ROADIE REACTIONS | The Halo Effect - "Days of the Lost"

[@thehaloeffectse]

Thank you sir! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@friedrichvonrothbard]

You are the past, the present and the future bros! LOVE you guys! You should have the property of the brand "Inflames" but..who cares! You are even better than their (your) good years. Cheers from Madrid, Spain.

[@revylokesh1783]

Not calling your band "Ship of Theseus" was a missed opportunity! 🤣 I'll let you figure it out...

[@zyriuz2]

Fantastiskt bra jobbat grabbar! Jag hitta her för 2 dagar sen och ni låter så fantastiskt bra! Och måste ändå säga att jag är glad att Jesper är tillbaka och verkligen hittat sitt rätta element med gitarren 👌 jag måste skaffa biljetter för att se er live i Göteborg!

[@nandos.mijangos3420]

Love this album, I need more 😂😂

[@mokuscsik]

I'm 41 now so when Colony/Clayman came out I was already in my late teens/early twenties, and this is definitely the soundtrack of that time of my life. It just brings back soooo many memories. In Flames at the time helped me through a lot. And I'll always be grateful to them and respect them even though they lost me long time ago. But this! This is the shit man.

[@RendiBankatazhaba]

Dark Tranquillity 2.0 but i love it

[@neaxan749]

Listening to The Halo Effect makes me feel 20 years younger. Back when In Flames was still awesome. Really looking forward to this album, this will be hubby's belated birthday gift. So happy we'll see them live in September. Tank you'll need to fly over to Europe for this tour.

[@cantrun5491]

In flames went up in flames and the halo effect was born from the ashes

[@bagofsunshine3916]

Man, me and a mate from overseas that i'd known for 7 years were really excited for this song and this band in general ever since they released shadowminds. Feel what i believe was another spot on banger. so we were both very excitingly waiting on the next song and the album. My friend was in a car accident on the 9th of april. just before he send me a msg that this song would release soon so we're both very excited for it. Now i can't listen to this song without getting extremely emotional since that was the last ever msg he send me. Miss ya buddy. And Tank, your videos help me get trough this just that bit easier. It's still incredibly hard, but they help. And i hope you realise this.

[@TankTheTech]

Man, I am so sorry to hear all of that, and wish you all the strength to be able to get through it. Thank you for being vulnerable and sharing, and I feel honored that anything I've done is helping at least a little bit.

[@Rokkoola]

Been waiting for this one. Every last one of their singles have given me chills. You describing that it feels like discovering In Flames and DT all over again is spot on. One of my first CDs I got for myself when I was like 12 was "Clayman". And I bet when I get my hands on their debut it's gonna feel like I am 12 again. Cool reaction!

[@eriklind3150]

The sound just goes straight to my heart... It's like coming home or reuniting with a dear and lost friend from the past. Crazy how music can make you so freaking emotional. All the guys are crazy good but the guitarwork by Jesper just make my heart bleed... It's so beautiful.

[@jaspertrimbos5963]

It's so weird to be able to listen to a certain band/genre for the first time AGAIN. This is fantastic

[@shadeofsorrowofficial9065]

YES brotha!!🔥🤟🏻🤟🏻

[@TankTheTech]

🤘🤘🤘

[@TheSledgehammer2024]

This is my favorite song on the album... Its so classic Inflames... I love the addition of the synthesizer... It makes the song even more haunting.

[@emilhaglind7931]

Told you it was awsome! Waiting a week for your reaction, and as suspected, great as always. Thx!

[@carl7858]

As a Gothenburg citizen and a Jesterhead this is so good an exciting. Memories and flashbacks from the 90:s.

[@loviepittsburgh2222]

Damn, this song just kicks ass. The last breakdown before the chorus just killed. Really did feel like old In Flames, and it makes me happy. I love love love the vocals of Mikael and the combination of this sound. Thank you to Halo Effect and you. This brings me joy.

