Halo (megastructure)
Halo rings are fictional megastructures and superweapons in the Halo video game series, giving its name. They are referred to as "Installations" by their AI monitors, and are collectively referred to as "the Array" by the installations' creators, the Forerunners. The series' alien antagonists, the Covenant, refer to the structures as the "Sacred Rings", believing them to form part of a greater religious prophecy known as "The Great Journey". According to Halo's fiction, the Forerunners built the rings to contain and study the Flood, an infectious alien parasite. The rings act together as a weapon of last resort; when fired, the rings kill any sentient life capable of falling prey to the Flood, starving the parasite of its food. The installations are at the crux of the plot progression for the Halo series.
The Halos are massive ringworlds, which feature their own wildlife and weather. The constructs resemble Larry Niven's Ringworld concept in shape and design. The structure that Halo: Combat Evolved takes place on was initially to be a hollowed-out planet, but was changed to its ring design later in development; a staff member provided "Halo" as the name for both the ring and the video game after names such as Red Shift were suggested.
Halo-
Halo- is a Greek prefix meaning "salt." In biology, it is often used to indicate halotolerance and is a portion of many words:
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Halo (Current 93 album)
Halo is a live album, released in 2004, by Current 93. The front cover is a drawing by the same David Tibet which reproduces the cover of a Moody Blues album of 1971 Every Good Boy Deserves Favour.
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Halo (UK band)
Halo are a rock band from Bristol, England, who formed in 1999 and disbanded in 2004. In 2002, they released one album, and had three singles in the UK Singles Chart. They reformed in 2011 and are currently recording their second album.
History
The band’s journey began in 1999 when brothers Graeme and Iain Moncrieff joined forces with Jim Davey and then Stevie Yeomans. They developed a unique sound consisting of raw energy, soaring guitars, an unswerving rhythm section, epic songs and rich three-part vocal harmony.
Halo quickly gained a reputation for their electrifying live shows and soon found themselves on the radar of publishing giants Windswept Pacific, who snapped them up immediately after watching the band perform at The Astoria, London. Shortly afterwards Sony’s S2 label became favourites to sign them and the band promptly put pen to paper with Muff Winwood, head of Sony Europe, to sign a six album deal.
Halo’s first release, the ‘Still Here’ EP, was recorded in London and given away free to their rapidly expanding fan base with rave reviews. Kerrang urged readers not to ‘look this gift stallion in the mouth’ and to join Halo’s mailing list pronto.
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- Heaven Calling released: 1991
- Halo released: 1989
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- V živo released: 2003
- Kaj je novega? released: 1999
- Anita ni nikoli ... released: 1997
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- Mansa Musa released: 2014
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- Lunatic Ride released: 2002
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- Seventy Dubstep Electronic Essentials released: 2012
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- Hello HALO released: 2014
- 38℃ released: 2014
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- Live 06:06:01 released: 2004
- Degree Zero: Point of Implosion released: 2004
- Body of Light released: 2003
- Massive Corporate Disease released: 1999
- Guattari: From the West Flows Grey Ash and Pestilence released: 1999
- Subliminal Transmissions released: 1998
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- Fabric 07: Hipp-E & Halo released: 2002
- Muzik Box released: 1999
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- 3 in tha Mornin' (Swag's version dub)
- Metroride (Ken & Sams Racketride)
- I'm Satisfied
- Freakinought
- Time (Doza's Lawnchair Generals mix)
- Mumbo Jumbo (Kitchen Dwellers)
- Rugburns (original mix)
- And I Know
- Midnight (dub mix)
- Long Deep Decay
- When I Fell in Love (Charles Webster dub mix)
- Lakeshore Dr.
- Body Flowers (Fluid System mix)
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- The Sound of Eukatech 5 released: 2001
- Nocturnal released: 2000
- Rapid Descent released: 1999
- DJ Excursions, Volume 2 - Diversatility released: 1997
- Mazzo Mixup - Sex Love & Motion 1 + 2 released: 1997
- In the Mix, Volume 2: The Colours of Sound released: 1996
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- Immanent released: 1994
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