The Strange Case Of...

The Strange Case Of... is the second studio album by American rock band Halestorm. It was released on April 10, 2012 by Atlantic. The album was produced by Howard Benson, who also produced the band's self-titled debut album. The first single and video from the album "Love Bites (So Do I)" won a Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance. The song "Freak Like Me" was the band's first single to reach number one on the Mainstream Rock chart. The song "Here's to Us" was performed on the US television show, Glee, with clean lyrics. Four of the album's songs were previously released on the sneak-preview EP ''Hello, It's Mz. Hyde''. A deluxe edition of the album was also released containing three bonus tracks. A different version of the song "Here's to Us" featuring multiple guests including Slash was included as a bonus track on the reissue version of the standard and deluxe version of the album in 2013. In interviews about the album, Hale noted that the album was heavier than their previous album, but was significantly closer to the sound of them live.

The album debuted at No. 7 on Top Rock Albums and No. 15 on the Billboard 200, selling 24,000 copies in its first week. It has sold 1,000,000 copies in the US as of June 2, 2022, certified by the RIAA.

Hello, It's Mz. Hyde EP
The band released an EP before the album release of four of the songs set to appear on The Strange Case Of....

Personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of The Strange Case Of....

Band members
 * Lzzy Hale – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, piano
 * Joe Hottinger – lead guitar, backing vocals
 * Josh Smith – bass guitar, backing vocals
 * Arejay Hale – drums, percussion, backing vocals

Additional personnel

Musicians
 * Wolfgang Van Halen – background vocals
 * Myles Kennedy – guitar
 * Slash – guitar
 * Phil X – guitar
 * Howard Benson – keyboards
 * Lenny Skolnik – keyboards
 * Jamie Muhoberac – piano
 * Maria Brink – background vocals
 * Tyler Connolly – background vocals
 * David Draiman – background vocals
 * Myles Kennedy – background vocals
 * James Michael – background vocals
 * Brent Smith – background vocals

Artistry
 * Alex Kirzhner – art direction, design, photography
 * Hikari Tezuka – hair stylist
 * Lucky Smyler – make-up
 * Chris Phelps – photography
 * Mody Al Khufash – stylist

Production


 * Anne Declemente – A&R, administration
 * Pete Ganbarg – A&R
 * Paul DeCarli – digital editing, engineer
 * Jon Nicholson – drum technician
 * Jimmy Fahey – engineer
 * Hatsukazu "Hatch" Inagaki – engineer
 * James Michael – engineer
 * Mike Plotnikoff – engineer
 * Marc VanGool – guitar technician
 * Ted Jensen – mastering
 * Chris Lord-Alge – mixing
 * Brian Ranney – packaging
 * Howard Benson – producer, programming
 * Lenny Skolnik – programming