Our Deluxe Edition of #backfromthedead is out today. And we would’ve not had that collection of songs for this album without the songs that came first...The gateways into my soul. Contrary to popular belief, Bsides are never “throw aways” or “extras”. They are a very important part of the process of writing an album. You don’t just sit down and come up with a winning concept...it takes time and agony. For example... We wouldn’t have “Psycho Crazy” or “wicked ways” without “Heavy Mental (fuck yeah)”, or “Bombshell” without “Legendary”, or “Strange Girl” without first writing “Alien” or “I Come First” without “Special”. What other concepts can you match from our bonus tracks to the Original release? Hope you enjoy this deep dive into hive of HALESTORM. Photos are from our recording sessions taken by @thejoestorm