Swedish Thrash Metallers THE HAUNTED are finally returning to North American ground in order to support their current 8th full-length album, “Exit Wounds”, released via Century Media Records. Next to this run of dates started yesterday, 9th February, supporting At The Gates together with Decapitated and Harms Way, THE HAUNTED have also announced a string of European club-shows and festivals for 2016. Here is a complete list of dates confirmed so far:

THE HAUNTED – Live 2016:
09.02.2016 Fort Lauderdale, FL – Revolution + At The Gates, Decapitated & Harms Way
11.02.2016 Atlanta, GA – Masquerade + At The Gates, Decapitated & Harms Way
13.02.2016 Dallas, TX – Gas Monkey, + At The Gates, Decapitated & Harms Way
14.02.2016 Austin, TX – Mohawk + At The Gates, Decapitated & Harms Way
16.02.2016 Albuquerque, NM – Sunshine Theatre + At The Gates, Decapitated & Harms Way
17.02.2016 Tempe, AZ – Marquee Theatre + At The Gates, Decapitated & Harms Way
18.02.2016 Las Vegas, NV – House of Blues + At The Gates, Decapitated & Harms Way
19.02.2016 San Diego, CA – House of Blues + At The Gates, Decapitated & Harms Way
20.02.2016 Pomona, CA – Glass House + At The Gates, Decapitated & Harms Way
21.02.2016 San Francisco, CA – Regency + At The Gates, Decapitated & Harms Way
14.04.2016 Haarlem (The Netherlands) – Patronaat
15.04.2016 Kortrijk (Belgium) – De Kreun
16.04.2016 Oberhausen (Germany) – Turbinenhalle 2 + Overkill
27.04.2016 Stockholm (Sweden) – En Arena + Hatebreed & Dr. Living Dead!
05.05.2016 Gävle (Sweden) – Harry’s
06.05.2016 Borlänge (Sweden) – Liljan + Dark Funeral
07.05.2016 Karlstad (Sweden) – Heaven & Hell Club
27.05.2016 Baltimore, MD – Maryland Death Fest
03.-04.06.2016 Örebro (Sweden) – Pappersbruket / Metallsvenskan 2016
08.07.2016 Oulu (Finland) – Jalometalli Festival
04.-06.08.2016 Wacken (Germany) – Wacken Open Air
More dates will be announced soon…

Additionally, THE HAUNTED continue the songwriting work for their upcoming studio album release, which is expected to be recorded later this year. The band checked in with the following comment: “Next to playing a US tour and a bunch of dates in Europe, THE HAUNTED are hard at work for the follow up album to “Exit Wounds“. The material we are currently looking at is both super-heavy and dynamic, so we are excited to be recording the new tracks later in the year. Stay tuned!“

THE HAUNTED’s current album “Exit Wounds” was highly praised as a return to form and managed to enter international sales charts as follows: Germany # 64, Finland # 15, Switzerland # 100 , Sweden # 32, USA # 151 Top Current Albums, USA # 5 Heatseekers.

Video clips for “Exit Wounds”:
“Cutting Teeth” video clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RN7HMG4tVI0
“Eye Of the Storm” video clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNAwrj1EUo8
“Time (Will Not Heal)” (Guitar playthrough video): https://youtu.be/qW5Gr2XDoB0
“Kill The Lights” (Guitar playthrough video): https://youtu.be/Vyi6ZxIewVc

Check here for all available physical formats of the release: http://smarturl.it/thehauntedCMD or in order to purchase it digitally via iTunes, check here: http://smarturl.it/exitwoundsiTunes

THE HAUNTED line-up 2016:
Marco Aro – Vocals
Jensen – Guitars
Ola Englund – Guitars
Jonas Björler – Bass
Adrian Erlandsson – Drums

More details about THE HAUNTED’s upcoming studio album will be revealed soon…

THE HAUNTED online:
http://www.the-haunted.com
http://www.facebook.com/hauntedofficial