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BLACK CLOUD HALO

Born Under A Bad Sign

About Me


Black Cloud Halo is surely the heaviest band ever to come out of the Rotterdam area. Not just the physical weight, but the sheer musical heaviness is what sets them apart from the rest. Drawing inspiration from rock, metal, blues, hardcore and punkrock, BCH will grab you by the throat and slam you into the wall. The heavy sound of old Marshalls, Ampegs and a Ludwig drumkit brings the sound heavy rock should sound like. Ear shattering, gut wrenching and ball shaking. The black hearted, hard ass blues lyrics fit the music perfectly and anybody who knows what it is to feel darkmooded will feel right at home. The music has proven to be loved by people from different backgrounds. After many shows in clubs and on some bigger festivals throughout different European countries it has become clear that BCH’s fan base covers a large musical spectrum. Their fans are drawn from the metal, rock, punk and hardcore scene. Even blues lovers will find aspects that will speak to them. Black Cloud Halo is special because “these guys know how to write real songs. They combine melody with pure heaviness and speed, but they also know how to take down the tempo and blow you away with devastating slow monster riffs.” The two roaring and soaring guitars, combined with a B52 bomber bass sound and those pounding drums. BCH provides the soundtrack to the darker side of life!

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 2/14/2005
Band Website: blackcloudhalo.com
Band Members: JORIS|HAN|ROLAND|CAS|JAAP
Influences: Various styles: hardcore, punkrock, metal, hardrock, blues, old rock music, new rock music etc.ACDC/Agnostic FrontBlack Sabbath/Bad BrainsCrowbar/Cro-MagsDown/DownsetElectric Wizard/Earth CrisisFu Manchu/Fury Of FiveGluecifer/Gang GreenHanoi Rocks/HatebreedIggy Pop/I-RejectJoe Coffee/JudgeKiss/KickbackLeatherface/Length Of TimeMotorhead/MadballNashville Pussy/Negative ApproachObituary/One Man ArmyPantera/Path Of ResistanceQ-B and the Blizzards ;)/QuicksandRancid/RamallahSlayer/Sheer TerrorTurbonegro/TerrorUDO/Urban ConflictVenom/VietnomW.A.S.P./WarzoneZeke/Zero MentalityWhile we're not limited by one musical style, the main flavour remains hardcore.
Sounds Like: All hell breaks loose
Record Label: WTF Records
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

First reviews of our new album!

The first reviews of our album "Born Under A Bad Sign" are in, here you can find some of them.Out of step zine:Every now and then you come across a band that blows you away by its intense, heavy and d...
Posted by BLACK CLOUD HALO on Wed, 03 Oct 2007 04:40:00 PST

Check out another new song here!

http://www.popinstituut.nl/lowlands/hitlijst.htmlIf you want to hear "Day of the Damned", the opening track of our new album, just check the link above.BCH
Posted by BLACK CLOUD HALO on Mon, 24 Sep 2007 04:48:00 PST

NEW ALBUM OUT NOW!!!

Black Cloud Halo's brand new full length 'Born Under A Bad Sign' is ready to be released! So what can you expect? 13 tracks of heavy, dark and thundering hardcore rock! Adrenalin fuelled BCH will tak...
Posted by BLACK CLOUD HALO on Mon, 27 Aug 2007 03:27:00 PST

UPDATE - Interview Aardschok

What's up? Our Myspace website and our www.blackcloudhalo.com site are now all pimped! Thanks to Mike Nicolaassen at Elevate Promotions (see friends). A totally vamped .com site will be launched soon....
Posted by BLACK CLOUD HALO on Tue, 22 May 2007 08:38:00 PST

STUDIOREPORT

This is a report on the recording of our upcoming full length album "Born Under A Bad Sign"  Day 1  It's Saturday morning. The skies are deep black&it's raining like crazy and it's cold. It's th...
Posted by BLACK CLOUD HALO on Thu, 22 Feb 2007 02:52:00 PST

update

Yo whattup over there? here's a short update. Han (guitar) is in a rehab program in Africa for a couple of months, and Jaap (bass) has been checking out New York recently. Therefore we haven't do...
Posted by BLACK CLOUD HALO on Tue, 10 Oct 2006 02:10:00 PST

Tourreport Spain 2006

Tourreport Spain 2006.   This will be a short tour report of our short summer tour through Spain. After a couple of months of preparations and waiting we received the message: tour 100% booked! ...
Posted by BLACK CLOUD HALO on Sun, 23 Jul 2006 03:44:00 PST

UP MAGAZINE

Hey guys, what's up? Our new CD is doing well, it's getting some cool feedback from the people that really know things about music and stuff... so get it while it's hot! Furthermore, we're featured...
Posted by BLACK CLOUD HALO on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

CD out NOW!

Guys and girls, thanks for the patience! The CD is out now and can be ordered through us or www.destination13.com. Throughout the BeNeLux it's available at recordstores (they probably have to order it...
Posted by BLACK CLOUD HALO on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

"Last time we played here..."

"Last time we played here there where about thirty million fights going on all over the place... don't dissappoint us" (Sheer Terror) Well, next time we're playing at The Escape in Veenendaal we ca...
Posted by BLACK CLOUD HALO on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST