HALESTORM drop new song Rain Your Blood On Me, performed at Black Sabbath concert.
- Rock Metal Machine
- 3 days ago
- 5 min read
Hot on the heels of their show-stopping performance of Ozzy Osbourne’s “Perry Mason” at Black Sabbath's final show over the weekend, Halestorm today dropped new song “Rain Your Blood On Me,” debuted live in that short set.
The track is a heavy siren call starting with a thumping dirge beat and before erupting with Arejay Hale’s explosive drum fills, guitarist Joe Hottinger’s lightning fast guitar riffs, and Lzzy Hale’s astronomical vocal harmonies, all tethered to earth by Josh Smith’s dark bass grooves.
“Rain Your Blood On Me” follows “Darkness Always Wins” and title track “Everest” as the third song revealed from the GRAMMY Award winning band’s album out August 8th via Atlantic Records. “Darkness Always Wins” is steadily climbing the US radio Active Rock chart, now entering the top 15, and already on the B-list at Planet Rock and Kerrang! Radio.
“‘Rain Your Blood On Me’ is our ode to women,” said Lzzy Hale. “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.”
Stream “Rain Your Blood On Me” HERE
EVEREST TRACK LIST:
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?
Pre-save the album Everest HERE
Now back Stateside, Halestorm will kick off dates in support of Volbeat on July 17 in Denver running through August, and in September, they’ll begin the “(n)EVEREST” US tour with special guests Lindsey Stirling and Apocalyptica. They return to the UK for a headline arena tour in November.
JULY
17 - Denver, CO - Ball Arena (supporting Volbeat)
19 - Salt Lake City, UT - Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre (supporting Volbeat)
21 - Auburn, WA - White River Amphitheatre (supporting Volbeat)
22 - Ridgefield, WA - Cascades Amphitheatre (supporting Volbeat)
24 - Wheatland, CA - Kia Forum (supporting Volbeat)
26 - Phoenix, AZ - Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre (supporting Volbeat)
28 - Irving, TX - The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory (supporting Volbeat)
29 - Houston, TX - 713 Music Hall (supporting Volbeat)
31 - Rogers, AR - Walmart AMP (supporting Volbeat)
AUGUST
2 - Franklin, TN - FirstBank Amphitheater (supporting Volbeat)
3 - Alpharetta, GA - Ameris Bank Amphitheatre (supporting Volbeat)
4 - Tampa, FL - MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre (supporting Volbeat)
6 - Charlotte, NC - PNC Music Pavilion (supporting Volbeat)
7 - Bristow, VA - Jiffy Lube Live (supporting Volbeat)
9 - Camden, NJ - Freedom Mortgage Pavilion (supporting Volbeat)
10 - Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Arts Center (supporting Volbeat)
12 - Bangor, ME - Maine Savings Amphitheater (supporting Volbeat)
13 - Gilford, NH - Bank NH Pavilion (supporting Volbeat)
14 - Mansfield, MA - Xfinity Center (supporting Volbeat)
16 - Hershey, PA - GIANT Center (supporting Volbeat)
17 - Cincinnati, OH - Riverbend Music Center (supporting Volbeat)
19 - Clarkston, MI - Pine Knob Music Center (supporting Volbeat)
21 - Noblesville, IN - Ruoff Music Center (supporting Volbeat)
22 - Tinley Park, IL - Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre (supporting Volbeat)
23 - Marshfield, WI - Central Wisconsin State Fair (headline date)
SEPTEMBER
11 - Salem, VA - Salem Civic Center (with Lindsey Stirling, Apocalyptica)
12 - Cherokee, NC - Harrah’s Cherokee (with Lindsey Stirling, Apocalyptica)
14 - Bridgeport, CT - Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater (with Lindsey Stirling, Apocalyptica)
16 - Syracuse, NY - Upstate Medical University Arena at the Oncenter (with Lindsey Stirling, Apocalyptica)
18 - Laval, QC - Place Bell (with Lindsey Stirling, Apocalyptica)
19 - Toronto, ON - Budweiser Stage (with Lindsey Stirling, Apocalyptica)
21 - Madison, WI - Breese Stevens Field (with Lindsey Stirling, Apocalyptica)
23 - St. Louis, MO - Hollywood Casino Amphitheater (with Lindsey Stirling, Apocalyptica)
24 - Cedar Rapids, IA - Alliant Energy PowerHouse (with Lindsey Stirling, Apocalyptica)
26 - Welch, MN - Treasure Island Amphitheater (with Lindsey Stirling, Apocalyptica)
27 - Duluth, MN - AMSOIL Arena (with Lindsey Stirling, Apocalyptica)
29 - Bonner Springs, KS - Azura Amphitheater (with Lindsey Stirling, Apocalyptica)
OCTOBER
1 - Sioux City, IA - Tyson Events Center (with Lindsey Stirling, Apocalyptica)
2 - Grand Forks, ND - Alerus Center (with Lindsey Stirling, Apocalyptica)
4 - Winnipeg, MB - Canada Life Centre (with Lindsey Stirling, Apocalyptica)
5 - Saskatoon, SK - SaskTel Centre (with Lindsey Stirling, Apocalyptica)
7 - Calgary, AB - Scotiabank Saddledome (with Lindsey Stirling, Apocalyptica)
8 - Penticton, BC - South Okanagan Events Centre (with Lindsey Stirling, Apocalyptica)
10 - Vancouver, BC - Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre (with Lindsey Stirling, Apocalyptica)
11 - Spokane, WA - Spokane Arena (with Lindsey Stirling, Apocalyptica)
22 - Wiesbaden, DE - Schlachthof (with Bloodywood)
23 - Oberhausen, DE - Turbinehalle 2 (with Bloodywood)
25 - Hamburg, DE - Inselpark Arena (with Bloodywood)
27 - Stockholm SE - Fållan (with Bloodywood)
28 - Copenhagen, DK - The Grey Hall (with Bloodywood)
30 - Warsaw, PL - COS Torwar (with Bloodywood)
NOVEMBER
1 - Berlin, DE - Columbiahalle (with Bloodywood)
3 - Prague, CZ - Lucerna Velkỳ Sàl (with Bloodywood)
5 - Vienna, AT - Gasometer (with Bloodywood)
6 - Budapest, HU - Barba Negra (with Bloodywood)
8 - Munich, DE - Zenith (with Bloodywood)
9 - Zurich, CH - Komplex457 (with Bloodywood)
11 - Milan, IT - Alcatraz (with Bloodywood)
12 - Barcelona, ES - Razzmatazz 1 (with Bloodywood)
14 - Pamplona, ES - Totem (with Bloodywood)
15 - Madrid, ES - La Riviera (with Bloodywood)
17 - Paris, FR - Olympia (with Bloodywood)
18 - Amsterdam, NL - AFAS Live (with Bloodywood)
20 - Cardiff, UK - Utilita Arena (with Bloodywood, Kelsy Karter & The Heroines)
21 - Glasgow, UK - OVO Hydro (with Bloodywood, Kelsy Karter & The Heroines)
23 - Birmingham, UK - bp pulse LIVE (with Bloodywood, Kelsy Karter & The Heroines)
24 - Manchester, UK - AO Arena (with Bloodywood, Kelsy Karter & The Heroines)
26 - London, UK - O2 Arena (with Bloodywood, Kelsy Karter & The Heroines)
Special guests in the UK are Bloodywood plus Kelsey Karter & The Heroines. Get tickets here.
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