Evanescence's Amy Lee to feature on upcoming Halestorm EP

The six-track 'Reimagined EP' is set to be released later this month

Author: Scarlett MartinPublished 5th Aug 2020
Last updated 5th Aug 2020

Halestorm have announced their upcoming 'Halestorm: Reimagined' EP, a six-track collection of fan favourites taken from their multi-platinum catalogue, but with a new twist.

Set to be released on 14th August, the Grammy-Award winning rock band have introduced this latest project by releasing a new take of their 2012 track 'Break In'. The track features a stunning duet between Halestorm’s front woman Lzzy Hale and Evanescence’s front woman, Amy Lee.

This isn't the first time fans will have heard Hale and Lee singing together. During the Carnival of Madness Tour back in 2012, Lee would join the band onstage for a live rendition of 'Break In' most nights.

The EP also includes a cover of the Dolly Parton/Whitney Houston iconic tear jerker, 'I Will Always Love You', which again, the band has played live numerous times over the years.

When talking about the EP and their collaboration with Amy Lee, Halestorm's Lzzy Hale said, "Over the last decade, we’ve been putting out cover EPs in between every original album cycle just for fun... But this time around we decided to shake it up!

"For our Reimagined EP, we committed to only one cover but filled the rest with reimagined versions of Halestorm songs. It was such a blast to remake some of our favourite originals.

"One of the stand out moments on this EP is a duet of our song 'Break In' featuring the amazingly incomparable Amy Lee. Produced by Nick Rasculinecz, we recorded this duet pre-COVID-19, together in the same room, live, as a full performance from beginning to end.

"Amy brought new meaning to this song, turning what was once just a love song into a statement of unity and support for each other. I hope you find something in 'Reimagined' that brings you joy and hope in these crazy times we live in!"

As well as 'Break In' and 'I Will Always Love You', 'Halestorm: Reimagined' also features 'I Miss The Misery', 'I Get Off', 'I Am The Fire' and 'Mz Hyde'.

Amy recently appeared on our Lockdown Interviews podcast, speaking to Loz Guest about her upcoming album which will be released later this year.

Scroll through to see which other stars have appeared on the Lockdown Interviews:

Enter Shikari

In the very first episode, Enter Shikari chat to Loz Guest about the release of their critically lauded and musically ambitious album 'Nothing is True & Everything is Possible', share insight into their life in lockdown and discuss their upcoming tour.

Grant Nicholas

Episode two features Grant Nicholas from Feeder, who talks to Loz about re-imagining 'Just A Day', how their songs have taken on new meaning during the pandemic and new music for Feeder.

Gavin Rossdale

In episode three, Loz Guest chats to Gavin Rossdale from Bush about life in lockdown, staying creative, and his new album 'The Kingdom'.

Stix Zadinia

In episode four, Loz Guest chats to Steel Panther's drummer, Stix Zadinia, about life in lockdown, the future of what gigs look like and how important music is right now.

Amy Lee

In episode five, Loz Guest chats to American Evanescence's lead singer, Amy Lee, about new music, how she's dealing with life in lockdown and what she's looking forward to when this is all over.

Jesse Leach

In episode six, Loz Guest chats to Killswitch Engage frontman, Jesse Leach, about new music, life in lockdown and his creative process.

Dani Winter-Bates

In episode seven, Loz Guest catches up with Dani Winter-Bates from Bury Tomorrow to chat about life in the lockdown, the new album 'Cannibal' and his brilliant work with the NHS.

Brent Smith

In episode eight, Loz Guest catches up with singer/songwriter Brent Smith from Shinedown, who has been very busy during the lockdown.

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