Halo is the third single from the album The Blackening

The Blackening

The Blackening is the sixth album by American heavy metal band Machine Head. Released on March 27, 2007 in the U.S., The Blackening sold 16,000 units in its first week, and became Machine Head's second highest charting release at number 54 on the Billboard 200, and charted in the Top 20 throughout...

by the groove metal

Groove metal

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 band Machine Head

Machine Head (band)

Machine Head is an American heavy metal band from Oakland, California. Formed on October 12, 1991, the group was founded by Robb Flynn and Adam Duce. There have been 4 member changes since their inception. The current lineup of the band comprises Flynn , Duce , ex-Vio-Lence guitarist Phil Demmel ,...

. This is the only song on the album to be written by all four band members. It was also featured as one of the metal genre track in The Sims 2: Bon Voyage

The Sims 2: Bon Voyage

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. On March 24, Machine Head announced through their official website that they are to film a video for Halo, asking local Bay Area fans (and in some cases, fans from around the globe) to be extras in the video. Fans from the UK and Germany

Germany

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 attended. The video features bassist Adam Duce's father as the evil figure.

The video was released 31 May 2008, premiering on MTV2

MTV2

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's Headbangers Ball

Headbangers Ball

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. The edit version as heard on the video is much shorter than the original as heard on the Blackening, cut from 9:04, down to 5:11. Flynn cited Metallica

Metallica

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 as its inspiration.

Personnel

• Robb Flynn
  Robert Flynn
  Robb Flynn is best known as the lead vocalist and guitarist for the heavy metal band Machine Head...
  
   – lead vocals
  Lead vocalist
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  , guitar
  Guitar
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• Dave McClain – drums
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• Adam Duce – bass
  Bass guitar
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  , backing vocals
  Backing vocalist
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• Phil Demmel – guitar