[@justinbisig4760]

I had been rewatching the Arch Enemy reacts and saw the first Halo Effect video in the bottom. Then hearing who was in there, being a huge In Flames fan too, I’ve marathoned these videos. Found a new favorite band. Thanks Tank 🤘

[@gargaj]

I gotta say all three of these reaction videos resonate with me, because I recognize that feeling of "I never thought I'd hear THIS kind of music again": that feeling where you not only like a genre but there's this small micro-segment of a couple of albums that are absolutely head and shoulders above the rest, and then times change and noone even feels like they want to come close to it - and then suddenly out of nowhere, this comes along. Doesn't happen often, and I absolutely understand the cathartic excitement when it does.

[@sociallyineptclownprincech8731]

Definitely a cool band for me to keep an eye on. Very VERY polished melodeath. Vocals are crisp and understandable, instruments are clear and the balance is amazing. Far too often bands try to go for insane distortion on the instruments and harsh vocals that are more harsh than they are understandable. This song feels like the pure essence of melodeath distilled from the grapes of the metal gods.

[@BryonAutry]

Right there with you, man. Love everything they've released so far. It all takes me right back to being a teenager again!

[@sandy1653]

Damn. I've replayed this song like a million times after this. I wasn't sure what I'd think of it but I really love this song.

[@loganhinsley5328]

i have been checking for this video DAILY since the single dropped

[@Hotasigva]

Every new single is a timetravel machine. It is so fraking glorious! I seriously can not wait to catch them live, hopefully here in Malmö!

[@ludvigodling9947]

Playing Orbit in the background is perfect for this video

[@maevius24]

Thank you for videos Tank, it is actually our thoughts for theses songs! Can't wait for the cd and see them live

[@hersh23]

Man! Love this! That drum and guitar rhythm (I don't know how to call it. I know how to listen and enjoy music but don't know how to describe it) at @03:45 makes me visualize being in a speeding car, view from the side. Each kick of the drums making things flicker and the camera shakes violently, buildings speeding by at the speed of the music. 😍

[@martindengler9356]

This Single is their best Song so far, it made me pick up my guitar right after listening to it. I also waited impatiently for the Album announcement. Guess who preordered a limited edition Vinyl. Damn, those guys make me feel like I'm 15 again. Another great reaction Tank, stay safe 🤘🏻

[@LunaBianca1805]

I still like a bunch of the newer In Flames songs, but I LOVE how much these guys sound like CLASSIC In Flames 🥰 That album is definitely on my buy list this year ❣

[@gergelysimon7646]

I've pre-ordered this album so fast... These guys are legends. Do you ever wonder, tho, if you think about it, how lucky we all are? Many people who've grown up fancying a music style or a band, the amount of similar music expanded like... through the roof. And most of it is available for one's ears. And not only there are a shitton of new and exciting music to explore, we still have our legends, like these guys, who had already been making music when i'd shat myself in the panties in the kindergarten, still active and producing amazing songs. I listen to this song, and the same feelings run through me when I first heard a pirate-copied Colony disc in 2001.

[@kakite5163]

I can see that balcony from my office every day from across the river. Also love the song!

[@BalckShadow51]

I'm so here for this album, I pre-ordered it this morning. The riff screams Clayman to me, reminds me a lot of Swim personally.

[@AllzaoMaximus]

That cover alone could have had my pre-order. But as a Dark Tranquility fan seeing him in another project made me super happy and i couldn't wait for this album reveal!! So happy and i can't wait for it! Cheers Tank!

[@ThompaThelin]

My hometown ! Great band, great vid brother !! love to you and your family . ;)

[@hollowayscc]

I got goosebumps from listening to this song! Amazing stuff, album is preordered for sure!

[@JambaJooze_]

I'm amazed by their sound. It really gives me those old school feels. I do have to say, I love the Orbit Culture music in the background in the beginning.

[@Torbjorn.Lindgren]

I've never really warmed to Dark Tranquility for some reason but I'm always a sucket for old In Flames and all of The Halo Effect's single so far very much tick every single music check-box I have. Already got my ticket for Amon Amarth, Machine Head and The Halo Effect in Oslo (23 Sep). Most ancipated album of the year - HELL YES.

