GRAMMY-winning Halestorm today unveiled “Darkness Always Wins,” a slowly-building, cinematic hard rock anthem that marks the band’s first release of 2025. The song, produced by GRAMMY-winning producer Dave Cobb (Chris Stapleton, Brandi Carlile, Jason Isbell) is the first to be revealed from a new album from Atlantic Records, details of which will be announced soon.
“‘Darkness Always Wins’ is not a song of hope, nor is it a song of despair,” said Halestorm frontwoman Lzzy Hale. “It is reality. History repeating. Evil prevails and the good depart first. But we are not doomed as long as we persist and keep our fires burning. The war may not be won in this lifetime. But our mission is to pass the torch so that those who follow have a light to fight with.”
This summer, Halestorm will travel to Europe to support Iron Maiden followed by a US run supporting Volbeat, but not before a one-night-only performance at Black Sabbath’s last show in Birmingham, England on July 5. See below for a full list of all 2025 dates.
Last month, Lzzy Hale joined Lacuna Coil’s Christina Scabbia and Spiritbox’s Courtney LaPlante for Spotify’s “Women of Metal Roundtable.” Their conversation is here.
What started as a childhood dream of Lzzy and Arejay Hale, Halestorm has scored seven #1 hits at rock radio, and their music has surpassed one billion streams across platforms worldwide. They’ve received two GRAMMY nominations and won in 2012 for “Love Bites (So Do I)” as Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance. The band has built a reputation for their dominating live performances and has shared the stage with rock icons like Heaven & Hell, Alice Cooper, and Joan Jett.
HALESTORM: ON TOUR 2025
May 27 – June 28: Supporting Iron Maiden (where noted)
July 5: supporting Black Sabbath
July 17 – August 22: Supporting Volbeat (where noted)
MAY
15 – Daytona Beach, FL – Welcome To Rockville (festival date)
17 – Ocean City, MD – Boardwalk Rock (festival date)
27 and 28 – Budapest – Sportarena (supporting Iron Maiden)
31 – Prague, Czechia – Letany Airport (supporting Iron Maiden)
JUNE
1 – Bratislava, Slovakia – O’Nepelu Arena (supporting Iron Maiden)
3 – Leipzig, Saxony – Felsenkeller Leipzig (headline date)
5 – Trondheim, Norway – Trondheim Rocks (festival date)
7 – Stavanger, Norway – Viking Stadium (supporting Iron Maiden)
9 – Copenhagen, Denmark – Royal Arena (supporting Iron Maiden)
12 and 13 – Stockholm, Sweden – 3Arena (supporting Iron Maiden)
16 – Helsinki, Finland – Olympic Stadium (supporting Iron Maiden)
18 – Tallinn, Estonia – Helitehas (headline date)
19 – Riga, Latvia – Palladium Riga (headline date)
23 – Lille, France – Aeronef (headline date)
25 – Dublin, Ireland – Malahide Castle (supporting Iron Maiden)
28 – London, UK – London Stadium (supporting Iron Maiden)
JULY
1 – Lausanne, Switzerland – Les Docks (headline date)
2 – Eindhoven – Effenaar (headline date)
5 – Birmingham, UK – Villa Park (supporting Black Sabbath)
17 – Denver, CO – Ball Arena (supporting Volbeat)
19 – Salt Lake City, UT – Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre (supporting Volbeat)
21 – Auburn, WA – White River Amphitheatre (supporting Volbeat)
22 – Ridgefield, WA – Cascades Amphitheatre (supporting Volbeat)
24 – Wheatland, CA – Kia Forum (supporting Volbeat)
26 – Phoenix, AZ – Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre (supporting Volbeat)
28 – Irving, TX – The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory (supporting Volbeat)
29 – Houston, TX – 713 Music Hall (supporting Volbeat)
31 – Rogers, AR – Walmart AMP (supporting Volbeat)
AUGUST 2025
2 – Franklin, TN – FirstBank Amphitheater (supporting Volbeat)
3 – Alpharetta, GA – Ameris Bank Amphitheatre (supporting Volbeat)
4 – Tampa, FL – MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre (supporting Volbeat)
6 – Charlotte, NC – PNC Music Pavilion (supporting Volbeat)
7 – Bristow, VA – Jiffy Lube Live (supporting Volbeat)
9 – Camden, NJ – Freedom Mortgage Pavilion (supporting Volbeat)
10 – Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center (supporting Volbeat)
12 – Bangor, ME – Maine Savings Amphitheater (supporting Volbeat)
13 – Gilford, NH – Bank NH Pavilion (supporting Volbeat)
14 – Mansfield, MA – Xfinity Center (supporting Volbeat)
16 – Hershey, PA – GIANT Center (supporting Volbeat)
17 – Cincinnati, OH – Riverbend Music Center (supporting Volbeat)
19 – Clarkston, MI – Pine Knob Music Center (supporting Volbeat)
21 – Noblesville, IN – Ruoff Music Center (supporting Volbeat)
22 – Tinley Park, IL – Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre (supporting Volbeat)
23 – Marshfield, WI – Central Wisconsin State Fair (headline date)
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