The Halo Effect

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The members of The Halo Effect are not only masters of their domain, but also some of the pioneers of the Gothenburg melodeath scene; Lead guitarists and melodic death-slingers Niclas Engelin and Jesper Strömblad, lead singer and raging growler and lyricist Mikael Stanne, further on adding to this mix is the solid backbone and foundation of power bassist Peter Iwers, and his partner in crime since twenty plus years, hard-hitting drummer Daniel Svensson.

Knowing each other from an early age during the late 80’s and then playing together in different constellations during the 90’s, they came to dominate the Metal scene in Gothenburg - mainly being part of the two major bands and metal exports In Flames and Dark Tranquillity, also two of the pioneers and major forces behind the melodeath monicker: The Gothenburg Sound. A sound that would echo far and wide across the world and influence countless of metal bands during the 90’s and early 2000’s.

This was also the initial thought behind The Halo Effect - to go back to the roots and explore what the groundbreaking metal sounded like then. And add the experience and skills of what the members could bring to the table now. The result is an exceptional album and real tour de force to fans of melodeath where the echoes of the Gothenburg Sound is evident. The Halo Effect delivers the goods in a brutally efficient display of heart pounding beats, melodic mayhem and furious growling at its best. Raw, yet melodic, and in your melted face.

Top tracks

02	Days Of The Lost	The Halo Effect	Days Of The Lost	03:37
	Writer: Mikael Stanne - Jesper Strömblad - Peter Iwers - Niclas Engelin - Daniel Svensson / Composers: Mikael Stanne - Jesper Strömblad - Peter Iwers - Niclas Engelin - Daniel Svensson
04	Conditional	The Halo Effect	Days Of The Lost	03:41
	Writer: Mikael Stanne - Jesper Strömblad - Peter Iwers - Niclas Engelin - Daniel Svensson / Composers: Mikael Stanne - Jesper Strömblad - Peter Iwers - Niclas Engelin - Daniel Svensson
01	Shadowminds	The Halo Effect	Days Of The Lost	03:53
	Writer: Mikael Stanne - Jesper Strömblad - Peter Iwers - Niclas Engelin - Daniel Svensson / Composers: Mikael Stanne - Jesper Strömblad - Peter Iwers - Niclas Engelin - Daniel Svensson
05	What We Become	The Halo Effect	March Of The Unheard	03:46
	Writer: Niclas Engelin - Jesper Strömblad - Mikael Stanne - Peter Iwers - Daniel Svensson / Composers: Niclas Engelin - Jesper Strömblad - Mikael Stanne - Peter Iwers - Daniel Svensson
01	Lest We Fall	The Halo Effect	Lest We Fall	03:51
	Writer: Mikael Stanne - Niclas Engelin - Jesper Strömblad - Peter Iwers - Daniel Svensson / Composers: Mikael Stanne - Niclas Engelin - Jesper Strömblad - Peter Iwers - Daniel Svensson
03	Our Channel To The Darkness	The Halo Effect	March Of The Unheard	03:28
	Writer: Niclas Engelin - Jesper Strömblad - Mikael Stanne - Peter Iwers - Daniel Svensson / Composers: Niclas Engelin - Jesper Strömblad - Mikael Stanne - Peter Iwers - Daniel Svensson
06	Gateways	The Halo Effect	Days Of The Lost	04:49
	Writer: Mikael Stanne - Jesper Strömblad - Peter Iwers - Niclas Engelin - Daniel Svensson / Composers: Mikael Stanne - Jesper Strömblad - Peter Iwers - Niclas Engelin - Daniel Svensson
01	How The Gods Kill	The Halo Effect	How The Gods Kill	05:31
	Writer: Glenn Danzig / Composers: Glenn Danzig
03	The Needless End	The Halo Effect	Days Of The Lost	04:04
	Writer: Mikael Stanne - Jesper Strömblad - Peter Iwers - Niclas Engelin - Daniel Svensson / Composers: Mikael Stanne - Jesper Strömblad - Peter Iwers - Niclas Engelin - Daniel Svensson
01	If You Were Here	The Halo Effect	If You Were Here	03:59
	Writer: Joakim Berg / Composers: Joakim Berg
07	March Of The Unheard	The Halo Effect	March Of The Unheard	02:59
	Writer: Niclas Engelin - Jesper Strömblad - Mikael Stanne - Peter Iwers - Daniel Svensson / Composers: Niclas Engelin - Jesper Strömblad - Mikael Stanne - Peter Iwers - Daniel Svensson
02	Detonate	The Halo Effect	March Of The Unheard	03:58
	Writer: Niclas Engelin - Jesper Strömblad - Mikael Stanne - Peter Iwers - Daniel Svensson / Composers: Niclas Engelin - Jesper Strömblad - Mikael Stanne - Peter Iwers - Daniel Svensson
10	A Death That Becomes Us	The Halo Effect	March Of The Unheard	04:06
	Writer: Niclas Engelin - Jesper Strömblad - Mikael Stanne - Peter Iwers - Daniel Svensson / Composers: Niclas Engelin - Jesper Strömblad - Mikael Stanne - Peter Iwers - Daniel Svensson
09	Between Directions	The Halo Effect	March Of The Unheard	04:28
