On this episode of SPIN Presents Lipps Service with Scott Lipps, Lzzy Hale and Joe Hottinger of Halestorm sit down for an unfiltered, career-spanning conversation.

Lzzy kicks things off with stories from Black Sabbath’s final show and her surreal full circle moments with Dio, before diving into what it means to be a woman in rock today. The duo reflects on their early years as a family band, grunge influences, Steve Whiteman’s vocal lessons, and the grind of surviving the music industry — from their Don Hills residency in New York to living at the Oakwood apartments in L.A.

They open up about 20 years of Halestorm, songwriting evolution, fashion, bucket-list goals (including fronting Skid Row), and why Iron Maiden might just be the best band of the ’80s. The conversation gets personal with stories about their new album Everest, working with Dave Cobb, their hit “Like a Woman Can,” and the economics of making music in today’s world.

Fans will love inside stories about Grammy wins, meeting Katy Perry, playing Wembley Stadium, and even Spinal Tap 2. From pyro mishaps to signature guitars, horror movies to the top 5 guitar riffs of all time, this episode is packed with raw honesty, laughs, and the unique perspective of one of rock’s most enduring modern bands.

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TIMESTAMPS:

0:00:00 Start

0:00:36 Black Sabbath's Final Show

0:04:20 Women in rock

0:05:55 Lzzy’s full circle moment

0:06:13 Halestorm on playing Dio’s last concert

0:06:63 Meeting Dio

0:07:27 Tom Morello

0:08:02 Yungblud’s performance

0:08:47 Jeff Buckley documentary

0:11:12 Early years

0:13:07 Having dad in the band

0:14:00 Growing up in the scene

0:14:35 Grunge influences

0:16:35 Cinderella

0:17:04 Vocal lessons from Steve Whiteman

0:17:58 Changing as a songwriter

0:19:03 20 years of Halestorm

0:19:50 Pre internet days and meeting members

0:21:13 Living at the Oakwood apartments

0:22:19 Taking off

0:23:05 Making a living in music

0:24:57 Surviving in the music industry

0:25:25 Don Hills residency

0:26:38 Early A&R

0:27:03 Outside hobbies

0:27:38 photography

0:28:13 Scissor Happy fashion line

0:29:03 Favorite designers

0:30:03 Fronting Skid Row

0:32:46 Secret bucket list

0:33:33 Iron Maiden

0:34:20 Best Band from the 80’s

0:35:06 New album

0:35:43 Recording with Dave Cobb

0:36:32 writing “Everest”

0:38:51 “Like a woman can”

0:39:33 Savannah

0:40:28 Going out of the comfort zone

0:41:41 The economics of music

0:45:10 Grammy awards

0:46:37 Meeting Katy Perry

0:46:58 Removal of the hard rock/metal category

0:47:34 Playing Wembley Stadium

0:48:20 Spinal Tap 2

0:48:58 Winning the crowd over

0:50:52 Being on the road

0:51:55 Pyro at nausium

0:53:06 Lzzy’s signature guitars

0:53:32 The perfect album

0:55:01 Rick Rubin

0:55:30 Last meal

0:57:31 Best metal band ever?

0:58:24 Best new bands

0:59:15 Avatar

0:59:46 Favorite horror movies

1:00:50 Top 5 guitar riffs