THE HALO EFFECT announces 2027 European tour dates with LACUNA COIL and OMNIUM GATHERUM
16-04-2026
THE HALO EFFECT have announced their 2027 European Tour.
The Swedish five-piece, whose members defined the often-imitated Gothenburg sound in the 1990s, will headline across the continent in February and March. Joining them as special guests will be gothic metal standard-bearers LACUNA COIL, with fellow melodeath frontrunners OMNIUM GATHERUM opening.
Artist exclusive presale starts tomorrow, Thursday, April 16, and the general on sale on Friday, April 17.
THE HALO EFFECT guitarist Niclas Engelin says: “Halos in Europe, we can’t wait to be back on the road in 2027! This time we bring the almighty LACUNA COIL and OMNIUM GATHERUM with us, who we have been friends with for a long time. We look forward to an amazing time with you all!”
2027 tour dates:
Feb. 19 – GER – Hamburg – Große Freiheit 26
Feb. 20 – GER – Oberhausen – Turbinenhalle
Feb. 21 – NL – Tilburg – O13
Feb. 23 – GER – Saarbrücken – Garage
Feb. 24 – GER – Hannover – Capitol
Feb. 25 – BE – Antwerp – Trix
Feb. 26 – NL – Utrecht – Tivoli Vredenburg
Feb. 27 – FR – Paris – Elysee Montmartre
Mar. 01 – ES – Madrid – Sala Lab/Wagon
Mar. 02 – ES – Barcelona – Razzmatazz 1
Mar. 04 – CH – Pratteln – Z7 Konzertfabrik
Mar. 05 – GER – Wiesbaden – Schlachthof
Mar. 06 – GER – Filderstadt – FILharmonie
Mar. 07 – GER – Nuremberg – Loewensaal
Mar. 09 – HU – Budapest – Barba Negra
Mar. 10 – AT – Vienna – Arena
Mar. 11 – CZ – Prague – Roxy
Mar. 12 – GER – Berlin – Kulturbrauerei Kesselhaus
Mar. 13 – GER – Munich – Backstage
Mar. 14 – GER – Leipzig – Felsenkeller Ballsaal
Mar. 15 – PL – Warsaw – Progresja
Mar. 17 – FIN – Helsinki – House of Culture
Mar. 18 – FIN – Tampere – Pakkahuone
Last October THE HALO EFFECT released the cover of 1985 classic ‘Dance With The Devil’ by the legendary “supergroup” PHENOMENA, featuring Glenn Hughes, Mel Galley (Whitesnake), and Cozy Powell, among others. The aong features on their November 21, 2025 released cover EP We Are Shadows.
Watch a visualizer for ‘Dance With The Devil’ below.
THE HALO EFFECT’s version transforms the iconic track into a crushing, melodic storm — with Mikael Stanne’s ferocious growls and the band’s trademark guitar-driven intensity breathing new life into the timeless song.
Niclas Engelin recalls the song’s lasting impact:
“I got hit by lightning in the 7th grade when I got to borrow the album by Phenomena from my friend Emil Olsen. The song Dance With The Devil struck me hard, and I recorded the whole album on cassette — which I played into dust.”
Watch the previously released covers for W.A.S.P.‘s 1984 anthem “I Wanna Be Somebody”, ‘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 was 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”
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