THE HALO EFFECT releases cover Of W.A.S.P.'s 'I Wanna Be Somebody', announces 'We Are Shadows' EP
23-09-2025
THE HALO EFFECT, the project featuring five former members of the Swedish metal band IN FLAMES has released a cover of W.A.S.P.‘s 1984 anthem “I Wanna Be Somebody”. The track, handpicked by guitarist Jesper Strömblad, marks THE HALO EFFECT‘s third cover version and continues the group’s celebration of iconic heavy metal influences.
Watch a visualizer for “I Wanna Be Somebody” below.
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.”
Watch the previously released covers for ‘If You Were Here’, originally by Swedish alternative pop-rock icons Kent and the cover of the DANZIG classic ‘How the Gods Kill’ below.
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
Also watch the previously released “What We Become”, “Cruel Perception”, “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”
THE HALO EFFECT is currently on the road.
Here are the dates:26.06. GR Thessaloniki – Rockwave Festival28.06. FI Helsinki – Tuska Festival17.07. DE Neunkirchen Vlyn – Dong Open Air18.07. DE Weil am Rhein – Baden in Blut07.08. ES Alicante – Leyendas del Rock08.08. GER Büdesheim – Krawall ‘O’ Open Air09.08. CZ Jaromer – Brutal Assault10.08. SLO Bratislava – Majestic Music Club12.08. LUX Luxembourg – Dem Atelier (**Machine Head support)13.08. GER Dinkelsbühl – Summer Breeze14.08. GER Lindau – Club Vaudeville15.08. GER Sulingen – Reload Festival16.08. GER Cudrefin – Rock the Lakes Festival
29.08. RO Campulung Muscel – Posada Rock Festival
30.08. GER Schramberg-Tennenbrom – Metalacker Festival
21.11. BU Sofia – Joy Station
22.11. TUR Istanbul – If Besiktas
25.11. JP Osaka – Bigcat
26.11. JP Tokio – Toyosu Pit
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