THE HALO EFFECT To Release Covers EP
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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) — has released a cover of the beloved 1997 hit "If You Were Here" by Swedish alternative pop-rock icons KENT (originally released in Swedish as "Om Du Var Här"). Watch the official music video here.
Handpicked by Iwers, the track is a heartfelt tribute to a band that helped shape Sweden's musical landscape. THE HALO EFFECT's rendition blends Stanne's rich, emotive clean vocals with a hypnotic, pounding bass line and soaring melodic guitars, honoring the song's essence while infusing it with the band’s signature sound.
Iwers comments: "KENT was a band that left a mark on many, weaving together pop rock and synth in a way that deeply moved me. This song remains one of my personal favorites. Out of respect for their artistry, we aimed to create our own version without straying too far from the soul of the original."
This past June, THE HALO EFFECT released a powerful interpretation of DANZIG's iconic track "How The Gods Kill". THE HALO EFFECT brought a new weight and urgency to the track, which originally appeared on DANZIG's classic 1992 album "Danzig III: How The Gods Kill", while preserving the brooding mystique of the original. With soaring guitar harmonies, thunderous rhythm, and Stanne's commanding vocals, THE HALO EFFECT reinvents the classic through the lens of the Gothenburg sound. Watch the official visualizer here.
This cover version was handpicked by Stanne, who said: "During my teenage years, the darkness and allure of the early DANZIG albums introduced me to a whole new way of thinking about what rock and metal could be. Glenn's [Danzig] vocals and lyrics were also incredibly influential on this aspiring vocalist/lyricist."
In a new interview with Metal & Rock Zone, Stanne stated about THE HALO EFFECT's plans for "If You Were Here" and "How The Gods Kill": "We're putting out an EP of covers. The first one was 'How The Gods Kill' by DANZIG, which is still pretty metal. But then we did two Swedish pop songs, one metal song that's coming soon as well and one old-school classic hard rock song that we love. So it's just songs that we grew up with that we loved kind of when we met, when we were in our twenties, just classics that we decided to, 'Let's see what we can do with them.' So that was a fun pastime thing that we did last year, and now it's finally coming out."
THE HALO EFFECT's second album, "March Of The Unheard", came out in January via Nuclear Blast Records.
Shortly after "March Of The Unheard"'s release, THE HALO EFFECT embarked on its first-ever headline tour in Europe. Industrial outfit and labelmates PAIN were special guest on this tour and to round up this great package, melo-death shooting stars from Finland BLOODRED HOURGLASS joined as support.
(Source: www.blabbermouth.net)
