Country of origin: Sweden Location: Gothenburg, Västra Götaland Status: Active Formed in: 2019 Genre: Melodic Death Metal Themes: Chaos theory Current label: Nuclear Blast Years active: 2019-present Founded by Niclas Engelin in 2019 after his departure from In Flames. 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. The Halo Effect coalesced in 2020 motivated by the 1990s “Gothenburg sound” that pioneered the melodic death metal genre. The band’s name comes from the song of the same name off Rush’s 2012 album, Clockwork Angels. Founded by five friends whose previous careers had intersected at different times in the band In Flames.