Former In Flames Members Tease Debut The Halo Effect Single

THE HALO EFFECT, the brand new undertaking that includes 5 former members of the Swedish metallic band IN FLAMES — Jesper Strömblad (guitar), Daniel Svensson (drums), Peter Iwers (bass), Niclas Engelin (guitar) and Mikael Stanne (vocals) — will launch its debut single, “Shadowminds”, on November 9. A teaser for the track’s official music video is obtainable beneath.

A founding member of IN FLAMES, Strömblad give up the band in February 2010 as a way to proceed receiving therapy for his alcohol dependancy.

5 years in the past, Jesper slammed his former bandmates, calling the group a “sinking ship” and saying IN FLAMES singer Anders Fridén has “by no means been a songwriter.”

Svensson, who joined IN FLAMES in 1998, introduced in 2015 that he was leaving the group to deal with his household life.

A member of IN FLAMES since 1997, Iwers issued a press release in November 2016 saying that he was exiting the band “to pursue different endeavors.”

Engelin has been sitting out IN FLAMES‘ tour dates for the previous two and a half years however has by no means formally confirmed his departure from the band. Engelin‘s substitute for IN FLAMES‘ dwell exhibits for many of 2019 and early 2020 has been former MEGADETH and present ACT OF DEFIANCE guitarist Chris Broderick.

When Engelin was requested in an August 2020 interview with the “MetalBreak” podcast what his “future” with IN FLAMES was, he responded, “I select to go on that [question],” earlier than rapidly including, “I am nonetheless within the band.”

As of final yr, Engelin was not listed as a member of IN FLAMES on the band’s Fb web page (Broderick was), and he’s not featured in any of IN FLAMES‘ present promotional photographs from the group’s report label, Nuclear Blast.

IN FLAMES recruited American drummer Tanner Wayne, finest recognized for his work with UNDERMINDED, SCARY KIDS SCARING KIDS and CHIODOS, to sit down behind the package for the band for its 2018, 2019 and 2020 dwell appearances. Wayne stepped into IN FLAMES following the departure of Joe Rickard, who performed on the band’s “I, The Masks” and “Battles” albums.

Shortly after leaving IN FLAMES, Iwers joined CYHRA, the band that includes vocalist Jake E (ex-AMARANTHE) and Strömblad. He introduced his departure from that band in Might 2018.

IN FLAMES‘ present lineup options American bassist Bryce Paul Newman, who has been enjoying a lot of the exhibits with the group since Iwers‘s exit.

Throughout a January 2021 look on the “Vox&Hops” podcast, Iwers was requested if he ever misses being on the highway. The bassist replied: “Yeah, completely. Effectively, ‘miss’ is form of the improper phrase. I cherished being on the highway for a lot of the years that I used to be with [IN FLAMES], and I miss the great instances. I’ve no regrets so far as leaving, however, in fact, generally I actually miss simply being free and out and enjoying exhibits and touring to new locations day by day. However I’ve plans. Perhaps this may occur once more sooner or later — not with IN FLAMES, although, however, yeah, we’ll see.”

He continued: “I am form of not lacking spending time occupied with stuff like that. I am form of extra residing the place I’m now, the place I am truly free to do no matter I can with my very own time. I personal my very own time, as I prefer to say; I can plan it nevertheless I prefer it. And I am form of specializing in having fun with that fairly than lacking the previous.

“It is enjoyable to reminisce, however on the similar time, it may possibly take you down a harmful highway as nicely,” Peter added.

In a 2017 interview with Eire’s Overdrive, IN FLAMES guitarist Björn Gelotte stated that he wasn’t shocked by Peter‘s departure from the band. “It wasn’t a ‘shock,’ so to talk, as we form of knew that it was coming,” he stated. “I believe he was simply accomplished with all of it and never completely happy. No, ‘completely happy’ is the improper phrase. He simply needed to pursue different issues. Peter is a really, very busy man. He has his personal brewery with Daniel known as Odd Island Brewing and he is additionally acquired 4 or 5 totally different musical tasks occurring, so he is actually acquired his palms full in the intervening time.”

A yr in the past, DARK TRANQUILITY vocalist Mikael Stanne, who sang on IN FLAMES‘ debut album, 1994’s “Lunar Pressure”, dismissed comparisons between the 2 bands, telling the “BREWtally Talking Podcast”: “We’re form of ceaselessly linked, simply due to our connection early on. I sang on the primary IN FLAMES album, and Anders sang on the primary DARK TRANQUILLITY album, and that is nonetheless a reason behind nice confusion for some purpose. However, yeah, we toured collectively, we’re buddies and we grew up collectively in the identical space outdoors of city [in Gothenburg, Sweden]. So, in fact, it is apparent. And I am okay with that — that is nice. It simply turns into a bit bit outdated, as a result of there’s not a lot to say about it anymore, as a result of we have gone in very totally different instructions. So it is not related, however, in fact, you do make comparisons — that is how folks work, the way you go, ‘I like this band higher than that band.’ And if there’s a hyperlink one way or the other, and there are a lot of between the 2 of us, then you definitely use that as some form of reference or, ‘That is higher than that,’ or, ‘The guitar participant is best in that band’ — that form of stuff. So I am okay with it. It does not change something. And generally questions on it are usually uninspired. It is similar to, ‘Oh, what do you consider the opposite band’s albums?’ It is, like, ‘It does not matter, however I am an enormous fan. I like it.’ And it is the identical with, in fact, AT THE GATES as nicely, regardless that we’ve not shared any members collectively, however we nonetheless form of grew up collectively, so, clearly, there’s an enormous connection there as nicely. And I do not thoughts speaking about my buddies and the superior bands which might be from this city — it is nice — however generally the direct comparisons appear… Perhaps they meant one thing within the ’90s, however they actually do not anymore.”