THE HALO EFFECT’s PETER IWERS Maintains There’s No Rivalry Between The Band & IN FLAMES

The Halo Effect shaped in 2019 and options former In Flames members Niclas Engelin, Peter Iwers, Daniel Svensson, and Jesper Strömblad. In fact this sparked speedy dialog on-line about The Halo Impact being some kind 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 little thing is cool between the 2 bands. Iwers even factors out that he and present In Flames guitarist Björn Gelotte run a restaurant referred to as Restaurant 2112 in Gothenburg, so y’know – issues aren’t precisely contentious.

“Properly, we had been reminded so much. ‘Remember that you just 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 needed 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 a variety of comparisons and there could be talks about rivalry and stuff like that. And if you understand me and you understand folks round me, you understand that there is no such factor as rivalry. I attempt to get together with all people, and that is the case with In Flames as properly.”

Iwers continued, noting that there’ll most likely at all times be comparisons between The Halo Impact and In Flames, however that he is simply pleased to be making music above all. It is value mentioning that The Halo Impact will launch their new report March Of The Unheard this Friday. Pre-orders are available here.

“There isn’t any rivalry; there is no stuff like that. Let’s identical to get that out of the way in which. I nonetheless run a restaurant with Björn. We nonetheless speak 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 assume with out fascinated by it, with out having any expectations, sort of like now [as we prepare to release a new The Halo Effect album] — the music’s completed; I am pleased, I am not nervous. In fact, when the precise response comes, if it is doable, I’ll at all times go, ‘Ah, thank god.’ However at that time, we had been simply pleased as a result of earlier than Days Of The Misplaced was out, we truly had it prepared for about two years.

“We shaped the band simply earlier than the pandemic hit, after which we had been in a position to sit within the studio and within the rehearsal areas and all these locations to put in writing music and take our candy time. After which after we had been completed and we had been able to launch it, we needed to wait one other 12 months and a half or so earlier than the precise plan might be began. And this time round we had songs that had been written alongside the way in which and we needed to schedule the studio time in slightly bit greater than earlier than and sort of go in and focus extra. However there was no stress. There was nothing like that. So I am very wanting to get the music on the market. I am not nervous. There will likely be some comparisons, in fact, to In Flames, as at all times, but additionally to the primary report, correctly. I am simply pleased to get the music out. I’ve gotta say that.”