[@Eluarelon]

Funny that you played Death of a King in the background, because unless Insomnium and/or Dark Tranquility release a new album this year, I'm pretty sure what my top 2 albums of the year will be. And if anyone can do the impossible and dethrone Amorphis' Halo from the top spot of my list it might be The Halo Effect. Which would be a first, because as far as I'm concerned, Amorphis is pretty much untouchable. But that sound AND Stanne's voice combined is just super awesome.

[@petepan82]

I can't believe they are united again! This is so awesome!! Btw, for your Sabaton reactions, I can't believe you haven't listened to the lost batallion, it's an epic sabaton song with unorthodox drums..

[@credoimperialis]

This song ... is just what I expected and more !!! And yes is like In Flames Reloaded but better. And great job man !!!!!!

[@Yoshoggutha]

Nothing wrong with appreciating the golden age of melodic death metal!🤘

[@scotchalberts]

I cant wait for this. It really does feel at home along with Colony eral, InFlames with Embody the Invisible and Ordinary Story. Love it!

[@JimpaMaster]

Love your vids! I saw them live yesterday in Stockholm and they were amazing!! They also played a song from the upcoming album 😍

[@plshredder]

this is my favorite single so far! been waiting for this reaction!

[@KreshDraven6]

This song is the closest we ever got to have a similar sound of 90's In Flames no doubt

[@MrBdog1021]

Cannot freaking wait for this record. 🤟🤟. One of my most anticipated for the year

[@irrsinnrainer]

A good friend of mine, who (funnily enough) was the one to introduce me to In Flames, when we where 15 years old said that listening to these guys feels a bit like "coming home", when I showed him the songs from The Halo Effect. And about Peter's basses: I think he played ESP 6-Strings in the past as well but the Ibanez SR seems to be his go to for some years now.

[@shadowx2111]

Finally, I've been waiting for this reaction and you did not disappoint me. So looking forward to this album and will be placing an order now right away. Continue with what you are doing Tank and look forward to the next video 😜🤘

[@laurettadelmar2781]

Loved this song so much. Sounds like a melodic version of Amon Amarth. Will have to check out their other stuff and the other similar bands you have listed in the description.

[@adammonahan7096]

I couldn't agree more regarding the feeling it gives me. I discovered IF during the Reroute to Remain era, and quickly explored their back catalog with Jester Race, Whoracle, Colony, Clayman and even Subterranean. Long story short, this brings me back to that. I have been binging DT and ATG like crazy since falling in love with old IF. This gives me hope for that classic Gothenburg sound. Quick shout out to Soilwork as well. I don't think they get enough credit. Long live Melodeth! (And yes, I know Soilwork isn't technically out of Gothenburg).

[@teusanu65]

I haven't been so excited for an album release in years! Can't wait! I pre-ordered mine the day they announced it, haha!

[@Dosenpruegel]

The best way to describe my feelings with them is: wholesome. Or soul comfort. Can't wait for August, hopefully we'll get a 4th single. *-*

[@rationalinsanity]

Same, melodeath is what formed my taste in music in my teens. This hits a special point inside and my pre-ordered LP boxset is hopefully arriving tomorrow, staying up to listen to the album midnight tonight. Inject this straight into my veins 🤘

[@tannerravsten7189]

I cannot wait for this album to come out this Summer! 🤘🤘

[@boernhead85]

First I thought: Melodic Death.. mah Then the intro hit me really hard. Damn.. What an awesome song. Cool riffs & parts combined with an clear an awesome harsh voice. That’s a huge banger of a song! 🤘 I was never a fan of In Flames and their concert on Wacken 2012 was nothing special to me. But this Combo of former members… I love it! Thank you for this awesome reaction!

[@Lohanmilitia]

Dude, I'm as giddy as you are for this one!!

[@tunein9001]

Regarding the song it was reminding you of, it reminds me of Swim off of Clayman, especially the start.

