THE HALO EFFECT Releases Cover Of W.A.S.P.'s 'I Wanna Be Somebody', Announces 'We Are Shadows' 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 W.A.S.P.'s 1984 anthem "I Wanna Be Somebody". The track, handpicked by Strömblad, marks THE HALO EFFECT's third cover version and continues the group's celebration of iconic heavy metal influences.
THE HALO EFFECT's version of "I Wanna Be Somebody", along with the previously released covers of DANZIG's "How The Gods Kill" and KENT's "If You Were Here" (originally released in Swedish as "Om Du Var Här") will appear on the band's new EP, "We Are Shadows", due on November 21 via Nuclear Blast.
The "I Wanna Be Somebody" single is accompanied by a striking visualizer, further amplifying the raw energy of the track.
Strömblad reflects on the choice of song: "W.A.S.P.'s aggressive sound and eccentric stage presence has always been fun. The shock of songs like 'I Fuck Like A Beast' and fun anthems like 'I Wanna Be Somebody' and 'L.O.V.E. Machine' are powerful and heavy. Extreme and dramatic, controversial and fun, W.A.S.P.'s 'I Wanna Be Somebody', off their debut album, was my first introduction into the band."
The "We Are Shadows" EP will be released digitally and on a limited vinyl version.
The track listing is as follows:
01. How The Gods Kill
02. If You Were Here
03. I Wanna Be Somebody
04. Dance With The Devil
05. Shoreline
Handpicked by Iwers, "If You Were Here" 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 commented: "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."
The "How The Gods Kill" 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 recent 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.
(Source: www.blabbermouth.net)
