Anyone who’s ever seen Arejay Hale play drums with his band Halestorm knows that he takes on a passion and ferocity that’s hard to put words to. With that in mind, some fans have taken to comparing him to a character from the Muppets – the lovable, hard to contain, drumstick wielding Animal.
Evanescence rose to mainstream success early in their career, but with their release of their latest self-titled disc, founding member Amy Lee considers her band more of an underground success. As the band kicks off the Carnival of Madness tour, Lee sat down with Fuse to talk about touring with Halestorm, her writing process and why she thinks Evanescence never fit in.
August 9, 2012 Banana 101.5 listeners are a diverse group, coming in many shapes and sizes. Our favorite of those shapes and sizes is hot chick. Coming straight out of Lapeer, check out local hottie and Banana listener Sharon.
Chevelle just keep on chugging along with their latest album, ‘Hats Off to the Bull.’ The Windy City rockers are currently one of the top draws on the Carnival of Madness tour, and have just announced their first post-Madness dates for the fall.
July 23, 2012 Halestorm makes their way back to The Machine Shop after filming their latest video in Flint. Tickets are just $20 in advance.
Avenged Sevenfold fans in North America were bracing for a summer without any live shows from their favorite band until Metallica came and saved the day. Invited to participate in the Orion Music and More Festival in Atlantic City on June 24, Avenged Sevenfold decided to make the most of it, adding a few one off shows prior to their festival appearance. The first of the three shows was in Quebec City, Canada on June 21 followed by a second show on June 22 in Uncasville, Conn. The two shows would serve as a warm-up for their highly anticipated Orion performance.
June 20, 2012 Flint, Michigan is very lucky to have a kick ass rock venue like The Machine Shop right in our backyard. Not many realize this, but most bands love The Shop as much as we do -- especially Halestorm. They love playing Flint town so much, they shot their entire music video for 'I Miss the Misery' here.
June 15, 2012 Halestorm returns to do battle with XFactor1 in the weekend edition of The Cockfight. You can vote for your favorite track once every 24 hours until Sunday night at 10, get it on!
June 13, 2012 Slash was touring and making his way through Amsterdam earlier this month on the 10th. During the show, he was joined by one of our favorites, the hot and sexy Lzzy Hale of Halestorm. Check them out as they tear up "Out Ta Get Me" together live on stage.
Thousands of shirtless, tattooed and eventually sunburned music fans gathered at Columbus, Ohio’s Crew Stadium to pray at the alter of rock for the sixth annual Rock on the Range festival. If you missed out on the 44-band roxtravaganza or if you just want to relive the weekend one image at a time, check out our exclusive photo galleres from Rock on the Range 2012 below.
Shinedown have had much success with their latest album ‘Amaryllis,’ which includes their radio hit ‘Bully’ and the new single ‘Unity.’ Loudwire had the chance to catch up with the band’s guitarist Zach Myers backstage at Rock on the Range today (May 19) and he talked about the songwriting process for the album.
Check out the pics from the Halestorm (SOLD OUT) show at The Machine Shop 5/18/2012. Chris Monroe and the Banana crew were out early for the meet and greet with Halestorm and to see openers Stealing Betty, and Tripp N Dixie
