Away from the excitement of us publishing Halo last week, Depeche Mode are back with a tour to support the release of the new album Memento Mori in 2023. The press conference in Berlin today follows weeks of speculation amongst
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Halo, the story behind Depeche Mode’s classic album Violator, is available today via Grosvenor House Publishing and these retailers. We hope that those who pre-ordered or have bought one today will receive their copies swiftly! Co-authors David McElroy and Kevin
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The characters in Halo come from every aspect of the Violator era, covering the production of the album, marketing, design, videos, tour and lots more. Our co-authors David McElroy and Kevin May spoke to almost 20 individuals who were associated
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Halo authors David McElroy and Kevin May have their official biogs here – but how might they respond to some obviously very important Violator and Halo-related questions? We found out… (Feel free to agree or disagree with their answers in
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Depeche Mode fans have strong opinions about their favourite band – check any forum, Facebook post or pre-gig bar and you’ll witness endless debates about the best X or the worst Y. Violators might be universally adored by the so-called
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Our co-author David McElroy spent a large part (well, all) of March 2020 writing about Violator, to commemorate the 30th anniversary of its release. He filled the entire month with posts on his Almost Predictable Almost blog about it, in
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Breathing In Fumes is a long-running podcast hosted by Glen Hammarstrom, focusing – you guessed it, given the title – on Depeche Mode. Glen kindly invited our authors David McElroy and Kevin May to the show last week to chat
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Ahead of our September 29 release date, we are thrilled to share a list of online outlets where a Halo pre-order is available. Book and record shop retailers that want to stock it in-store can do so via their usual
David McElroy and Kevin May recently sat down (virtually, over Zoom, of course) with the wonderful Permanent Record Podcast hosts. They had a long discussion about the background to the book, how it all came together and some of the
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Today, our media campaign dropped… Here is a copy of the press release: Halo – The Story Behind Depeche Mode’s Classic Album Violator The first in-depth look at the making of Depeche Mode’s ‘Violator’ and its enduring legacy, by Kevin
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