Entry 125 - The Halo Effect - Days of the Lost

 

The amount of hype around this band was incredible. The founding member of In Flames partnering with a bunch of ex-members. This is melodic death metal royalty based just off the members in the band alone.

So do they live up to it? Well... kinda. This is about as safe as you can get for a melodic death metal album. This is mid paced Iron Maiden worship with death metal vocals.

Does it break any new ground? Nope. Does it provide catchy riffs that are akin to heavy metal pop? Yep. Is everything well executed and fun to listen to? You bet.

If you find yourself wanting another take at the Colony style from in flames with a healthy dose of modern Dark Tranquillity you can do a lot worse than The Halo Effect.