Halo: The Story Behind Depeche Mode's Classic Album Violator

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Last year Kevin very kindly asked me if I would co-author the book and I was delighted to accept his offer.

The status of those shows fell into legend as a result of no officially sanctioned concert footage ever being released. Written by uber-fans Kevin May and David McElroy, with 'Halo' we find ourselves shadowing the band in the studio, on an intense, pivotal worldwide tour and on the sets of arty Super 8 vignettes. If your love/sympathy/interest in the depeche MODE is limited to occasional listening to their music, you know albums, but you don’t collect every color of the vinyl… then sorry, but this book is not for you… yet.

Corbijn’s work with the Area creative agency for the ‘Violator’ project delivered iconic, integrated artwork, photography, videos and short films across the album, its singles, and tour design. Halo – The Story Behind Depeche Mode’s Classic Album Violator will be published as a paperback book and e-book on 29 September 2022 by Grosvenor House Publishing. They were, in many respects, still seen as an underground band in the eyes of those in the mainstream music industry when it came to an album launch, relying on radio play from local or university radio stations. And I think Flood and Alan Wilder in particular wanted to push that idea forward, so they introduced real instruments.

We observe the often misunderstood but hugely important role that the late Andy Fletcher played in the band and witness the tumultuous emotional pressures on the band’s frontman, Dave Gahan. Therefore, the timing of the release of this book couldn’t be better, with all eyes are on the band again, but no new material forthcoming for a few months.The type of audience Depeche Mode had made the events that unfolded at The Wherehouse all the more remarkable. David now lives in Glasgow with his increasingly out of control Depeche Mode collection and runs the Depeche Mode blog Almost Predictable Almost.