Hyde” - which got the crowd engaged right away. Halestorm kicked off their show with “Love Bites (So Do I)” and “Mz.
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To my delight, Halestorm played eight out of 12 songs from the regular version of ‘The Strange Case Of…’ plus one out of three songs from the release’s deluxe version. When you have an absolutely killer CD from which to choose songs from such as is the case with Halestorm‘s ‘The Strange Case Of…’ (You can see my Sleaze Roxx review at it makes sense to mostly play songs from that new release. The man is a true entertainer and reminded me of Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee in terms of offering both charisma and entertainment at a show from the drummer’s standpoint. While I have never been a fan of drum solos, Arejay proved to be quite the engaging entertainer as he got the crowd to sing along after him during his solo and he ended up playing his drums with his bare hands but also later with the biggest oversized drumsticks that I have ever seen. Perhaps that is what Lzzy meant when she said that her younger brother’s head was “all over the place”.
During certain songs, Arejay seemed more preoccupied with throwing and catching drumsticks with, presumably, a crew member at the side of the stage. Drummer Arejay Hale was certainly having a lot of fun up on stage - I have never seen a drummer drop more drumsticks at a show than he did while performing various tricks, but that did not matter, as he had an endless supply of drumsticks near him. brain) was all over the place but his heart was definitely with the audience.Īlthough both guitarist Joe Hottinger and bassist Josh Smith are no doubt integral members of the band, they did not have as much stage presence as the two Hale siblings. In addition, she told the crowd how her brother’s head (i.e. At one point the drummer had ventured to the front of the stage and Lzzy reminded him that the band could not start the next song until he got back behind his drum kit. It was also fun and heartwarming to see her playfully poke fun at - yet also praise - her younger sibling Arejay. She was good at talking and engaging the crowd whenever she spoke which included talking about her cool parents who raised her, and presumably her younger brother, on Black Sabbath and Van Halen. Sporting a huge smile - which never really went away for the entire evening - and an all-black outfit consisting of above knee high studded boots, tight pants, a tank top and sleeveless jacket, Lzzy Hale looked stunning and sexy yet elegant all at the same time. On this night, her younger brother and drummer Arejay Hale did make a strong case for being a key cog as well in the machine, but really without Lzzy Hale there would most likely be no Halestorm. Right from the moment Halestorm hit the stage - and no offence to the rest of the band members - I just knew that front woman Lzzy Hale was clearly going to be the star of the show and is the one irreplaceable piece of the Halestorm juggernaut. Once their set ended, “The Meister” and I made our way into the general admission area closer to the stage. Redlight King actually put on a good performance from I saw and I really liked the last song that they played - “Bullet In My Hand”. I ran into my new found friend “The Meister” pretty much where he had previously indicated that he would be and near one of the stairwells leading to the general admission area. The second opening band, Redlight King - a band hailing from nearby Hamilton, or “The Hammer” as the band’s lead singer nicknamed it - had about three to four songs left before Halestorm would take the stage. There were even people on the balcony section of the Opera House - I had never seen anyone in that section for any show in the past.
I arrived at the venue at around 9:15 pm and found it already completely packed. Frankly, I thought that Lzzy Hale‘s voice was so good live that she sounded even better than she does on Halestorm‘s various CDs. Band Websites: – What an absolutely phenomenal voice - that was the general consensus between myself, Last Bullet frontman Bryan Fontez (whom spotted me as I was leaving the venue) and ‘rival’ website writer Rich “The Meister” Dillon after having heard lead vocalist Lzzy Hale sing/scream all night long at Halestorm‘s show at The Opera House.