The Haunted
is a Swedish thrash metal band, formed in 1996 in Gothenburg, Sweden. The original members were Patrik Jensen (also member of Witchery) (guitar), Jonas Björler (bass), Adrian Erlandsson (drums), Anders Björler (guitar), and Peter Dolving (vocals). Both of the Björler brothers and Erlandsson were members of seminal melodic death metal band At the Gates, a pioneering force in the Swedish death metal scene. All members (past and present) are from Gothenburg, Sweden, with the exception of Patrik Jensen, who is from Linköping, Sweden, Per Möller Jensen, who is from Denmark, and Marco Aro, who is from Finland.
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History
The Haunted (1996–2000)
The band released their first album, while signed to
Earache Records, the selftitled debut
The Haunted
, in 1998. Before this, they had also made their
demo, called
Demo '97
, in 1997. The album resulted in The Haunted being praised as
Newcomer of the Year
by several magazines, and the album being called
Album of the Year
by
Terrorizer Magazine. The Haunted made a respectable live reputation staging the
Swedish metal scene, as well the international scene, touring the
UK with
Napalm Death.
After the release of this album,
Peter Dolving and
Adrian Erlandsson both left the band in 1999, the latter joining
Cradle of Filth.
The Haunted Made Me Do It (2000 – 2003)
Marco Aro was recruited as a new vocalist and
Per Möller Jensen as drummer. Their second album,
The Haunted Made Me Do It
, released in 2000, and was more melodic and resembled the
Gothenburg style (with bands such as
At the Gates, etc.) more than old-school
thrash metal that was used on
The Haunted
. It is originally called "Made Me Do It", but it is meant for the band name to be included in the title.
The Haunted Made Me Do It
topped
CMJ Loud Rock Radio Chart in four weeks, and won a
Swedish Grammy for "Best Hard Rock Album". The album was followed by European tours with
Entombed and
Nile,
The Crown in UK, and
In Flames in
Japan. The Haunted played on festivals such as 2000 Decibel,
Hultsfred (both in Sweden),
Graspop (
Belgium), and
Wacken Open Air (
Germany). The band subsequently released their first and so far only live album -
Live Rounds in Tokyo
.
In August 2001,
guitarist /
songwriter Anders Björler left the band and he was temporarily replaced by Marcus Sunesson of
The Crown for The Haunted's headlining tour; in less than a year Björler returned to the band. This meant that he could appear on the third studio album.
One Kill Wonder (2003 – 2004)
The next album was released in February 2003 and was titled
One Kill Wonder
. The Haunted broke their own record being listed at number one on CMJ Loud Rock Radio Chart in five weeks.
Alternative Press hailed The Haunted as one of metal's 25 most important bands. The album resulted in The Haunted dominating album charts all over the world, and their first tours to
Australia and
South Africa, another tour to
Japan, and a second
Grammy. After another tour to
Scandinavia,
North America,
United Kingdom and
Europe in the fall of 2003, the sudden departure of Marco Aro came as a shock. Though, this opened a new chance of building up a reunion with former vocalist
Peter Dolving.
The song "
D.O.A" from this album became available for download in March 2008 for the video game
Rock Band, on the
Xbox 360's
Xbox Live Marketplace, and the
PlayStation 3's
PlayStation Network.
[1] Another song from the same album, "Shadow World", was announced as a future download.
rEVOLVEr (2004–2006)
Their first album with Peter Dolving back at the helm (and signed by a new deal with
Century Media), was entitled
rEVOLVEr
. The new album was released in October 2004 and named as it was to convey the evolution of the band and the music it plays as a whole. "rEVOLVEr" was met with a fair amount of fan support and critical acclaim, and the band toured the world extensively in support of it, including a second stage spot at
Ozzfest 2005. In February 2 of 2005, Marco Aro played his last show in Stockholm, Sweden but as a guest singer. In 2006, the band performed on the Extreme The Dojo vol.15 tour in Japan with
Exodus and
Nile, while
Edge of Spirit opened for them.
[2]
The Dead Eye (2006–2007)
The Haunted's fifth studio album,
The Dead Eye
, was released on
October 30,
2006 in Europe and so far has been a huge success, showing a more sinister side to Dolving's vocals and a more technical, haunting musical display. It was released in the USA on October 31, 2006.
[3] They later toured Europe and toured with
Dark Tranquillity,
Into Eternity, and
Scar Symmetry for the
North America Metal For The Masses
tour.
[4] They recently toured Europe for the
Cursed Earth
tour with bands like
Wolf,
Municipal Waste, and
Lyzanxia and took a break to later return to play in tours and some shows in
Russia.
[5] [6]
Versus (2008–present)
They have recently finished their 6th studio album
Versus and was released on
September 17-
27,
2008 in Europe and
October 14 in the USA.
Discography
;Studio albums
- The Haunted
(1998)
- The Haunted Made Me Do It
(2000)
- One Kill Wonder
(2003)
- Revolver
(2004)
- The Dead Eye
(2006)
- Versus
(2008)
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;Live albums
- Live Rounds in Tokyo
(2001)
;Compilation albums
;EPs
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Videography
;Videos
;Music videos
- "Bury Your Dead" (2000), from Caught on Tape
- "D.O.A." (2003), Directed by Pete Bridgewater
- "All Against All" (2004), Directed by Roger Johansson
- "No Compromise" (2005), Directed by Roger Johansson
- "The Flood" (2006) Directed by Roger Johansson
- "The Drowning" (2007), Directed by Anders Björler
- "Moronic Colossus" (2008), Edited by Anders Björler
- "Trenches" (2008), Directed by Daniel Larsson (aired 2009)
Members
;Current
- Peter Dolving - lead vocals (1996 – 1998, 2003 - present)
- Anders Björler - lead guitars (1996 - 2001, 2002 - present)
- Patrik Jensen - rhythm guitars (1996 – present)
- Jonas Björler - bass (1996 – present)
- Per Möller Jensen - drums, percussion (1999 – present)
;Former
- Adrian Erlandsson - drums (1996 – 1999)
- Marcus Sunesson - session guitars (2001 – 2002)
- Marco Aro - lead vocals (1999 – 2003, and February 02, 2005)
- John Zwetsloot - guitar (1996)
References
- DLC Week of 3/18
- Earache Records
- THE HAUNTED - Reveal new album title; celebrate 10th anniversary!
- Century Media Records
- www.the-haunted.com
- www.the-haunted.com