2020. The year of the corona-pandemic, when the world was forced into a standstill, five
\nold friends put in motion an old idea that had been lingering – and what eventually was to
\nbecome a new band: THE HALO EFFECT.
\nThe members of THE HALO EFFECT are masters of their domain, pioneers of the Gothenburg
\nmelodeath scene. Lead guitarists and melodic death-slingers Niclas Engelin and Jesper
\nStr\u00f6mblad, lead singer and lyricist Mikael Stanne, supported by the solid backbone and
\nfoundation of bassist Peter Iwers, and his partner in crime for twenty plus years, hard-hitting
\ndrummer Daniel Svensson.
\nHaving known each other from an early age back in the late 80\u2019s, the members started playing
\ntogether in various projects during the 90\u2019s, before forming In Flames and Dark Tranquility,
\ntwo truly iconic bands who would go on to dominate the Gothenburg scene. Both bands
\nwere notably major forces behind the melodeath monicker: The Gothenburg Sound. A sound
\nthat would echo far and wide across the world and influence countless metal bands during
\nthe 90\u2019s and early 2000\u2019s.
\nThis was also the initial thought behind THE HALO EFFECT – to go back to the roots and
\nexplore what groundbreaking metal sounded like then, before adding the experience and
\nskill of what the members could bring to the table now. The result is an exceptional album and
\nreal tour de force to fans of melodeath where the echoes of the Gothenburg Sound is evident.
\nTHE HALO EFFECT delivers the goods in a brutally efficient display of heart pounding beats,
\nmelodic mayhem and furious growling at its best. Raw, yet melodic, and in your melted face.
\nGuitarist Niclas Engelin explains: \u201cThere was no exceptional plan or overthinking when it
\ncame to the creation of the music, except for being ourselves and to play like we always do,
\nlet it all come naturally and have fun while doing it. And I think we had just that – fun!! We all
\nreally love playing together and after nearly 3 decades of full on Riffage & Thunder in the
\nname of Gothenburg Sound\/Death Metal we still feel it!\u201d<\/p>\n
Tracklist:<\/p>\n
1 Shadowminds……………………………………..0:03:53
\n2 Days Of The Lost…………………………………0:03:37
\n3 The Needless End………………………………..0:04:04
\n4 Conditional………………………………………..0:03:42
\n5 In Broken Trust…………………………………..0:04:09<\/p>\n
6 Gateways…………………………………………..0:04:49
\n7 A Truth Worth Lying For……………………….0:04:24
\n8 Feel What I Believe……………………………..0:03:59
\n9 Last Of Our Kind feat. Matthew Heafy…….0:04:04
\n10 The Most Alone…………………………………..0:04:02
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