love
My sex
My drug
My lust
My God, it ain't no sin
Can I get it?
Can I get an Amen?
My grace
My church
My pain
My tears
My hurt
My God, I'll say it again
Can I get it?
Can I get an Amen?
The lyrics of Amen by Halestorm express a sense of defiance and resilience in the face of life's challenges. The verses describe the inevitabilities of life - the fact that fires will burn, the world will turn, and rain will fall. There will be hate, and things will get harder every day. The song acknowledges that sometimes things happen for no reason, and that faith may be blind and hope may fade. However, throughout the song, the singer emphasizes that she won't run away or be ashamed of who she is.
The chorus is a celebration of life and its pleasures, with the repeated refrain of "My life, my love, my sex, my drug, my lust, my God, it ain't no sin, can I get it, can I get an amen." The singer is unapologetic about her desires and the things that make life worth living - love, sex, and pleasure. She recognizes that for her, these things are like a church or a grace, and even though she may experience pain and tears, she still believes in them. The song ends with the singer repeating the chorus several times, driving home the message that she will not be silenced or shamed, and that she will continue to celebrate her life and her desires, no matter what.
Line by Line Meaning
A fire's gotta burn
Life is full of inevitabilities that must be accepted
The world is gonna turn
Change is a constant - the world will keep spinning
Rain has gotta fall
There will always be hardships and challenges
Fate is gonna call
Our destiny is predetermined and we can't avoid it
But I just keep on breathing
Despite these challenges, we must keep moving forward
Long as my heart is beating
As long as we're alive, we can keep striving for better
Someone's gotta hate
Hate is another inevitability of life
It's never gonna change
Unfortunately, hate may be here to stay
Gets harder everyday
Hate can make life difficult and challenging
It's a hell of a place
The world can be harsh and unforgiving
To keep your heart from freezing
Despite the harshness of the world, we must keep our hearts warm and full of love
To keep yourself believing
We must believe in ourselves and our ability to overcome adversity
But I won't run
I won't give up or back down in the face of hardship
I'm not afraid
I'm not scared of what the world may throw at me
I'll look em in the eye
I'll face my problems head on
Gonna hear me say
I will speak my mind and express myself freely
It's my life, my love, my sex, my drug, my lust
These aspects of my life are important to me and define who I am
My God, it ain't no sin
I don't believe that any of these things are inherently wrong or immoral
Can I get it? Can I get an Amen?
Can I get validation and support for my beliefs?
My grace, my church, my pain, my tears, my hurt
These aspects of my life are also important and define my experiences
My God, I'll say it again
I'm not ashamed of who I am and what I believe
Can I get it? Can I get an Amen?
Can I get validation and support for my experiences and beliefs?
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Royalty Network, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: ELIZABETH HALE, ELIZABETH MAE HALE, JOE HOTTENGIER, JOSEPH HOTTINGER, SCOTT CHRISTOPHER STEVENS
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Lzzy Hale
Here are the lyrics for Amen:
A fires gotta burn
The world is gonna turn
A rain has gotta fall
fate is gonna call
But I just keep on breathing
Long as my hearts beating
Someone's gotta hate
It's never gonna change
Gets harder everyday
This is one hell of a place
keep your heart from freezing
To keep yourself believing
But I won't run
I'm not afraid
I'll look em in the eye
Gonna hear me say
It's...
My life
My love
My sex
My drug
My lust
My god it ain't no sin
Can I get it
Can I get an Amen
My grace
My church
My pain
My tears
My hurt
My god, I'll say it again
Can I get it
Can I get an Amen
Life has gotta kill
Faith is gonna blind
Hope is gonna fade
The truth is gonna lie
Sometimes there's just no reason
To justify the meaning
But I won't run
I'm not ashamed
It's gonna take more than this for me to break
My life
My love
My sex
My drug
My lust
My god it ain't no sin
Can I get it?
Can I get an Amen?
My grace
My church
My pain
My tears
My hurt
My god, I'll say it again
Can I get it?
Can I get an Amen?
My life, my love, my sex, my drug
My lust...
My life
My love
My sex
My drug
My lust
My god it ain't no sin
Can I get it?
Can I get an Amen?
My grace
My church
My pain
My tears
My hurt
My god, I'll say it again
Can I get it?
Can I get an Amen?
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Lillyan Voss
Her screams in concert are mind blowing she's got one hell of a voice and I love it 👌
patrick grondines
i saw them in concert back in 2015 in Oshawa Ontario Canada when they opened for three days grace and boy i was a huge fan of halestorm since then
Serhat Murat Asbit
@patrick grondines 3DG👌
•Alexxii_gacha•
That's why she wants an amen,she wants a heaven of a voice ;)
Fueled by Paint Water
@patrick grondines TDG is amazing
LisaRocks
I know right!..just saw her in concert was BLOWN AWAY!!
muggedmuffin
I want to live in a world where this is more popular than pop music.
muggedmuffin
ale bart you have such a good point now.
Alesia Jean Wells
I agree with you 100% me to
Alesia Jean Wells
Your Waifu me to and plus I agree with you 1000%