[@JacksonX94]

I thought the same thing, a very swim vibe in the intro with the dual guitar leads

[@metalinside4446]

The halo effect is good news in these crazy times. Waiting for them to release the album and see them live, I already have the ticket.🤘😬💪

[@arrensen]

I am so excited to see them live later this year. 🤘

[@wshropshire]

To make a new comment, I hadn't even really heard about these guys until your reaction. Like I said before Civil War sounded like Sabaton 2.0 in their first few albums, so to see that these guys sound like In Flames isn't surprising being that they're all former members. Give it time, I'm sure they'll come into a new sound, but it is nice to hear something similar to Clayman or Reroute to Remain. Brings back many memories of High School, hanging with my metalhead friends in the late 1990's and early 2000's.

[@djurfors]

Indeed this release is one of the high light of the year. Totally agree that this sounds more like IF then IF does today. Melodic ass hell!

[@duikmans]

Those guys are making an "old" man very happy... and the CD is pre-ordered.

[@MarcinOfTheNuclearVillage]

I already love this band! Thanks for the video Tank! \m/

[@helblingpatrick3603]

Hey man I can Feel you so hard. Its teh same to me like i discovered In Flames 20 years ago when I was 17. Its fucking awesome and the LP is buyed. Love that sound and feeling that they transportet. And yes there is Macig in the GAme.

[@burkmat]

Sounds very In Flames 😁 first time I heard a song by them I thought "new Dark tranquillity?" Btw, it's filmed very close to where I live 😁

[@EmpireofBodom]

You are amazing at picking out the parts and the gear. This is so colony!

[@hollowmade]

Absolutely love the tambourine starting at 4:30. Well, at least it sounds like a tambourine in the background. Brings great dynamics!

[@TankTheTech]

Absolutely. Those little production details are just such good little touches thrown in that can give songs an entirely different feel.

[@hollowmade]

@@TankTheTech Yeah, they make a huge difference even if they are subtle. Don't care if some people find this to be "un-metal" either, it's all about good musicianship.

[@gianlucagabban4041]

Yeeeeeesss!!! 🤟🤟🤟 Fantastic song and great reaction as always 😉 i wait this album like a pizza when im hungry 😅😅🤟

[@Brendo2386]

Between this and Suldusk for my most anticipated album

[@Zypcys]

First seconds and already i hear Embody the Invisible from In Flames and i love it!

[@GernickKuik]

Another great song by The Halo Effect. With my limited metal knowledge I'm tempted to call this a blend of Maiden on speed and Fields of the Nephilim (Goth band from England from the late 80s early 90s)

[@timolebeck6405]

Maybe worth noticing that the 5150 defined the "Gothenburg-Sound" in the 90´s and 2000´s. So no surprise her seeing the 5150III in here.

[@jeremybennett2100]

I've had the exact same reaction to all 3 singles so far. It's like a proud father watching his kid hit a homerun lol

[@kimeklund8880]

This makes me so happy 😀

[@matscardestam2783]

Daniel is a fucking awsome drummer man..

[@stephenneil9345]

Very beginning gives me vibes from the beginning of Embody the invisible song. It's crazy.

[@leerobbo92]

I reckon the song you're thinking of that it reminds you of is Jotun. At least, that's where my mind went to. If a song's taking you there, it's a damn good one!

[@jamiemillman]

I'm a massive In Flames fan and I include the new albums in that too (even though the old stuff is much better) THIS just makes me miss how In Flames used to be and what got me into them! I'm glad jesper and other members have formed this band to make the music they enjoy and now I have a new band to get obsessive over :)

[@jamiemillman]

Also having seen InFlames live many times with all these guys playing with the exception of the vocalist, they will be fucking phenomenal live!!! Absolutely brilliant musicians!!!

[@daverichards9141]

Every time Tank pops off the hat and bangs I gotta smile.

