Guitar icon OLA ENGLUND of Swedish thrash pioneers THE HAUNTED is now sharing a guitar play-through for the song “Collateral Carnage,” which is taken from the band’s critically-acclaimed new album, ‘Songs of Last Resort,’ which is out now via Century Media Records! The clip and accompanying tabs can be seen at THIS LOCATION.

With music recorded by Oscar Nilsson at Studio Bohus, main vocals recorded by Björn Strid at The Cellar Studio, ‘Songs of Last Resort’ was then mixed and mastered by Jens Bogren at Fascination Street Studios (Kreator, Arch Enemy, Sepultura, etc). Artwork was once again provided by longtime visual collaborator Andreas “Diaz” Pettersson. Stream, download, and order it HERE.

THE HAUNTED will also be embarking on an extensive European run, which includes stops in Japan and the UK! The trek kicks off on October 4 in Athens (GR). The full itinerary and tickets can be found HERE with more TBA!

Upon its release, ‘Songs of Last Resort’ entered several international sales charts, including #7 on the Current Hard Rock Albums Chart (USA) and #77 Current Album Sales Chart (USA). The full list of placements and media accolades can be found below:

‘Songs of Last Resort’ Tracklist:

1. Warhead (03:39) [WATCH]
2. In Fire Reborn (03:18) [WATCH]
3. Death to the Crown (02:56) [WATCH]
4. To Bleed Out (04:29) [WATCH]
5. Unbound (03:34)
6. Hell is Wasted on the Dead (02:53)
7. Through the Fire (03:01)
8. Collateral Carnage (04:03) [WATCH]
9. Blood Clots (01:30)
10. Salvation Recalled (03:26)
11. Labyrinth of Lies (03:30)
12. Letters of Last Resort (04:06)
    Album running time: (00:40:33)

THE HAUNTED – Live:

04.10.2025 Athens (Greece) – Gagarin 205
13.10.2025 Tokyo (Japan) – Loud Park
30.10.2025 Uppsala (Sweden) – Katalin
31.10.2025 Örebro (Sweden) – Frimis Salonger
01.11.2025 Vara (Sweden) – Vara in Rock
07.11.2025 Umeå (Sweden) – House of Metal Festival
09.11.2025 Manchester (UK) – Damnation Festival
04.12.2025 Gothenburg (Sweden) – Valand
05.12.2025 Norrköping (Sweden) – Arbis
06.12.2025 Gävle (Sweden) – Musikhuset
11.12.2025 Malmö (Sweden) – Babel
12.12.2025 Jönköping (Sweden) – Lick It Up @ Fabriken Bar
13.12.2025 Karlstad (Sweden) – Nöjesfabriken
12.02.2026 Tampere (Finland) – Olympia
13.02.2026 Helsinki (Finland) – On The Rocks
14.02.2026 Jyväskylä (Finland) – Lutakko / Kadotus Metal Meeting
19.02.2026 Stockholm (Sweden) – Debaser
21.02.2026 Sundsvall (Sweden) – Pipeline
3-6.07.2026 Knislinge (Sweden) – Time to Rock

And more shows are to be announced soon…

Lineup:
Ola Englund – rhythm & lead guitar
Jonas Björler – bass, backing vocals
Marco Aro – lead vocals
Adrian Erlandsson – drums
Jensen – rhythm guitar

Cover Artwork: Andreas “Diaz” Pettersson
Music recorded by Oscar Nilsson at Studio Bohus
Main vocals recorded by Björn Strid at The Cellar Studio
Mixed and mastered by Jens Bogren at Fascination Street Studios

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Upon the success of their freshly released new album, Swedish thrash pioneers and purveyors THE HAUNTED are now sharing an official guitar and bass play-through for the song, “To Bleed Out.” The clip can be seen at THIS LOCATION.

The band’s tenth studio album, ‘Songs of Last Resort,’ was released on Friday, May 30, via longtime partners Century Media Records.

With music recorded by Oscar Nilsson at Studio Bohus, main vocals recorded by Björn Strid at The Cellar Studio, ‘Songs of Last Resort’ was then mixed and mastered by Jens Bogren at Fascination Street Studios (Kreator, Arch Enemy, Sepultura, etc). Artwork was once again provided by longtime visual collaborator Andreas “Diaz” Pettersson. Pre-orders are now live HERE.