	Writer: Niclas Engelin - Jesper Strömblad - Mikael Stanne - Peter Iwers - Daniel Svensson / Composers: Niclas Engelin - Jesper Strömblad - Mikael Stanne - Peter Iwers - Daniel Svensson
01	Conspire To Deceive	The Halo Effect	March Of The Unheard	03:57
	Writer: Niclas Engelin - Jesper Strömblad - Mikael Stanne - Peter Iwers - Daniel Svensson / Composers: Niclas Engelin - Jesper Strömblad - Mikael Stanne - Peter Iwers - Daniel Svensson
07	A Truth Worth Lying For	The Halo Effect	Days Of The Lost	04:24
	Writer: Mikael Stanne - Jesper Strömblad - Peter Iwers - Niclas Engelin - Daniel Svensson / Composers: Mikael Stanne - Jesper Strömblad - Peter Iwers - Niclas Engelin - Daniel Svensson
13	Not Yet Broken (Bonus Track)	The Halo Effect	March Of The Unheard (Bonus Edition)	03:14
	Writer: Mikael Stanne - Jesper Strömblad - Niclas Engelin - Peter Iwers - Daniel Svensson / Composers: Mikael Stanne - Jesper Strömblad - Niclas Engelin - Peter Iwers - Daniel Svensson
04	Cruel Perception	The Halo Effect	March Of The Unheard	04:04
	Writer: Niclas Engelin - Jesper Strömblad - Mikael Stanne - Peter Iwers - Daniel Svensson / Composers: Niclas Engelin - Jesper Strömblad - Mikael Stanne - Peter Iwers - Daniel Svensson
05	In Broken Trust	The Halo Effect	Days Of The Lost	04:09
	Writer: Mikael Stanne - Jesper Strömblad - Peter Iwers - Niclas Engelin - Daniel Svensson / Composers: Mikael Stanne - Jesper Strömblad - Peter Iwers - Niclas Engelin - Daniel Svensson
01	Feel What I Believe	The Halo Effect	Feel What I Believe	04:00
	Writer: Mikael Stanne - Jesper Strömblad - Peter Iwers - Niclas Engelin - Daniel Svensson / Composers: Mikael Stanne - Jesper Strömblad - Peter Iwers - Niclas Engelin - Daniel Svensson
06	This Curse Of Silence	The Halo Effect	March Of The Unheard	02:00
	Composers: Niclas Engelin - Jesper Strömblad - Mikael Stanne - Peter Iwers - Daniel Svensson
01	I Wanna Be Somebody	The Halo Effect	I Wanna Be Somebody	03:42
	Writer: Steven Edward Duren / Composers: Steven Edward Duren
11	The Burning Point	The Halo Effect	March Of The Unheard	03:47
	Writer: Niclas Engelin - Jesper Strömblad - Mikael Stanne - Peter Iwers - Daniel Svensson / Composers: Niclas Engelin - Jesper Strömblad - Mikael Stanne - Peter Iwers - Daniel Svensson
09	Last Of Our Kind	The Halo Effect	Days Of The Lost	04:04
	Writer: Mikael Stanne - Jesper Strömblad - Peter Iwers - Niclas Engelin - Daniel Svensson / Composers: Mikael Stanne - Jesper Strömblad - Peter Iwers - Niclas Engelin - Daniel Svensson
08	Forever Astray	The Halo Effect	March Of The Unheard	03:40
	Writer: Niclas Engelin - Jesper Strömblad - Mikael Stanne - Peter Iwers - Daniel Svensson / Composers: Niclas Engelin - Jesper Strömblad - Mikael Stanne - Peter Iwers - Daniel Svensson
01	Become Surrender	The Halo Effect	Become Surrender	03:34
	Writer: Jesper Strömblad - Niclas Engelin - Mikael Stanne - Peter Iwers - Daniel Svensson / Composers: Jesper Strömblad - Niclas Engelin - Mikael Stanne - Peter Iwers - Daniel Svensson
10	The Most Alone	The Halo Effect	Days Of The Lost	04:03
	Writer: Mikael Stanne - Jesper Strömblad - Peter Iwers - Niclas Engelin - Daniel Svensson / Composers: Mikael Stanne - Jesper Strömblad - Peter Iwers - Niclas Engelin - Daniel Svensson
01	Dance With The Devil	The Halo Effect	Dance With The Devil	04:25
	Writer: Tom Galley / Composers: Mel Galley - Richard Bailey - Tom Galley
01	Path Of Fierce Resistance	The Halo Effect	Path Of Fierce Resistance	03:39
	Writer: Mikael Stanne - Jesper Strömblad - Niclas Engelin - Peter Iwers - Daniel Svensson / Composers: Mikael Stanne - Jesper Strömblad - Niclas Engelin - Peter Iwers - Daniel Svensson
04	Shoreline	The Halo Effect	We Are Shadows	03:37
	Writer: Henrik Daniel Berggren / Composers: Henrik Daniel Berggren - Anders Willy Goethberg - Lars Åke Malmros - Håkan Georg Hellström - Theodor Lars Christian Jensen
12	Coda	The Halo Effect	March Of The Unheard	03:53
	Composers: Niclas Engelin - Jesper Strömblad - Mikael Stanne - Peter Iwers - Daniel Svensson
01	The Defiant One	The Halo Effect	The Defiant One	03:10
	Writer: Niclas Engelin - Jesper Strömblad - Mikael Stanne - Peter Iwers - Daniel Svensson / Composers: Niclas Engelin - Jesper Strömblad - Mikael Stanne - Peter Iwers - Daniel Svensson
01	Shadowminds (Ihsahn Remix)	The Halo Effect	Shadowminds (Ihsahn Remix)	03:54
	Writer: Mikael Stanne - Jesper Strömblad - Niclas Engelin - Daniel Svensson - Peter Iwers / Composers: Mikael Stanne - Jesper Strömblad - Niclas Engelin - Daniel Svensson - Peter Iwers