[@cwes6404]

Thanks Tank loved the song

[@anthonyzachos5456]

Empyrium: the Franconian woods in winter Silence

[@jepserstromblad]

Thanks for the kind and awesome response Tank :)

[@TankTheTech]

❤️❤️❤️

[@m__zombi]

That riff gives me life

[@anidiotsguide757]

Fun fact: Just across the river from where they are playing, is the original location for Studio Fredman.

[@regor5150]

The previous two songs by them, haven't really grabbed my attention. THIS one is 🔥🤘🏻

[@dasOllum88]

.... 😍😍🥰🥰...i stoped the Video and pre-orderd the Album!!....OMG , iam sssoooo thrilled 4 it !! \m/.... btw. yesterday, i got my Tickets, see them at the 27th september in Hamburg, its the day after my birthday, i think that i made me the best gift XD

[@33InvI]

You talked about your start into metal with 13/14. I would like to ask if there was a friend/family member who introduced u into metal? For me it was brother who showed me more and more. I really enjoy your videos, thank you a lot!

[@TankTheTech]

It was one of my best friend's older brothers that specifically got me into the melodeath scene, but before that, I actually discovered bands like Fear Factory, Typo-O-Negative, and Napalm Death from the original Mortal Kombat movie soundtrack when I was like 8. Haha

[@TheCadegoodspeed45]

Fun fact! Peter used to have an esp 6 string! I think he actually had two? One as a back up. Its odd to see him in the sticky fingers live dvd not using an ibanez haha. Ive always wanted a pib3 ibanez. I hope they re-introduce that model!

[@TankTheTech]

We talked about that on our podcast episode recently! It'll be up in a few weeks!

[@Whoracle8531]

I love this song so much, I might be a tad biased xD

[@oJesterheado]

Wacken was awesome!!!

[@fullstackphoenix]

This is awesome!

[@BigTurboB5]

Gonna need a reaction to Aggression by Anchored At Sea A lowkey small town Tennessee band. They definitely have potential

[@Goldie1977]

Oooh this is tasty a/f. I know a lot of people probably feel the need to take sides (this always happens and I’ll never understand why - I love Belladonna and Bush - prefer Bush though 😜) but I really like everything In Flames have done too so this is a total ‘win win’ for me 😉 Happy to see Daniel slamming it as he was a huge influence on my playing. Would love to see you educate the kids with any Soilwork/The Haunted/In Flames you haven’t heard. 🤘🤘🤘

[@matscardestam2783]

The drums in this one..😊

[@alonsoaaron2985]

Yeah it sounds like Embody the invisible from Colony album 🎸

[@alwaystrustbraum281]

Hey TankTheTech, could you react to "Bury the Light from Victor Boba (Singer) and Casey Edwards (Musicer/Producer)". This is song is so unfamiliar with many people that don't know the game "Devil May Cry'. But this songs give hard handbang feelings and masterpiece of work. P.S: You rock!^^

[@artofstormdancing3319]

loool as soon as the song started I was like "ah, a Swedish band" and then immediately "oh, In Flames". Very easy to recognise.

[@belasquidjavakor8844]

Indeed quite a refreshing band ! Will definitely get their album ! But dammit Tank, if you like so much Melodeath, why haven't you already checked/reacted to Nyktophobia ? I know I look like a scratched disk when it comes to them, but IMO they are amongst the best things that could come to Melodeath in recent years ;) They have such a great way to combine melody, melancholy, brutality and rage !

[@m1kke]

I think it's unfortunate that no one mentions Sacrilege, when talking about Daniel Svensson. Their album The Fifth Season (on which Daniel played drums and did the vocals (!)) is a staple in the Gothenburg melodic death metal genre. I regard it as important to the style as any early album from In Flames, Dark Tranquillity or At the Gates. Check it out if you already havent. It's sooo damn good.

[@rutgerdevries8915]

Feel you man! Turning 19 again! 😅😂

[@vanillacakez2586]

It's definitely giving me Clayman vibes

[@marcustidholm6775]

Great song!!

[@jannekaanta2884]

This is da shit Tank, This is da shit. 🇸🇪🤘❤️🤘🇸🇪