‘Songs of Last Resort’ Tracklist:

1. Warhead (03:39) [WATCH]
2. In Fire Reborn (03:18) [WATCH]
3. Death to the Crown (02:56) [WATCH]
4. To Bleed Out (04:29) [WATCH]
5. Unbound (03:34)
6. Hell is Wasted on the Dead (02:53)
7. Through the Fire (03:01)
8. Collateral Carnage (04:03)
9. Blood Clots (01:30)
10. Salvation Recalled (03:26)
11. Labyrinth of Lies (03:30)
12. Letters of Last Resort (04:06)
    Album running time: (00:40:33)

Cover Artwork:  Andreas “Diaz” Pettersson

Lineup:
Ola Englund – rhythm & lead guitar
Jonas Björler – bass, backing vocals
Marco Aro – lead vocals
Adrian Erlandsson – drums
Jensen – rhythm guitar

Music recorded by Oscar Nilsson at Studio Bohus
Main vocals recorded by Björn Strid at The Cellar Studio
Mixed and mastered by Jens Bogren at Fascination Street Studios

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Swedish thrash pioneers and purveyors THE HAUNTED released their tenth studio album, ‘Songs of Last Resort,’ on May 30, 2025 via longtime partners Century Media Records. To celebrate, the band is now unleashing another scorching new music video for the song “Death to the Crown,” which can be found at THIS LOCATION.

THE HAUNTED guitarist Ola Englund comments about the new single “’Death to the Crown’ is one of those songs that just came out of pure frustration. It’s about that feeling when you’re watching politicians or leaders treat real people like pawns in some kind of game. It’s not about any one person or country – it’s about the bigger pattern. Power going to people’s heads, egos growing out of control, and the rest of us left dealing with the mess. It’s heavy. It’s aggressive. It’s THE HAUNTED.”.

With music recorded by Oscar Nilsson at Studio Bohus, main vocals recorded by Björn Strid at The Cellar Studio, ‘Songs of Last Resort’ was then mixed and mastered by Jens Bogren at Fascination Street Studios (Kreator, Arch Enemy, Sepultura, etc). Artwork was once again provided by longtime visual collaborator Andreas “Diaz” Pettersson. Orders are live HERE.

The album artwork for ‘Songs of Last Resort’ was created by  Andreas “Diaz” Pettersson.

‘Songs of Last Resort’ Tracklist:

1. Warhead (03:39) [WATCH]
2. In Fire Reborn (03:18) [WATCH]
3. Death to the Crown (02:56) [WATCH]
4. To Bleed Out (04:29)
5. Unbound (03:34)
6. Hell is Wasted on the Dead (02:53)
7. Through the Fire (03:01)
8. Collateral Carnage (04:03)
9. Blood Clots (01:30)
10. Salvation Recalled (03:26)
11. Labyrinth of Lies (03:30)
12. Letters of Last Resort (04:06)
    Album running time: (00:40:33)

Music recorded by Oscar Nilsson at Studio Bohus
Main vocals recorded by Björn Strid at The Cellar Studio
Mixed and mastered by Jens Bogren at Fascination Street Studios

Lineup:
Ola Englund – rhythm & lead guitar
Jonas Björler – bass, backing vocals
Marco Aro – lead vocals
Adrian Erlandsson – drums
Jensen – rhythm guitar

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Swedish thrash pioneers and purveyors THE HAUNTED continue to scorch the earth with their upcoming tenth studio album, ‘Songs of Last Resort,’ to be released worldwide on May 30, 2025 via longtime partners Century Media Records. The band is now unleashing the blistering new single, “In Fire Reborn,” along with a music video, which was directed by Patric Ullaeus / (In Flames, Arch Enemy, Dimmu Borgir, etc.). The clip can be found at THIS LOCATION.

THE HAUNTED vocalist Marco Aro comments about the track, “This is the second single off the album ‘Songs of Last Resort.’ The song is called ‘In Fire Reborn’ and it’s a more classic THE HAUNTED sounding song with the aggression turned up to 11…just in case you missed the memo on our previous single!”

Guitarist Jensen adds, “A classic THE HAUNTED 6/8 beat song. I wrote the start, verses and ending of the song, but it wasn’t until Jonas wrote the chorus when ‘In Fire Reborn’ really bloomed out. I believe this could also easily become a fan favorite, just like it has become one of the band’s favorite songs on the album. The lyrics are, just like with ‘Warhead,” also along the topic of war, but this time from a soldier’s perspective.”

The previously released video for the album’s opening track, “Warhead,” can still be seen HERE.

