Pennsylvania-based rock band Halestorm returns with a new masterpiece that’s ready to hit the airwaves. Into the Wild Life is an energetic album that does not disappoint. Whether or not you are a fan of rock music, you will want to take a moment to listen to this album.

The appropriately titled “Scream” begins with a screaming intro, leading into an angry and fiery declaration to the audience that the singer has very little tolerance for the “doubters and haters, actors and fakers” in her life. “I am the Fire” is a self-assuring melody where lead signer Lzzy Hale tells the audience that she is stronger and better than she’s given credit for. “Sick Individual” is a no holds barred track that has Lzzy telling her audience that she is a confident and unique woman who will do as she pleases.

And Hale definitely walks the walk, or in this case screams the scream. The loud and shocking guitar intro and the screaming chorus in “Mayhem” demands attention and may surprise the unsuspecting listeners, but Hale does not shout for the entire album. “Bad Girl’s World” is somber and has a more of a bluesy and laid back sound than rock, showing the band’s range. The band gets a little raunchy with sexually charged tracks such as “Gonna Get Mine” and “Apocalyptic,” and finishes the album with “I Like it Heavy.” Hale and her bandmates (brother Arejay Hale, Josh Smith and Joe Hottinger) included this track as an anthem for all heavy metal fans and a tribute to the bands mentioned in this song.

Whether you’re a fan of hard rock or you’ve never listened to one hard rock song in your life, you should give this album a chance. The powerful messages and awesome performances from each musician will have you wanting to listen to every track on Into the Wild Life and then hear more of their work, which you can do since they are currently on tour! They stop in Baltimore at Pier Six Pavilion on May 2.

Final Grade: A

Tour information: http://www.halestormrocks.com/tour

About The Author

Lauren Beverly

Music Reviewer

I love to write and have been doing so since the age of eight. Fictional stories have always been a favorite of mine, because it gives me a chance to be creative and to express myself in a multitude of ways. On more than one occasion, a song proved to be the inspiration to several stories I have written. Believe it or not, some of those songs were on soundtracks! That’s mostly what I listen to, aside from hits from the 1950’s up to the 1980’s. I’ve learned that anything can be the inspiration to a story, even a poster from the 1990’s or a DVD cover.

I’ve lived in Upper Marlboro all of my life and spent much of my childhood watching cartoons of all kinds, and listening to my older sister’s cassette tapes. Growing up, I listened to everything Jackson related, Paula Abdul, Elton John, and even the controversial group Milli Vanilli. As a teenager, I continued to listen to old-school hits and that was pretty much all I liked, aside from listening to all of Michael Jackson’s music. To this day, I still love old-school hits. That hasn’t changed.

I own a variety of CDs from artists such as Styx, The BeeGees, Michael Jackson, Queen, The Yellow Submarine Soundtrack, and many others. When a soundtrack comes out, there will always be one specific song from that album that I’ll love. It never fails.

I’ve graduated from Bowie State University in December 2013 with a B.A. degree in English.

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