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Thrash metal pioneers and purveyors The Haunted – are back with a bang! & announce new album entitled “Songs of Last Resort” + release opening track “Warhead”

Swedish deadly Thrash Metal pioneers and purveyors THE HAUNTED are back with a bang! Following eight long years since the release of their latest and much acclaimed studio album “Strength in Numbers”, THE HAUNTED are pleased to announce their upcoming, 10th studio album entitled “Songs of Last Resort”, to be released worldwide on May 30th, 2025 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 and you can see the album‘s front cover displayed above. Here is the complete standard track-listing of the upcoming album:

THE HAUNTED – “Songs of Last Resort” tracklist

1. Warhead (03:39)
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)

“Songs of Last Resort” will be available as Ltd. CD Mediabook & Poster (Incl. the bonus track “Feeding the Furnace” (02:32)), as Standard CD Jewelcase, as Digital Album and as 180g. LP & Poster in the following variants:

– Black LP & Poster (Unlimited)
– Ltd. transp. red LP & Poster (500x copies, available from www.cmdistro.de & various other retailers)
– Ltd. transp. petrol green LP & Poster (300x copies, available from various retailers in Europe)

The album‘s pre-order is started today here: https://the-haunted.lnk.to/SongsOfLastResort-Album

Ian Mc Donnell

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