The Halo Effect drop video for ‘Cruel Perception’

THE HALO EFFECT have unveiled the stunning video for the third single from the highly anticipated album March Of The Unheard, set for release on January 10, 2025, via Nuclear Blast.

The new single is an anthemic masterpiece, driven by soaring melodic guitars and THE HALO EFFECT’s unmistakable signature sound. Capturing the very essence of Gothenburg’s melodic death metal legacy, the track delivers a powerful blend of haunting melodies and crushing intensity, cementing the band’s place as modern torchbearers of the genre.

The accompanying video takes fans on an immersive journey through the streets of their hometown, Gothenburg. With sweeping visuals and a raw, heartfelt connection to their roots, the video is both a tribute to the city that shaped them and a striking visual complement to the single’s energy and emotion.

Guitar wizard and main songwriter Niclas Engelin comments:

“‘Cruel Perception’ is packed with guitar harmonies and melodies that sprung from my noodling on the acoustic guitar in the living room one late night with a coffee in hand, which turned out to be a true Melodic Death Metal anthem. It’s funny how some songs turn out in the end from late night acoustic guitar noodling to full on Melodic Death Metal, but that’s the beauty with Halo, you never know how it’s going to sound in the end with everybody’s magic in the studio. We hope you will enjoy this song as much as we do and we just can’t wait to play this song live for you all! “

Check out the video here: https://youtu.be/CO8CgWVnOXA

Listen to the song on all platforms: https://thehaloeffect.bfan.link/cpsg
Pre-order the album: https://thehaloeffect.bfan.link/motulp

March Of The Unheard is coming in following formats:
CD Jewel case
CD Digi, incl. 3 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 with 24-page booklet, UV spot varnish and parchment paper

March Of The Unheard Tracklist:
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

Shortly after the album´s release, the band will embark on their first ever headline tour across Europe. Industrial outfit and label mates PAIN will be special guest on this tour and to round up this great package, melodeath shooting stars from Finland, BLOODRED HOURGLASS, will join as support.

HALOS OVER EUROPE 2025
SPECIAL GUEST: PAIN
SUPPORT: BLOODRED HOURGLASS

15.01. NO Oslo – Vulkan Arena  (without PAIN)
16.01. DK Copenhagen – Amager Bio 
17.01. DE Hamburg – Markthalle       SOLD OUT
18.01. DE Cologne – Essigfabrik       SOLD OUT
19.01. NL Haarlem – Patronaat 
21.01. UK Bristol – The Fleece      LOW TICKETS
22.01. UK Glasgow – Slay 
23.01. UK Wolverhampton – KK´s Steel Mill 
24.01. UK Manchester – Manchester Club Academy 
25.01. UK London – Electric Ballroom 
26.01. BE Antwerp – Trix 
28.01. FR Paris – Bataclan 
29.01. DE Frankfurt – Batschkapp 
31.01. DE Stuttgart – LKA Longhorn 
01.02. DE Munich – Backstage       LOW TICKETS
02.02. CH Solothurn – Kulturfabrik Kofmehl 
04.02. DE Berlin – Kulturbrauerei Kesselhaus 
05.02. DE Leipzig – Hellraiser 
06.02. AT Vienna – Arena Wien 
07.02. HU Budapest – Barba Negra Blue Stage 
08.02. CZ Brno – Sono Centrum 
09.02. PL Warsaw – Progresja 

without PAIN 
11.02. FI Helsinki – Tavastia     LOW TICKETS
12.02. FI Tampere – Tavara Asema 
14.02. SE Stockholm – Fallan 
15.02. SE Gothenburg – Gothenburg Studios

Tickets: www.thehaloeffect.band

THE HALO EFFECT is:
Niclas Engelin | guitar
Jesper Strömblad | guitar
Mikael Stanne | vocals
Peter Iwers | bass
Daniel Svensson | drums