Mike McKeever is an American musician, and vocalist/guitarist of the NYC industrial duo Heavy Halo.

Their debut LP Damaged Dream dropped July ’25, followed by a U.S. tour with darkwave powerhouse Light Asylum. Next up: an official remix for Andy Bell (Erasure) arriving this December. Prior collaborations include Duran Duran, Alec Empire (ATR), Xavier Swafford (3TEETH), Kontravoid, Pictureplane, and more.

From the Press: “raw emotion fused with cold machinery” (@PostPunkzine ), “thundering, soaring industrial metal” (@CvltNation), and “chunky riffs & EBM-panicked beatwork” (@Revolvermag ).

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