THE HAUNTED Frontman Says New Album Is 'Turning Out Awesome'

Swedish metallers THE HAUNTED entered Antfarm Studio in Århus, Denmark on October 18 with the band's longtime producer Tue Madsen (MOONSPELL, DARK TRANQUILLITY, GOREFEST, SICK OF IT ALL) to begin recording their seventh full-length album for an early 2011 release via Century Media Records.

Commented singer Peter Dolving: "Recording vocals for this record really has been a trip. In the writing process, I really never ever stopped to think if I'd ever be able to reproduce and actually top the many ideas, tight harmonies and different vocal techniques and styles of singing. But with only a few songs left, I feel confident that I am actually pulling it off and making it work. Tue is a great part of it, of course. The patience it takes to intonate a certain passage, or achieve a sonic effect through tone modulation is pretty demanding.

"This last year I've focused more than ever on just how a song is more than just music and words, how [a] really well-crafted [song] gives something more to me as a listener. Both me and Anders [Björler, guitar] have felt strongly about really taking our time with building subtle layers of harmonies. Textures to give the listener a real audio soundscape within the song.

"I really hope to have more recording time on the next record because I'm understanding just how cool an instrument the human voice is.

"We have two and a half songs left, and after that we're going back to see if there's anything we feel we could add, or do better. All in all, so far I'm feeling that it's really turning out awesome."

A studio report can be found at this location and includes frequent updates from the band about the recording process.

THE HAUNTED recently signed a new worldwide deal with Century Media Records for the release of the group's next CD.

THE HAUNTED's last three albums — "rEVOLVEr", "The Dead Eye" and "Versus" — were all issued through the German label.

THE HAUNTED released a live DVD/CD, "Road Kill", in North America on June 8 via Century Media. This crushing live release, which was issued in Europe on April 19, was made available as a DVD+CD as well as a stand-alone CD and digital download. The audio-only release contain the full live-show as well as five previously unreleased or rare studio tracks from the "Versus" recording sessions.

According to a press release, "Road Kill" features an in-depth, very unique on-the-road documentary, footage of THE HAUNTED's intense live performance and the band's recent promotional video clips. The live show was captured on February 13, 2009 at Melkweg in Amsterdam, Holland by Fabchannel and its sound was mixed and mastered by Tue Madsen.

"Road Kill" entered the official chart in Sweden at position No. 29 (album chart) and in Finland at No. 3 (Music DVD chart).