In a new interview with the Mark And Me podcast, HALESTORM frontwoman Lzzy Hale opened up about her experiences with stage fright.

When asked if there are moments when she feels unprepared to go on stage, Hale responded, “Oh, of course.

Now, we do have some tricks that the four of us do where… It's gonna sound silly, but we will literally run in place and yell as loud as we can or whatever it is.” Hale continued: “Now, as far as stage fright or nervousness, that's different now than it was when I was a kid.

When I was a kid, I had to work very hard to figure out how to look at people and be outward on stage.

I call myself a reformed introvert.” She cited the band as helping her overcome stage fright: “But now, there's still this… I feel like it's an internal countdown in my head.

As soon as we get to maybe 15 minutes before we're about to take the stage, I'm, like, ‘Okay.’ And I can't sit down, and I'm kind of pacing.” Hale acknowledged that she is not against bands using playback tracks: “Let me just say that I'm not against bands that use playback.

I have another project called KEMIKALFIRE.

We use playback.

I think it's fine if you wanna do that.” The band's guitarist, Joe Hottinger, weighed in on the topic earlier this month: “To me, a live show is an interpretation of your record.

And it doesn't need to sound exactly like the album… If you wanna listen to the studio recording, listen to the studio recording.” Halestorm's sixth full-length studio album, "Everest", was released last August via Atlantic Records.

The band has consistently emphasized their commitment to playing live without the aid of playback tracks or sound enhancements.