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Chasing M
Chasing M
alestorm have come a long way since s with any road, it is inevitable that there will be
Aspeed bumps and potholes along the way and
Hthe release of their 2009 self-titled, those rough patches come in a variety of different forms
major label debut. They have travelled the - the internal struggles, the self-doubt, and the disagree-
ments which happen behind closed doors. Halestorm
world, topped charts and they have even taken endured all of the above when making their fourth
album, ‘Vicious’, but navigating their way through the
home a Grammy for Best Hard Rock/Metal Per- tough period resulted in the quartet making one of their
formance thanks to the song ‘Love Bites (So Do best pieces of work to date.
“We had some pretty epic and intense conversations
I)’, becoming the first female-fronted band to with members of our team regarding the direction and
stuff - they were tough conversations,” Joe reveals when
do so. However, the road to success is rarely a discussing the making of ‘Vicious’. “We’ve been in this
smooth ride. The journey may include the business for a long time, dealing with our same team
members for well over a decade now and we all know
things that dreams are made of, but, as Black each other really well; they are our family, our guys.
Some of this record was a fight to get things to sound
Velvet found out during a conversation with the way that we wanted them.”
Joe tells us that the band - completed by Lzzy Hale
guitarist Joe Hottinger, staying on that road (vocals/guitar), Josh Smith (bass) and Arejay Hale
can bring an assortment of challenges. (drums) - were sometimes left in disbelief at statements
being directed at them, but they had to stop, reflect, and
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