Strange Case Of... [Bonus Track]

by Halestorm, Howard Benson, John Bongiorno

Overview

On the surface, a band blending driving hard rock with powerful ballads would seem like a fairly boilerplate proposition in a world already populated by Shinedown, Three Days Grace, and any number of other faceless post-grunge acts. Fortunately, Halestorm have their not-so-secret weapon, singer Lzzy Hale, whose powerful vocals easily set the band apart from its peers on its sophomore album, The Strange Case Of.... Delivering another versatile performance, Hale helps to give every song that special something, adding the right amount of snarl and grit to more aggressive songs like "Love Bites (So Do I)," while also bringing genuine passion to the more emotional "In Your Room." Her ability to convey emotion without being dramatic is an asset that Halestorm take full advantage of, and to some extent, probably rely on. This isn't to insinuate that the compositions backing up Hale are bad, but the music, while solidly written and cleanly executed, isn't anything that fans of the genre haven't already heard before. It's a bit of a boon, then, that the strength that Halestorm play to is an exceptional one, and anyone that has grown tired of the current crop of meatheaded hard rock bands trying to seem sensitive would do well to give The Strange Case Of... a spin. [

Product Details

Release Date:	04/16/2013
Label:	Atlantic
UPC:	0075678761669
catalogNumber:	533985
Rank:	22220

Tracks

1. Love Bites (So Do I)
2. Mz. Hyde
3. I Miss the Misery
4. Freak Like Me
5. Beautiful With You
6. In Your Room
7. Break In
8. Rock Show
9. Daughters of Darkness
10. You Call Me a Bitch Like It's a Bad Thing
11. American Boys
12. Here's To Us
13. Here's To Us

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Halestorm   Primary Artist
Howard Benson   Keyboards
James Michael   Guest Appearance
Jamie Muhoberac   Piano
Slash   Guest Appearance
Phil X.   Guitar
Myles Kennedy   Guest Appearance
David Draiman   Guest Appearance
Tyler Connolly   Guest Appearance
Lzzy Hale   Guitar,Piano,Vocals,Group Member
Joe Hottinger   Guitar,Vocals,Group Member
Maria Brink   Guest Appearance
Wolfgang Van Halen   Background Vocals
Arejay Hale   Drums,Vocals,Group Member
Lenny Skolnik   Keyboards

Technical Credits

Howard Benson   Programming,Producer
John Bongiorno   Booking
Paul DeCarli   Engineer
Mike Plotnikoff   Engineer
Sommer   Composer
Graves   Composer
Hatsukazu "Hatch" Inagaki   Engineer
Marc VanGool   Guitar Techician
Alex Kirzhner   Art Direction
Emma Banks   Booking
Scott Sokol   Booking
Anthony Delia   Marketing
Jon Nicholson   Drum Technician
Bill McGathy   Management
Brian Ranney   Package Production
Briley   Composer
Vincent Hartong   Management
Bassett   Composer
Holman   Composer
Ossoff   Composer
Connolly   Composer
Rebecca Wedlake   Booking
Lenny Skolnik   Programming
Emery   Composer
Proal   Composer