Swedish deadly Thrash Metal pioneers and purveyors THE HAUNTED continue to promote their 10th and much acclaimed studio album “Songs of Last Resort” released worldwide via longtime partners Century Media Records right before the summer.
Following several summer festival appearances, THE HAUNTED are now soon to start out further international touring in support of “Songs of Last Resort”, which next sees the band appear in Greece, Japan, the UK and Scandinavia. Therefor the band is launching a guitar playthrough clip with tablature information (Guitar in D Standard tuning!) by Ola Englund for the song “Collateral Carnage” today, which can be seen here: https://youtu.be/-mL29mu4fmE
Various previously launched videos for the album can be checked out here:
“Warhead” (Official Video): https://youtu.be/itmNIR-akwk
“In Fire Reborn” (Official Video): https://youtu.be/KbpFFUAegTw
“Death to the Crown” (Official Video): https://youtu.be/jq-pGALGCGU
“To Bleed Out” (Guitars And Bass Playthrough Video): https://youtu.be/nev9n-8wxKk
“Songs of Last Resort” received praise by media outlets all around the globe upon release and among others also won the “album of the month” award in the Metal Hammer (Germany) and Sweden Rock magazine.
Here are some selected album review quotes:
“Courageous, refreshing, tough, and extremely angry, they mercilessly mow down the competition and take what is rightfully theirs: victory at the soundcheck! Must-buy!” – Metal Hammer (Germany) – 6/7 Points review
“With Songs Of Last Resort, THE HAUNTED have released their best album in their current lineup, which has been together since 2013. The Swedes aren’t reinventing their style, but are focusing on what they do best: Uncompromising Thrash Metal!” – Rock Hard (Germany) – 8/10 Points review
“Even after eight years of radio silence, THE HAUNTED haven’t forgotten how to butcher. ‘Songs Of Last Resort’ turns the shattered thrones of Slayer and Sepultura into wood pellets.’ – Visions (Germany) – 10/12 Points review
“Songs of Last Resort” also managed to enter several international sales charts upon release as follows:
# 11 Album Chart Sweden, # 1 Vinyl Album Chart Sweden, # 2 Hardrock/Metal Chart Sweden, # 83 Album Chart Germany, # 19 Rock/Metal Chart Germany, # 40 Album Chart Switzerland, # 49 Album Chart Austria, # 1 Physical Album Chart Finland, # 10 Rock/Metal Chart UK, # 14 International Album Chart Japan, # 77 Current Album Sales Chart USA and # 7 Current Hard Rock Albums Chart USA.
“Songs of Last Resort” is 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)
You can obtain the album here: https://the-haunted.lnk.to/SongsOfLastResort-Album
Make sure not to miss these next upcoming live-appearances by THE HAUNTED:
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…
Stay tuned for further activity by THE HAUNTED with “Songs of Last Resort” …