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Discography

Albums

℗ 2025 Nuclear Blast: 10-01-2025

March Of The Unheard

01	Conspire To Deceive	The Halo Effect	March Of The Unheard	03:57
	Writer: Niclas Engelin - Jesper Strömblad - Mikael Stanne - Peter Iwers - Daniel Svensson / Composers: Niclas Engelin - Jesper Strömblad - Mikael Stanne - Peter Iwers - Daniel Svensson
02	Detonate	The Halo Effect	March Of The Unheard	03:58
	Writer: Niclas Engelin - Jesper Strömblad - Mikael Stanne - Peter Iwers - Daniel Svensson / Composers: Niclas Engelin - Jesper Strömblad - Mikael Stanne - Peter Iwers - Daniel Svensson
03	Our Channel To The Darkness	The Halo Effect	March Of The Unheard	03:28
	Writer: Niclas Engelin - Jesper Strömblad - Mikael Stanne - Peter Iwers - Daniel Svensson / Composers: Niclas Engelin - Jesper Strömblad - Mikael Stanne - Peter Iwers - Daniel Svensson
04	Cruel Perception	The Halo Effect	March Of The Unheard	04:04
	Writer: Niclas Engelin - Jesper Strömblad - Mikael Stanne - Peter Iwers - Daniel Svensson / Composers: Niclas Engelin - Jesper Strömblad - Mikael Stanne - Peter Iwers - Daniel Svensson
05	What We Become	The Halo Effect	March Of The Unheard	03:46
	Writer: Niclas Engelin - Jesper Strömblad - Mikael Stanne - Peter Iwers - Daniel Svensson / Composers: Niclas Engelin - Jesper Strömblad - Mikael Stanne - Peter Iwers - Daniel Svensson
06	This Curse Of Silence	The Halo Effect	March Of The Unheard	02:00
	Composers: Niclas Engelin - Jesper Strömblad - Mikael Stanne - Peter Iwers - Daniel Svensson
07	March Of The Unheard	The Halo Effect	March Of The Unheard	02:59
	Writer: Niclas Engelin - Jesper Strömblad - Mikael Stanne - Peter Iwers - Daniel Svensson / Composers: Niclas Engelin - Jesper Strömblad - Mikael Stanne - Peter Iwers - Daniel Svensson

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℗ 2025 Nuclear Blast: 10-01-2025

March Of The Unheard (Bonus Edition)

