The Halo Effect is a group from Sweden that plays melodic death metal music. The band was created by musicians who previously performed in the band In Flames. They are currently signed to a record label called Nuclear Blast.

History

The Halo Effect was created in 2019 by five former members of the Swedish metal band In Flames: its founder Jesper Strömblad, early vocalist Mikael Stanne, and long-time members Niclas Engelin, Peter Iwers, and Daniel Svensson.

The group said they wanted to return to the musical style of the 1990s "Gothenburg sound," which helped start the melodic death metal genre. According to an interview, the band's name comes from the song "Halo Effect" on Rush's album Clockwork Angels.

The band released their first single, "Shadowminds," on November 9, 2021, before their debut album Days of the Lost, which came out on August 12, 2022. To promote the album, the band toured Europe and the UK with Amon Amarth and Machine Head in September and October of that year.

Their second studio album was recorded in 2024, with a planned release in early 2025. Its first single, "Detonate," was released on September 25, 2024. The album, titled March of the Unheard, was released on January 10, 2025. Later that year, the band released a covers EP called We Are Shadows on November 21.

Band members

• Niclas Engelin – guitars (2019–present)
• Peter Iwers – bass (2019–present)
• Mikael Stanne – vocals (2019–present)
• Jesper Strömblad – guitars (2019–present; not currently touring)
• Daniel Svensson – drums (2019–present)

• Patrik Jensen – guitars (2022–present)
• Anton Roos – drums (2023)

Discography

• Days of the Lost (2022)
• March of the Unheard (2025)

• We Are Shadows (2025)

• "Shadowminds" (2021)
• "Feel What I Believe" (2022)
• "Days of the Lost" (2022)
• "The Needless End" (2022)
• "Path of Fierce Resistance" (2023)
• "The Defiant One" (2023)
• "Become Surrender" (2024)
• "Detonate" (2024)
• "March of the Unheard" (2024)
• "Cruel Perception" (2024)
• "How The Gods Kill" (2025)
• "If You Were Here" (2025)
• "Lest We Fall (featuring Heaven Shall Burn & The Black Dahlia Murder)" (2026)