HALESTORM To Take Part In 'An Intimate Evening Of Music And Conversation' In New York City

All four members of HALESTORM — lead vocalist and guitarist Lzzy Hale, her brother drummer and percussionist Arejay Hale, guitarist Joe Hottinger, and bassist Josh Smith — will take part in an an intimate evening of music and conversation on May 31 at Sony Hall (235 West 46th Street) in New York City starting at 7:00 p.m. They will talk about their current tour, new projects, stories from the road, and much more. The event, which is part of the BackStory Events online series, will include a long-form interview by journalist and founder of the Women's International Music Network, Laura B. Whitmore, opportunity for audience questions and a short exclusive performance.

Tickets can be purchased at SonyHall.com.

Fans who are unable to attend the event in person can see it streamed live at youtube.com/guitarworld.

HALESTORM is putting the finishing touches on its fourth full-length disc for a tentative mid-2018 release. The effort was laid down at Dark Horse Recording studios just outside Nashville with Nick Raskulinecz, an acclaimed producer who has previously worked with RUSH, KORN, ALICE IN CHAINS and DEFTONES, in addition to having produced HALESTORM's third covers EP, "ReAniMate 3.0: The CoVeRs eP", which came out in January 2017.

Lzzy told Boston radio station WAAF that the first taste of the new HALESTORM music will be made available "very soon." She explained: "We're just kind of in the eleventh hour, making sure that we've got all our ducks in a row to kind of unleash it upon you. But we're super excited."

She added: "I feel like this is the most… Every record, we try to kind of get it closer and closer to what people see every day live. And I really think that this is the most HALESTORM record that you're gonna hear from us as of yet."

HALESTORM debuted a new song called "Black Vultures" at the opening show of its Canadian co-headlining tour with STONE SOUR in late January in Abbotsford, British Columbia.

HALESTORM guitarist Joe Hottinger told the SiriusXM show "Trunk Nation" that the band's follow-up to 2015's "Into The Wild Life" will contain some of "the heaviest stuff we've ever done."

"Into The Wild Life" was criticized by some HALESTORM fans for veering too far into pop music territory.

HALESTORM has announced details for a second leg of its North American tour showcasing all female-fronted hard rock outfits. The new dates begin July 27 at Kansas City, Missouri's SEC Arena and run through the end of August. NEW YEARS DAY and STITCHED UP HEART have joined HALESTORM and IN THIS MOMENT on the first leg of the tour and NEW YEARS DAY will return for the second leg of the tour.