The Halo Impact fashioned in 2019 and options former In Flames members Niclas Engelin, Peter Iwers, Daniel Svensson, and Jesper Strömblad. After all this sparked rapid dialog on-line about The Halo Impact being some form of “new In Flames” and there being a rivalry between the 2 bands.
Nonetheless, Iwers assures everybody in an interview with Belgian Jasper that every part is cool between the 2 bands. Iwers even factors out that he and present In Flames guitarist Björn Gelotte run a restaurant known as Restaurant 2112 in Gothenburg, so y’know – issues aren’t precisely contentious.
“Properly, we have been reminded so much. ‘Do not forget that you simply all performed collectively at one level’ or ‘you performed on this band’, and it is, like, we all know, however that is not why we began The Halo Impact. We began The Halo Impact as a result of we wished to play collectively once more, and a few of us have by no means performed collectively, and, clearly, this constellation has by no means performed collectively. I knew there could be lots of comparisons and there could be talks about rivalry and stuff like that. And if you realize me and you realize folks round me, you realize that there is no such factor as rivalry. I attempt to get together with everyone, and that is the case with In Flames as nicely.”
Iwers continued, noting that there’ll most likely all the time be comparisons between The Halo Impact and In Flames, however that he is simply blissful to be making music above all. It is price mentioning that The Halo Impact will launch their new document March Of The Unheard this Friday. Pre-orders can be found right here.
“There is not any rivalry; there is no stuff like that. Let’s similar to get that out of the best way. I nonetheless run a restaurant with Björn. We nonetheless discuss to one another a bunch of occasions each week and all that stuff. However with that mentioned, when the album was out and that the suggestions was so constructive, I suppose with out enthusiastic about it, with out having any expectations, type of like now [as we prepare to release a new The Halo Effect album] — the music’s accomplished; I am blissful, I am not nervous. After all, when the precise response comes, if it is doable, I’ll all the time go, ‘Ah, thank god.’ However at that time, we have been simply blissful as a result of earlier than Days Of The Misplaced was out, we really had it prepared for about two years.
“We fashioned the band simply earlier than the pandemic hit, after which we have been in a position to sit within the studio and within the rehearsal areas and all these locations to write down music and take our candy time. After which once we have been accomplished and we have been able to launch it, we needed to wait one other yr and a half or so earlier than the precise plan could possibly be began. And this time round we had songs that have been written alongside the best way and we needed to schedule the studio time in somewhat bit greater than earlier than and type of go in and focus extra. However there was no stress. There was nothing like that. So I am very desperate to get the music on the market. I am not nervous. There will likely be some comparisons, in fact, to In Flames, as all the time, but additionally to the primary document, accurately. I am simply blissful to get the music out. I’ve gotta say that.”
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