HALO OF SHADOWS
MELODIC DEATH METAL

A great young band from the land of the thousand lakes, Finland; Halo Of Shadows creates an original mix with their melodic death metal by infusing parts of classic heavy metal and a touch of black atmosphere.
LINKS
Website (at Intromental): www.intromental.com/haloofshadows
Website (official): www.haloofshadows.com
Website (myspace): www.myspace.com/haloofshadows
BIOGRAPHY
In 2005, 4 young Finnish guys, Antti Matilainen - vocals, Teemu Hänninen - guitars, Teemu Anttila - keyboards and Jari Huttunen - drums, decided to form a strong heavy metal band, with the emphasis on METAL. The guys have all played in other bands and projects, but decided to get together for the formation of Halo Of Shadows.

With the line-up in place, Halo Of Shadows went into the Watercastle Studio in the early fall of 2005 to record drum tracks for the debut album, with Arttu Sarvanne as the producer. Later on, the other aspects of the music (guitars, bass, keyboards and vocals) were recorded in various Finnish studios, and guitarist Teemu, who also played the bass on the disc, mixed the album, with a fantastic result for all to hear.

In early 2006 the young band hooked up with Danish based metal agency Intromental Management, and obtained a good label deal for the debut album, "Manifesto": In spring 2006 the band signed with Massacre Records for a worldwide album release. With great reviews on the debut album, Halo Of Shadows immediately began working on their next album to keep the ball rolling. A darker style was incorporated into the music, and the recordings for the new album began in September 2007. Now, the band is ready to sign with a serious and interested label for the release of this second monster that surely will rock the metal world.

The material is mixed but not finally mastered. The mastering will take place in Studio 57 (Sonata Arctica a.o.) as soon as a deal has been found for the release of Halo Of Shadow's second album.

The music of Halo Of Shadows is best described as a fine mixture between Death, Arch Enemy, Symphony X, Children Of Bodom and King Diamond. Very powerful but with a delicate touch of melody. It's not really "just" death metal - in fact it's a conglomeration of all the various metal genres with a slab of originality to it.
LINE-UP
Antti Matilainen - Vocals
Teemu Hänninen - Guitars / Bass
Teemu Anttila - Keyboards
Jari Huttunen - Drums

LABELS
Worldwide: Massacre Records
DISCOGRAPHY
2008: tba
2006: Manifesto

SHOWS
Click on this link to see upcoming Halo Of Shadows shows in North America
Click on this link to see upcoming Halo Of Shadows shows in the rest of the world.
SOUNDS
Click on this link to listen to a soundclip from the latest Halo Of Shadows release.
CONTACT
INTROMENTAL MANAGEMENT
Att: Halo Of Shadows
Nørrebrogade 200B, 4tv
DK-2200 Copenhagen N
Denmark

Phone: +45-38344833

E-mail address: haloofshadows AT intromental DOT com