Into the Wild Life

Into the Wild Life
Studio album by Halestorm
Released	April 10, 2015 (EU) April 13, 2015 (UK) April 14, 2015 (NA) April 15, 2015 (JP)
Genre	Hard rock[1] alternative rock,[2] pop rock[3]
Length	49:31 56:48 (deluxe edition)
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Jay Joyce
Halestorm chronology
The Strange Case Of... (2012) Into the Wild Life (2015)
Singles from Into the Wild Life
"Apocalyptic" Released: January 12, 2015[4] "Amen" Released: May 3, 2015 "I Am the Fire" Released: September 1, 2015 "Mayhem" Released: February 1, 2016[5]

Into the Wild Life is the third studio album by American rock band Halestorm. It was scheduled for release on April 3, 2015 via Atlantic Records but due to unforeseen circumstances, it was pushed back by a week worldwide.^{[6][7][8][9][10][11][12]} The album peaked at #5 on the Billboard 200 Albums Chart, making it their highest charting release to date in the US.^[13]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
411Mania	[14]
AllMusic	[15]
aNewRisingMusic	[16]
AXS	[17]
The Guardian	[18]
lsureveille	[19]
Melodic Rock	(90/100)[20]
Rocksins	[21]
Rolling Stone	[22]
Stereoboard	[2]

Upon release, Into The Wild Life received generally favorable reviews from music critics. According to Metacritic, the album received an average score of 67/100 based on 5 reviews.^[23]

James Christopher Monger at AllMusic regarded "I Am the Fire," "Gonna Get Mine," "Dear Daughter," and "Mayhem" as some of Halestorms best songs, adding "the band is undeniably tight and flush with ideas, and Hale is such a force of nature that the occasional foray into AOR snooze-ville can be forgiven."^[15] Kory Grow from Rolling Stone gave Into The Wild Life a positive review of 3/5 stars stating; "While Hale has packed Into the Wild Life with similarly themed tunes, like the anti-boredom anthem "Mayhem", what makes it interesting are the risks Halestorm took this time, especially the country influences seeping into the Tennessee studio where they recorded."^[22]

Dom Lawson, reporting for The Guardian gave a more negative review of the album giving 2 stars and saying: "Joyce’s heavy-handed production has transformed a likable hard rock band into a slick, mainstream pop act, albeit one with a penchant for power chords and blazing guitar solos. Hale’s voice is still impressive, but from Scream’s incongruous electronic pulse to Amen’s leaden Nickelback-isms, Into the Wild Life is as plastic and cynical as it gets."^[18]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Scream"	Lzzy Hale, Joe Hottinger, Dave Bassett	4:01
2.	"I Am the Fire"	Hale, Hottinger, Scott Stevens	3:37
3.	"Sick Individual"	Hale, Hottinger, Stevens	3:27
4.	"Amen"	Hale, Hottinger, Stevens	2:58
5.	"Dear Daughter"	Hale, Hottinger, Bassett	4:46
6.	"New Modern Love"	Hale, Hottinger, Bassett	3:38
7.	"Mayhem"	Hale, Hottinger, Bassett	3:38
8.	"Bad Girl's World"	Hale, Hottinger, John Joseph Joyce	5:08
9.	"Gonna Get Mine"	Hale, Hottinger, Josh Smith	2:57
10.	"The Reckoning"	Hale, Stevens	3:44
11.	"Apocalyptic"	Hale, Nate Campany, Stevens	3:17
12.	"What Sober Couldn't Say"	Hale, Hottinger, Natalie Hemby, Stevens	3:33
13.	"I Like It Heavy"	Hale, Hottinger, Stevens, Zach Malloy	4:53
Total length:			49:31

Deluxe Edition Bonus Tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
14.	"Jump the Gun"	Hale, Hottinger, Stevens, Jaren Johnston	3:08
15.	"Unapologetic"	Hale, Hottinger, Joyce, Hillary Lindsey	4:09
Total length:			56:48

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Japanese Deluxe Edition Bonus Track
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
16.	"Drunk Pretty"	Hale, Hottinger, Joyce, Hemby	3:02
Total length:			59:50

Personnel

• Dave Bassett – Composer
• Nate Campany – Composer
• Anne Declemente – A&R
• Anthony Delia – Marketing
• Richard Dodd – Mastering
• Pete Ganbarg – A&R
• Arejay Hale – Composer, Drums, Group Member, Vocals
• Lzzy Hale – Composer, Group Member, Rhythm Guitar, Piano, Lead Vocals
• Halestorm – Primary Artist
• Jason Hall – Engineer, Mixing
• Natalie Hemby – Composer
• Joe Hottinger – Composer, Group Member, Lead Guitar, Vocals
• Jay Joyce – Composer, Engineer, Mixing, Producer
• Alex Kirzhner – Art Direction, Design
• Dylan Lancaster – Assistant Engineer
• Zachary Malloy – Composer
• Jake Giles Netter – Photography
• Daniel O'Neil – Guitar Technician
• Brian Ranney – Package Production
• Paul Simmons – Drum Technician
• Josh Smith – Composer, Group Member, Guitar (Bass), Piano, Vocals
• Scott Christopher Stevens – Composer
• Caleb VanBuskirk – Assistant Engineer

Charts

Chart (2015)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[25]	51
Austria Albums [26]	33
Belgium Albums(Vl) [26]	73
Belgium Albums(Wa) [26]	149
Canadian Albums [27]	7
Germany Albums [26]	24
Ireland Albums (IRMA) [28]	24
Italian Albums (FIMI)[29]	81
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[30]	55
Netherlands Albums [26]	59
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[31]	28
Sweden Albums [26]	50
Switzerland Albums [26]	20
UK Album Charts [32]	10
UK Rock Charts [33]	1
US Billboard 200 [34]	5
US Rock Albums [35]	1
US Alternative Albums [36]	1
US Hard Rock Albums [37]	1

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