Halestorm - Back from the Dead (2022)

Halestorm - Back from the Dead (2022)

Tracklist front / back album covers

1. "Back from the Dead"   3:30

2. "Wicked Ways"   3:27

3. "Strange Girl"   3:42

4. "Brightside"   3:27

5. "The Steeple"   3:27

6. "Terrible Things"   3:36

7. "My Redemption"   3:33

8. "Bombshell"   3:07

9. "I Come First"   3:13

10. "Psycho Crazy"   3:25

11. "Raise Your Horns"   3:19

Total length:   37:41

Japanese edition bonus tracks

12. "Back from the Dead (Acoustic)"

13. "Back from the Dead (Live)"

 

Halestorm Band Members / Musicians

Lzzy Hale – vocals, guitar, piano, synthesizer

Arejay Hale – drums, backing vocals

Joe Hottinger – lead guitar, backing vocals, synthesizer

Josh Smith – bass guitar, backing vocals, synthesizer

Scott Stevens – production (all tracks); engineering, digital editing (track 1); acoustic guitar, string arrangement (6)

Nick Raskulinecz – production (all tracks), gang vocals (1)

Ted Jensen – mastering

Chris Lord-Alge – mixing

Nathan Yarborough – engineering

Nick Spezia – engineering (6)

Rock Falcon – drum technician

Calvin Roffey – guitar technician

Tyler Dragness – guitar technician

Adam Chagnon – additional engineering

Brian Judd – mixing assistance

Alan Umstead – concert master, violin (6)

Craig Nelson – bass (6)

Andrew Dunn – cello (6)

Kevin Bate – cello (6)

Ron Sorbo – percussion (6)

Caroly Bailey – violin (6)

Catherine Umstead – violin (6)

Janet Darnall – violin (6)

Jung-Min Shin – violin (6)

Maria Conti – violin (6)

Mary Kathryn Vanosdale – violin (6)

Tiago Nunez – programming (8)

Back from the Dead is the 5th studio album by American rock band Halestorm. It was released on May 6, 2022, through Atlantic Records. The album was preceded by its title track, "Back from the Dead", which was released as a single in August 2021, followed by "The Steeple" in February 2022.

Halestorm began working on their fifth studio album slightly before the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. During the lockdown period, the band was forced to cease their customary schedule of frequent touring while finding ways to financially support their staff and crew. The band began formal work on the album in early 2021. Many of the album's lyrics are informed by singer/guitarist Lzzy Hale's experiences of self-discovery as a musician disconnected from fans and bandmates during the pandemic. Mental health is a common theme in the album's lyrics. According to Hale, "This album is the story of me carving myself out of that abyss. It is a journey of navigating mental health, debauchery, survival, redemption, rediscovery, and still maintaining faith in humanity."