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In the last few years, female-fronted hard rock bands have been staging quite a comeback. From gothic-metal bands like Nightwish and Lacuna Coil to more mainstream bands like Evanescence and Paramore, these frontwomen are building on the legacies of Pat Benatar, Lita Ford, and Doro Pesch. 

Halestorm’s marriage of tight, heavy rhythms and catchy melodies remind me of last year’s excellent Black Sun by Ra. The sound is also refreshingly well-produced. It’s devoid of the “hot tracked’ over-produced pablum that record companies are churning out to satisfy the indiscriminate masses. Instead you can actually hear the individual instruments and even when you things crank up, ‘clipping’ is not heard. 

Halestorm’s debut is crunching, dirty hard rock that’s as retro in spirit as it is fresh and modern in delivery. This is THE debut rock CD of the year