01	Conspire To Deceive	The Halo Effect	March Of The Unheard (Bonus Edition)	03:57
	Writer: Niclas Engelin - Jesper Strömblad - Mikael Stanne - Peter Iwers - Daniel Svensson / Composers: Niclas Engelin - Jesper Strömblad - Mikael Stanne - Peter Iwers - Daniel Svensson
02	Detonate	The Halo Effect	March Of The Unheard (Bonus Edition)	03:58
	Writer: Niclas Engelin - Jesper Strömblad - Mikael Stanne - Peter Iwers - Daniel Svensson / Composers: Niclas Engelin - Jesper Strömblad - Mikael Stanne - Peter Iwers - Daniel Svensson
03	Our Channel To The Darkness	The Halo Effect	March Of The Unheard (Bonus Edition)	03:28
	Writer: Niclas Engelin - Jesper Strömblad - Mikael Stanne - Peter Iwers - Daniel Svensson / Composers: Niclas Engelin - Jesper Strömblad - Mikael Stanne - Peter Iwers - Daniel Svensson
04	Cruel Perception	The Halo Effect	March Of The Unheard (Bonus Edition)	04:04
	Writer: Niclas Engelin - Jesper Strömblad - Mikael Stanne - Peter Iwers - Daniel Svensson / Composers: Niclas Engelin - Jesper Strömblad - Mikael Stanne - Peter Iwers - Daniel Svensson
05	What We Become	The Halo Effect	March Of The Unheard (Bonus Edition)	03:46
	Writer: Niclas Engelin - Jesper Strömblad - Mikael Stanne - Peter Iwers - Daniel Svensson / Composers: Niclas Engelin - Jesper Strömblad - Mikael Stanne - Peter Iwers - Daniel Svensson
06	This Curse Of Silence	The Halo Effect	March Of The Unheard (Bonus Edition)	02:00
	Composers: Niclas Engelin - Jesper Strömblad - Mikael Stanne - Peter Iwers - Daniel Svensson
07	March Of The Unheard	The Halo Effect	March Of The Unheard (Bonus Edition)	02:59
	Writer: Niclas Engelin - Jesper Strömblad - Mikael Stanne - Peter Iwers - Daniel Svensson / Composers: Niclas Engelin - Jesper Strömblad - Mikael Stanne - Peter Iwers - Daniel Svensson

Access the complete album info (13 songs)

Nuclear Blast: 02-08-2022

Days Of The Lost

01	Shadowminds	The Halo Effect	Days Of The Lost	03:53
	Writer: Mikael Stanne - Jesper Strömblad - Peter Iwers - Niclas Engelin - Daniel Svensson / Composers: Mikael Stanne - Jesper Strömblad - Peter Iwers - Niclas Engelin - Daniel Svensson
02	Days Of The Lost	The Halo Effect	Days Of The Lost	03:37
	Writer: Mikael Stanne - Jesper Strömblad - Peter Iwers - Niclas Engelin - Daniel Svensson / Composers: Mikael Stanne - Jesper Strömblad - Peter Iwers - Niclas Engelin - Daniel Svensson
03	The Needless End	The Halo Effect	Days Of The Lost	04:04
	Writer: Mikael Stanne - Jesper Strömblad - Peter Iwers - Niclas Engelin - Daniel Svensson / Composers: Mikael Stanne - Jesper Strömblad - Peter Iwers - Niclas Engelin - Daniel Svensson
04	Conditional	The Halo Effect	Days Of The Lost	03:41
	Writer: Mikael Stanne - Jesper Strömblad - Peter Iwers - Niclas Engelin - Daniel Svensson / Composers: Mikael Stanne - Jesper Strömblad - Peter Iwers - Niclas Engelin - Daniel Svensson
05	In Broken Trust	The Halo Effect	Days Of The Lost	04:09
	Writer: Mikael Stanne - Jesper Strömblad - Peter Iwers - Niclas Engelin - Daniel Svensson / Composers: Mikael Stanne - Jesper Strömblad - Peter Iwers - Niclas Engelin - Daniel Svensson
06	Gateways	The Halo Effect	Days Of The Lost	04:49
	Writer: Mikael Stanne - Jesper Strömblad - Peter Iwers - Niclas Engelin - Daniel Svensson / Composers: Mikael Stanne - Jesper Strömblad - Peter Iwers - Niclas Engelin - Daniel Svensson
07	A Truth Worth Lying For	The Halo Effect	Days Of The Lost	04:24
	Writer: Mikael Stanne - Jesper Strömblad - Peter Iwers - Niclas Engelin - Daniel Svensson / Composers: Mikael Stanne - Jesper Strömblad - Peter Iwers - Niclas Engelin - Daniel Svensson

