THE HALO EFFECT Launch New Single ‘The Needless End’; Debut ‘Days Of The Lost’ Due Out In August

PHOTO CREDIT: Jonas Eklöf

Three singles have been released so far by the new Gothenburg outfit THE HALO EFFECT and they have raised a lot of attention and praise in the media and fan world. Now comes the “The Needless End” with a track video, which can be seen below.

Just before hitting the stage at legendary Sweden Rock festival, the band yet reveals another melodic death metal gem, leading up to their highly anticipated debut album Days Of The Lost, to be released on August 12th via Nuclear Blast Records.

Frontman Mikael Stanne states about the track: “The Needless End deals with the crippling inability to deal with abstract problems. Issues that just seem too huge or incomprehensible falls by the wayside in order to deal with more immediate but less important issues. We end up somewhere not because we want to but because we were unable to understand what we needed to do. There is an intensity to this song and a uplifting melody that I think suits this idea. Among all the anger and resentment it’s also hopeful and has an infectious groove and drive.”

Catch the band live:

11.06.   SE          SWEDEN ROCK
27.07.   SLO        METALDAYS SLOVENIA
30.07.   TUR        ROCK OFF TURKEY
05.08.   DE          WACKEN OPEN AIR
14.08.   JP           DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL

AMON AMARTH, MACHINE HEAD /w THE HALO EFFECT:
08.09.   UK         Nottingham – Arena
09.09.   UK         Cardiff – Arena
10.09.   UK         London – Wembley Arena
12.09.   UK         Manchester – Arena
13.09.   IE          Dublin – 3 Arena              
16.09.   CH        Zurich – Hallenstadion
17.09.   AT         Vienna – Stadthalle
18.09.   PL         Krakow – Tauron Arena 
20.09.   EST       Tallinn – Saku Arena
21.09.   FIN        Helsinki – Ice Hall            
23.09.   N           Oslo – Spektrum
24.09.   S           Stockholm – Hovet                         
26.09.   DK         Copenhagen – Forum Black Box
27.09.   DE         Hamburg – Barclays Arena
28.09.   DE         Frankfurt – Festhalle      
30.09.   DE         Oberhausen – König Pilsener Arena
01.10.   DE         Berlin – Velodrom
02.10.   NL         Amsterdam – Afas Live  
04.10.   IT          Milano – Lorenzini District
06.10.   ES         Barcelona – Sant Jordi
07.10.   ES         Madrid – Vistalegre
08.10.   ES         La Coruna – Coliseum
09.10.   P           Lisbon – Campo Pequeno            
12.10.   FR         Paris – Zenith   
14.10.   DE         Munich – Olympiahalle
15.10.   DE         Leipzig – Arena
16.10.   CZ         Prague – Tipsport Arena 
18.10.   HU        Budapest – Barba Negra
20.10.   LUX       Esch zur Alzette – Rockhal
21.10.   BE         Brussels – Forest National
22.10.   DE         Stuttgart – Schleyerhalle