The Roll in Rock is Coming Back

Late to the party, but no less enthusiastic, I'm still giddy over discovering a band that has rejuvenated my love for the hard rock genre. In a world of the Foo Fighters and lots of bands that sound like Nickelback, I began to lose hope. My metal, indie, electronic—hell, even my jazz—requirements are being met, but up until today, I hadn't found a new hard rock band to get pumped up for that wasn't in its prime in the 1970s.

Halestorm, a concoction of siblings, Lzzy and Arejay Hale, and their two band mates, Joe Hottinger and Josh Smith, is something like a Foo Fighters-meets-Boston-meets-ACDC gumbo—with just the right amount of spice. Lzzy is one of the most phenomenal vocalists I've ever heard; the way she belts out some of those notes reminds me of the crazy vocal work that Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin did (There's even a video of her doing a cover of "Black Dog.").

Their most recent album "The Strange Case Of..." just came out in April so I highly suggest checking them out. This band elicits goosebumps. I don't like all their songs (very few), but that's because the nature of the music business these days has certain exceptions and stifles creativity to a lesser or greater (often greater) extent. Regardless, this band is all its own and rocks harder than most others, even the uber-popular Lady Gaga; their version of "Bad Romance" is better than her original, I think. I can only hope that this band is a sign of more uninhibited rock to come.

Also, this is my favorite song of theirs. It reminds me so much of Boston's "Rock and Roll Band."