Access the complete album info (10 songs)

EPs

℗ 2025 Nuclear Blast: 21-11-2025

We Are Shadows

01	I Wanna Be Somebody	The Halo Effect	We Are Shadows	03:42
	Writer: Steven Edward Duren / Composers: Steven Edward Duren
02	Dance With The Devil	The Halo Effect	We Are Shadows	04:25
	Writer: Tom Galley / Composers: Mel Galley - Richard Bailey - Tom Galley
03	If You Were Here	The Halo Effect	We Are Shadows	03:59
	Writer: Joakim Berg / Composers: Joakim Berg
04	Shoreline	The Halo Effect	We Are Shadows	03:37
	Writer: Henrik Daniel Berggren / Composers: Henrik Daniel Berggren - Anders Willy Goethberg - Lars Åke Malmros - Håkan Georg Hellström - Theodor Lars Christian Jensen
05	How The Gods Kill	The Halo Effect	We Are Shadows	05:31
	Writer: Glenn Danzig / Composers: Glenn Danzig

Singles

℗ 2026 Nuclear Blast: 27-02-2026

Lest We Fall

01	Lest We Fall	The Halo Effect	Lest We Fall			03:51
	Writer: Mikael Stanne - Niclas Engelin - Jesper Strömblad - Peter Iwers - Daniel Svensson / Composers: Mikael Stanne - Niclas Engelin - Jesper Strömblad - Peter Iwers - Daniel Svensson

℗ 2025 Nuclear Blast: 22-10-2025

Dance With The Devil

01	Dance With The Devil	The Halo Effect	Dance With The Devil			04:25
	Writer: Tom Galley / Composers: Mel Galley - Richard Bailey - Tom Galley

℗ 2025 Nuclear Blast: 18-09-2025

I Wanna Be Somebody

01	I Wanna Be Somebody	The Halo Effect	I Wanna Be Somebody			03:42
	Writer: Steven Edward Duren / Composers: Steven Edward Duren

℗ 2025 Nuclear Blast: 20-08-2025

If You Were Here

01	If You Were Here	The Halo Effect	If You Were Here			03:59
	Writer: Joakim Berg / Composers: Joakim Berg

℗ 2025 Nuclear Blast: 20-06-2025

How The Gods Kill

01	How The Gods Kill	The Halo Effect	How The Gods Kill			05:31
	Writer: Glenn Danzig / Composers: Glenn Danzig

Nuclear Blast: 02-02-2024

Become Surrender

01	Become Surrender	The Halo Effect	Become Surrender			03:34
	Writer: Jesper Strömblad - Niclas Engelin - Mikael Stanne - Peter Iwers - Daniel Svensson / Composers: Jesper Strömblad - Niclas Engelin - Mikael Stanne - Peter Iwers - Daniel Svensson

Nuclear Blast: 22-11-2023

The Defiant One

01	The Defiant One	The Halo Effect	The Defiant One			03:10
	Writer: Niclas Engelin - Jesper Strömblad - Mikael Stanne - Peter Iwers - Daniel Svensson / Composers: Niclas Engelin - Jesper Strömblad - Mikael Stanne - Peter Iwers - Daniel Svensson

Nuclear Blast: 19-05-2023

Path Of Fierce Resistance

01	Path Of Fierce Resistance	The Halo Effect	Path Of Fierce Resistance			03:39
	Writer: Mikael Stanne - Jesper Strömblad - Niclas Engelin - Peter Iwers - Daniel Svensson / Composers: Mikael Stanne - Jesper Strömblad - Niclas Engelin - Peter Iwers - Daniel Svensson

Nuclear Blast: 07-10-2022

Shadowminds (Ihsahn Remix)

01	Shadowminds (Ihsahn Remix)	The Halo Effect	Shadowminds (Ihsahn Remix)			03:54
	Writer: Mikael Stanne - Jesper Strömblad - Niclas Engelin - Daniel Svensson - Peter Iwers / Composers: Mikael Stanne - Jesper Strömblad - Niclas Engelin - Daniel Svensson - Peter Iwers

Nuclear Blast: 21-01-2022

Feel What I Believe

01	Feel What I Believe	The Halo Effect	Feel What I Believe			04:00
	Writer: Mikael Stanne - Jesper Strömblad - Peter Iwers - Niclas Engelin - Daniel Svensson / Composers: Mikael Stanne - Jesper Strömblad - Peter Iwers - Niclas Engelin - Daniel Svensson