HALESTORM singer
Lzzy Hale is one of many guests appearing on the self-titled debut album from
DEVICE, the new industrial rock act led by
DISTURBED frontman
David Draiman.
Hale, who reportedly duets with
Draiman on a cover of the
Ozzy Osbourne/
Lita Ford song
"Close My Eyes Forever", told
The Pulse Of Radio how she felt about being asked to sing. "I'm humbled," she said. "My brother [
HALESTORM drummer
Arejay Hale] was freaking out because my brother and I have been huge
DISTURBED fans since [their 2000 debut]
'The Sickness' came out, you know. So this is a huge moment for him and I, like, 'Oh my god, I can't believe this is actually happening.' Got a little fangirl for a second."
In addition to
Hale, the lineup of guests on the
DEVICE disc includes
AVENGED SEVENFOLD singer
M. Shadows,
SYSTEM OF A DOWN vocalist
Serj Tankian,
RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE guitarist
Tom Morello,
BLACK SABBATH bassist
Geezer Butler and ex-
DEEP PURPLE bassist/vocalist
Glenn Hughes.
The set is due out on April 9, with a first single called
"Vilify" slated to arrive at radio stations in mid-February.
The touring lineup of
DEVICE will feature
EVANESCENCE drummer
Will Hunt and
DOPE guitarist
Virus, in addition to
Draiman and guitarist
Geno Lenardo.
In a recent video interview with
Artisan News Service,
Draiman spoke about how
DEVICE came together. "I was first approached by
Geno Lenardo, who was working on a number of tracks for the
'Underworld' soundtrack for the last
'Underworld' film that came out… and he asked me if I would be interested in being a part of one of the tracks and I asked him to send me the music that he had in mind and I was able to make a really compelling and powerful song," he said. "[I] found that working with him as a songwriting partner was very easy and fluid. He's a very strong songwriter in his own right."
