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

The Halo Impact 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 form of “new In Flames” and there being a rivalry between the 2 bands.

Nevertheless, 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 referred to as Restaurant 2112 in Gothenburg, so y’know – issues aren’t precisely contentious.

“Effectively, we have been reminded loads. ‘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 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 plenty of comparisons and there could be talks about rivalry and stuff like that. And if you recognize me and you recognize folks round me, you recognize 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 effectively.”

Iwers continued, noting that there’ll in all probability all the time be comparisons between The Halo Impact and In Flames, however that he is simply joyful to be making music above all. It is value mentioning that The Halo Impact will launch their new file 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 identical to get that out of the best way. 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 optimistic, I assume with out desirous about it, with out having any expectations, sort of like now [as we prepare to release a new The Halo Effect album] — the music’s accomplished; I am joyful, I am not nervous. In fact, when the precise response comes, if it is potential, I’ll all the time go, ‘Ah, thank god.’ However at that time, we have been simply joyful as a result of earlier than Days Of The Misplaced was out, we really had it prepared for about two years.

“We shaped 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 put in writing 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 may very well 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 just a little 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 can be some comparisons, after all, to In Flames, as all the time, but additionally to the primary file, accurately. I am simply joyful to get the music out. I’ve gotta say that.”