THE HALO EFFECT shares music video for 'Cruel Perception' from upcoming 'March Of The Unheard' album
09-12-2024
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. THE HALO EFFECT has unveiled the video for the third single from “March Of The Unheard”, a song called “Cruel Perception”.
Watch “Cruel Perception” below.
The new single is an anthemic masterpiece, driven by soaring melodic guitars and THE HALO EFFECT‘s unmistakable signature sound. Capturing the very essence of Gothenburg’s melodic death metal legacy, the track delivers a powerful blend of haunting melodies and crushing intensity, cementing the band’s place as modern torchbearers of the genre.
The accompanying “Cruel Perception” music video takes fans on an immersive journey through the streets of THE HALO EFFECT‘s hometown, Gothenburg. With sweeping visuals and a raw, heartfelt connection to their roots, the video is both a tribute to the city that shaped them and a striking visual complement to the single’s energy and emotion.
Engelin comments: “‘Cruel Perception’ is packed with guitar harmonies and melodies that sprung from my noodling on the acoustic guitar in the living room one late night with a coffee in hand, which turned out to be a true melodic death metal anthem. It’s funny how some songs turn out in the end from late night acoustic guitar noodling to full-on melodic death metal, but that’s the beauty with HALO; you never know how it’s going to sound in the end with everybody’s magic in the studio. We hope you will enjoy this song as much as we do and we just can’t wait to play this song live for you all!”
Watch the previously released “March Of The Unheard” and “Detonate” below.
“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.
Fans can expect a packed set with fan favorites from THE HALO EFFECT‘s debut album, “Days Of The Lost”, which came out in 2022, and also some new tunes from the band’s upcoming sophomore effort. Special guest on this tour will be industrial outfit PAIN, as well as Finnish melo-death shooting stars BLOODRED HOURGLASS.
“Halos Over Europe 2025” tour dates:
Jan. 16 – DK Copenhagen – Amager Bio
Jan. 17 – DE Hamburg – Markthalle
Jan. 18 – DE Cologne – Essigfabrik
Jan. 19 – NL Haarlem – Patronaat
Jan. 21 – UK Bristol – The Fleece
Jan. 22 – UK Glasgow – Slay
Jan. 23 – UK Wolverhampton – KK´s Steel Mill
Jan. 24 – UK Manchester – Manchester Club Academy
Jan. 25 – UK London – Electric Ballroom
Jan. 26 – BE Antwerp – Trix
Jan. 28 – FR Paris – Bataclan
Jan. 29 – DE Frankfurt – Batschkapp
Jan. 31 – DE Stuttgart – LKA Longhorn
Feb. 01 – DE Munich – Backstage
Feb. 02 – CH Solothurn – Kulturfabrik Kofmehl
Feb. 04 – DE Berlin – Kulturbrauerei Kesselhaus
Feb. 05 – DE Leipzig – Hellraiser
Feb. 06 – AT Vienna – Arena Wien
Feb. 07 – HU Budapest – Barba Negra Blue Stage
Feb. 08 – CZ Brno – Sono Centrum
Feb. 09 – PL Warsaw – Progresja
without PAIN & BLOODRED HOURGLASS
11.02. FI Helsinki – Tavastia
12.02. FI Tampere – Tavara Asema
14.02. SE Stockholm – Fallan
15.02. SE Gothenburg – Gothenburg Studios
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