THE HAUNTED

Swedish titans THE HAUNTED have returned with a stunning new offering, The Dead Eye, that is sure to surprise and possibly even overwhelm the entire metal community. Since inception, the group have been pigeonholed as a thrash unit, a moniker further solidified by their lineup featuring two ex-members of the legendary At The Gates, but the quintet have continually evolved over the years and strived to create an offering that defied the musical boundaries attached to the genre. With this album THE HAUNTED ultimately prove that their songwriting prowess is indefinable and undeniable, showing everyone that within this genre there are no limitations.

THE HAUNTED spent the better part of 2006 working on the new material, pushing themselves to create something unique that effectively combines elements of their previous efforts while exploring new ideas to continuously challenge themselves. Dolving says it best, “This album is simply more diverse, dynamic and heavy as fuck. Look forward to an album we're all extremely proud of.” The highly anticipated new effort was recorded in Denmark at Antfarm Studios with renowned producer Tue Madsen (Himsa, Sick Of It All) and looks to be their most accomplished work yet.

The band was now determined to take their time to create what will ultimately be the definitive HAUNTED release. Dolving further elaborates on the band’s writing process, “We started writing around Ozzfest last year, bouncing around ideas, recording anything that came to mind without the old ‘more or less metal’-filter, and we wanted to do something we'd just touched upon with our previous four albums. I think we've managed to find an immense sound: the drums are clearer, heavier and less processed, and we've even got acoustic guitars, congas, strings and loads of weird noise manipulations going on. You seriously can’t possibly comprehend what awaits.”

In 2006, THE HAUNTED triumphantly returns to strike fear upon the masses and redefine the meaning of intensity.