The Haunted β S/T
- intothewellsabyss
- Jun 23, 2023
- 2 min read
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25 years ago today, The Haunted put a βChoke Holdβ on us, as we felt our βSoul Fractureβ from their βHate Songβ!
On this day (June 23) in 1998, The Haunted released their debut full-length studio album βThe Hauntedβ via Earache Records.
Background:
On July 27, 1996, Patrik Jensen co-created the band with Adrian Erlandsson, who had just become an ex-member of his former band, At The Gates, due to the band's split the day before. They had made their demo, called Demo '97, in 1997.
The band were signed to Earache Records and subsequently released their first album, the self-titled debut βThe Hauntedβ. 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 former focusing on a solo career and the latter joining Cradle of Filth. Their replacements were Marco Aro and Per MΓΆller Jensen.
Tracks 1β4 and 12 were part of the band's greatest hits album, βWarning Shotsβ.
Peter Dolving and Adrian Erlandsson both returned on different releases, with Dolving on βrEVOLVErβ, and Erlandsson on βEye of the Stormβ.
Critical Reception:
AllMusic gave The Hauntedβs self-titled debut a four out of five stars, with Jason Ankeny stating;
βWhile sacrificing none of the ear-splitting intensity of the band members' past work in At the Gates, The Haunted's self-titled debut further hones the melodic approach of records like βSlaughter of the Soulβ; for all of the ferocity of cuts like "Chasm," "Blood Rust," and "Forensick," there's no denying their complexity and craftsmanship.β
Links to Artists, Albums, and Music Videos:
Click this link to listen to the βThe Hauntedβ via Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-haunted/44387700
Click this link to follow The Haunted on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/officialthehaunted
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