THE HALO EFFECT Announces Second Album 'March Of The Unheard'
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THE HALO EFFECT, the project featuring five former members of the Swedish metal band IN FLAMES — Jesper Strömblad (guitar), Daniel Svensson (drums), Peter Iwers (bass), Niclas Engelin (guitar) and Mikael Stanne (vocals) — will release its second album, "March Of The Unheard", on January 10, 2025, via Nuclear Blast Records.
Following the massive success of THE HALO EFFECT's critically acclaimed debut "Days Of The Lost", "March Of The Unheard" delivers a triumphant continuation of the band’s signature sound. Packed with soaring melodies and electrifying energy, the new LP promises to exceed fan expectations.
The first single from the album, "Detonate", is an upbeat anthem that blends melodic hooks with relentless energy. Accompanied by a thrilling music video, "Detonate" sets the stage for what promises to be yet another landmark release, delivering a strong message for the unheard: "Break the chains of this deadlock, before we detonate!"
Engelin comments: "Damn, time flies fast when you have so much fun touring, playing festivals, and creating new magic. Are we hitting album no. 2 already? Still running high from the energy from 'Days Of The Lost', and it's been a blast!"
He continues: "We just can't wait for you all to hear our new magic and I think you might like what you are about to hear! 'Detonate', our first single from our new album 'March Of The Unheard', is an upbeat, straight-in-the-face song with all the melodies that you just can't be without! Obey The Riff!"
"March Of The Unheard" will be made available in the following formats:
- CD Jewel case
- CD Digi, including three bonus tracks, 24-page booklet, UV spot varnish & parchment paper **
- 1 LP Crystal Clear (Retail)
- 1 LP Curacao/Ocean Blue/White Splatter (NB shop)
- 1 LP Curacao (Band shop)
- 1 LP Yellow (Sweden Rock) + 1 Bonus Track *
- 1 LP Light Green (Nordics)
All vinyls come with 24-page booklet, UV spot varnish and parchment paper
"March Of The Unheard" track listing:
01. Conspire To Deceive
02. Detonate
03. Our Channel To The Darkness
04. Cruel Perception
05. What We Become
06. This Curse Of Silence
07. March Of The Unheard
08. Forever Astray
09. Between Directions
10. A Death That Becomes Us
11. The Burning Point
12. Coda
Bonus tracks:
* "Not Yet Broken"
** "Path Of Fierce Resistance"
** "The Defiant One"
** "Become Surrender"
Shortly after "March Of The Unheard"'s release, THE HALO EFFECT will embark on its first-ever headline tour in Europe. Industrial outfit and labelmates PAIN will be special guest on this tour and to round up this great package, melo-death shooting stars from Finland BLOODRED HOURGLASS will join as a support.
In a recent interview with Finland's Chaoszine, Stanne stated about "March Of The Unheard": "It's been done for a while. Yeah, I think that's the hardest part for our labels, in order to squeeze stuff in and have room enough to promote and make sure that everybody knows about it. So, we pushed the release until early next year… But it's really cool. I'm incredibly proud of it. It sounds awesome. Niclas and Jesper have written some incredible songs that are very — like a different level of confidence, I think. Because the first album, we were just going, 'Yeah, let's see what can happen.' It feels like a more confident band. Everybody knows exactly what to do now, so the album sounds awesome."
Stanne was also asked if Strömblad, who has been battling addiction for more than a decade, will be part of THE HALO EFFECT's lineup when he and his bandmates return to the road or if THE HAUNTED's Patrik Jensen will continue to fill in for him. Mikael said: "Most likely [Jensen will continue to tour with us]. Whenever Jesper wants to, we want him, so we're always ready. If he's up to it, then he will join us. But it's always up to him. And we always said, 'Yeah, we're there. Jensen's always gonna be there. If Jesper wants to play, then we're here.' So that's kind of the deal we made early on."
Asked in an interview with A Swedish Fika With about the musical direction of the new THE HALO EFFECT songs, Peter said: "I think it's definitely the same type of music, but as an artist, you don't obviously wanna repeat yourself. But I guess what we did on the first one, we just went in and we took the ideas and what was written and made it into songs. And without thinking of, 'This is gonna sound like this or that.' And now with the second album, we know how it's gonna sound. But I guess we kept on still doing it the same way. So there's no real change. It's THE HALO EFFECT. It's not gonna be a big change in a different direction. We're gonna keep on trying to do what we started to do."
(Source: www.blabbermouth.net)