With music recorded by Oscar Nilsson at Studio Bohus, main vocals recorded by Björn Strid at The Cellar Studio, ‘Songs of Last Resort’ was then mixed and mastered by Jens Bogren at Fascination Street Studios (Kreator, Arch Enemy, Sepultura, etc). Artwork was once again provided by longtime visual collaborator Andreas “Diaz” Pettersson. Pre-orders are now live HERE.

The album artwork for ‘Songs of Last Resort’ was created by  Andreas “Diaz” Pettersson.

‘Songs of Last Resort’ Tracklist:

1. Warhead (03:39) [WATCH]
2. In Fire Reborn (03:18) [WATCH]
3. Death to the Crown (02:56)
4. To Bleed Out (04:29)
5. Unbound (03:34)
6. Hell is Wasted on the Dead (02:53)
7. Through the Fire (03:01)
8. Collateral Carnage (04:03)
9. Blood Clots (01:30)
10. Salvation Recalled (03:26)
11. Labyrinth of Lies (03:30)
12. Letters of Last Resort (04:06)
    Album running time: (00:40:33)

Lineup:
Ola Englund – rhythm & lead guitar
Jonas Björler – bass, backing vocals
Marco Aro – lead vocals
Adrian Erlandsson – drums
Jensen – rhythm guitar

Music recorded by Oscar Nilsson at Studio Bohus
Main vocals recorded by Björn Strid at The Cellar Studio
Mixed and mastered by Jens Bogren at Fascination Street Studios

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Swedish deadly thrash metal purveyors THE HAUNTED are back with a bang! Following eight long years since the release of 2017’s much acclaimed studio album, ‘Strength in Numbers,’ THE HAUNTED is now pleased to announce its 10th studio album, ‘Songs of Last Resort,’ which will be released worldwide on May 30, 2025 via longtime partners Century Media Records.

To celebrate the release, the band is now unleashing the pummeling first single, “Warhead,” along with a video, which was directed by Patric Ullaeus (In Flames, Arch Enemy, Dimmu Borgir, etc.). The clip can be found at THIS LOCATION.

Vocalist Marco Aro comments on the song, “This is the first single of our new album, ‘Songs of Last Resort.’ The song is called ‘Warhead’ and it’s an aggressive statement about the absolute horrors of the world we now have to live in!”

Guitarist Jensen adds, “When writing this song, I knew that we were on to writing a good album. The main riff came to me at work, and I had to take the afternoon off that day to immediately get it recorded and worked on while the inspiration from this one riff was still creating goosebumps. Lyrics are about various people in charge being ‘warheads,’ thriving in one way or another off of waging war. The intro sound FX were created together with Örjan Örnkloo (ex-Misery Loves Company, who also performs on ‘To Bleed Out’ and the title track ‘Letters of Last Resort’). I think it’s not a stretch to say that this song stand a real chance of becoming a fixture of our live set for many years to come…”

With music recorded by Oscar Nilsson at Studio Bohus, main vocals recorded by Björn Strid at The Cellar Studio, ‘Songs of Last Resort’ was then mixed and mastered by Jens Bogren at Fascination Street Studios (Kreator, Arch Enemy, Sepultura, etc). Artwork was once again provided by longtime visual collaborator Andreas “Diaz” Pettersson. Pre-orders are now live HERE.

The album artwork for ‘Songs of Last Resort’ was created by  Andreas “Diaz” Pettersson and can be found below along with the tracklisting.

‘Songs of Last Resort’ Tracklist:

1. Warhead (03:39) [WATCH]
2. In Fire Reborn (03:18)
3. Death to the Crown (02:56)
4. To Bleed Out (04:29)
5. Unbound (03:34)
6. Hell is Wasted on the Dead (02:53)
7. Through the Fire (03:01)
8. Collateral Carnage (04:03)
9. Blood Clots (01:30)
10. Salvation Recalled (03:26)
11. Labyrinth of Lies (03:30)
12. Letters of Last Resort (04:06)

Album running time: (00:40:33)

Lineup:
Ola Englund – rhythm & lead guitar
Jonas Björler – bass, backing vocals
Marco Aro – lead vocals
Adrian Erlandsson – drums
Jensen – rhythm guitar

Music recorded by Oscar Nilsson at Studio Bohus
Main vocals recorded by Björn Strid at The Cellar Studio
Mixed and mastered by Jens Bogren at Fascination Street Studios

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