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After making a big impression with their debut single “Shadowminds” and the follow up single “Feel What I Believe”, The Halo Effect have announced their debut album, set for release on August 12th, and have released a third single and video for the album’s title track “Days Of TheLost”.
The band featuring guitar heroes & songwriting wizards Jesper Strömblad and NiclasEngelin (ex- IN FLAMES), singer Mikael Stanne (DARK TRANQUILITY), as well as former IN FLAMES members Peter Iwers and Daniel Svensson, present another masterclass in Swedish melodic death metal.
Frontman Mikael Stanne explainsabout the song: “Days Of The Lost” is about finding your place in life, about making that outcast experience into something that propels you forward. We all met in our mid teens and we were all trying to find direction, motivation and meaning. Thankfully we found it in creativity and music and we shared this passion and made something from it that remains an essential part of who we are as individuals and as parts of a whole. So this is us reflecting on our past, while watching a new generation slowly but surely find their path. It’s about standing up, being your true self and about not letting anything stand in your way. Our choices and our paths have led to all kinds of things but we wouldn’t change a thing.”
The video was shot on a cold day in January on a rooftop at a location in Gothenburg called ‘Ringön’. Previously an industrial wasteland, the area is now a bustling hotspot. It was directed by Theo Gabay along with his sidekick Morgan Jensen, who are more known in Sweden for their movie and TV work.
– 1LP Gatefold 24 Pages Booklet + Documentary Blu Ray Transparent Red (EMP)
– 1LP Gatefold 24 Pages Booklet + Documentary Blu Ray Transparent Sun Yellow (Nordics)
– 1LP Gatefold 24 Pages Booklet + Documentary Blu Ray Transparent Light Green (UK)
– 1LP Gatefold 24 Pages Booklet + Documentary Blu Ray Glow In The Dark (Band Shop)
– 1LP Gatefold 24 Pages Booklet + Documentary Blu Ray Marbled Light Green Transparent/Black (Band Shop)
Catch the band live at the below dates:
11.06. SE SWEDEN ROCK 05.08. DE WACKEN OPEN AIR
AMON AMARTH, MACHINE HEAD /w THE HALO EFFECT 08.09. UK Nottingham – Arena 09.09. UK Cardiff – Arena 10.09. UK London – Wembley Arena 12.09. UK Manchester – Arena 13.09. IE Dublin – 3 Arena 16.09. CH Zurich – Hallenstadion 17.09. AT Vienna – Stadthalle 18.09. PL Krakow – Tauron Arena 20.09. EST Tallinn – Saku Arena 21.09. FIN Helsinki – Ice Hall 23.09. N Oslo – Spektrum 24.09. S Stockholm – Hovet 26.09. DK Copenhagen – Forum Black Box 27.09. DE Hamburg – Barclays Arena 28.09. DE Frankfurt – Festhalle 30.09. DE Oberhausen – König Pilsener Arena 01.10. DE Berlin – Velodrom 02.10. NL Amsterdam – Afas Live 04.10. IT Milano – Lorenzini District 06.10. ES Barcelona – Sant Jordi 07.10. ES Madrid – Vistalegre 08.10. ES La Coruna – Coliseum 09.10. P Lisbon – Campo Pequeno 12.10. FR Paris – Zenith 14.10. DE Munich – Olympiahalle 15.10. DE Leipzig – Arena 16.10. CZ Prague – Tipsport Arena 18.10. HU Budapest – Barba Negra 20.10. LUX Esch zur Alzette – Rockhal 21.10. BE Brussels – Forest National 22.10. DE Stuttgart – Schleyerhalle
photo credit: Lucas Englund
THE HALO EFFECT is: Niclas Engelin | guitar Jesper Strömblad | guitar Mikael Stanne | vocals Peter Iwers | bass Daniel Svensson | drums
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