1) The Haunted,… Read Full Bio ↴There are more than one artist going by the Haunted:
1) The Haunted, a Swedish Melodic death metal and Groove metal band, formed in Gothenburg, Sweden in 1996. The original members are Witchery guitarist Patrik Jensen, At the Gates twin brothers, bassist Jonas Björler and guitarist Anders Björler, drummer Adrian Erlandsson and singer Peter Dolving.
The band released their first album, the self-titled debut The Haunted, in 1998, while signed to Earache Records. Before this, they had released a demo, called Demo '97, in 1997. The debut 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.
After the release of the debut album, Peter Dolving and Adrian Erlandsson both left the band in 1999, the latter joining Cradle of Filth.
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, 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. 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 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. Less than a year later, Björler returned to the band and appeared on the third studio album, released in February 2003 and 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 Swedish 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. However, this opened a new chance of building up a reunion with former vocalist Peter Dolving.
Their first album with Peter Dolving back at the helm (and having 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. On 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.
The Haunted's fifth studio album, The Dead Eye, was released on October 30, 2006 in Europe and was 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. They later toured with Dark Tranquillity, Into Eternity, and Scar Symmetry for the North America Metal For The Masses tour and they toured Europe for the Cursed Earth tour with bands like Wolf, Municipal Waste, and Lyzanxia. The band then took a break to later return to play in tours and some shows in Russia.
Their sixth studio album, Versus, was released on September 17, 2008, in Sweden, September 19-24 in the rest of Europe, and October 14 in the USA. The Haunted went on to support Slayer on their August 2010 tour.
2) The Haunted (Canadian Band)
The Haunted were an influential garage rock band from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The band was formed by Jurgen Peter (guitar) in 1965 and went on to release several records before finally disbanding in 1971. They were among the first Canadian bands to achieve a level of success in their musical genre.
In 1965, Jurgen Peter joined up with Bob Burgess (vocals), Al Birmingham (lead guitar), Glenn Holmes (bass), and Peter Symes (drums) to form The Haunted. Besides Jurgen Peter, the other constant band member through most of its six year history was lead guitarist Al Birmingham. The band membership that recorded the band's best known song, "1-2-5" was composed of Al Birmingham (lead guitar), Jurgen Peter (rhythm guitar), Bob Burgess (vocals), Mason Shea (bass) and Dave Wynne (drums).
The band's first big break came after winning a Battle Of The Bands at the Montreal Forum in 1965, beating such competitors as David Clayton-Thomas and the Shays. The first prize was studio time that they used to record the two songs on their first 45rpm, 1-2-5, with Eight O'Clock This Morning as the B-side. The first pressing of this record had the band name misprinted as "The Hunted." The later pressings with the band's name correctly spelt are now more difficult to locate.
The single achieved substantial local success, making the Canadian version of the national charts (RPM Weekly Magazone) and enough attention in the U.S. to attract a U.S. pressing of the 45 on the Amy label. Several more 7" singles, as well as a full-length self-titled LP over the next two years, which served to increase their popularity. Their final single, "Vapeur Mauve" is a French-language version of Jimi Hendrix's "Purple Haze".
The band grew to be one of the most in demand bands in Canada for the balance of the 1960s and into the early 1970s. Jurgen Peter decided to fold the band in 1971, commenting as follows: "We were the most sought after and highest paid Canadian band for many years. When I folded the band in 1971, I had to cancel a whole year of advance bookings and it cost me a fortune in lawyer's fees to get out of some of them." At the time of the breakup, the band had a loyal fan club with thousands of members.
Subsequent to the breakup of the band, control of the band's name appears to have been lost. As of 1996, the name is most closely associated with a Swedish heavy metal band.
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4) Haunted, Italian Doom Metal band.
Trespass
The Haunted Lyrics
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The blasphemy will take its toll.
With blood on their hands, they alter our perception of reality.
Morticians clad in white seek their prey.
Compassion is left behind.
In their search for a controllable mind.
Sustaining the dying breed.
They will eradicate the features of man's weaknesses.
Delete, improve the versions of ourselves.
Try to cure us from the disease, we're dethroned and left to bleed.
Human nature's shedding skin.
We're all just shedding skin
Creating but bitter repercussions.
We're disarmed of all control.
With blood on their hands, they alter our perception of reality.
Morticians clad in white seek their prey.
The lyrics of Trespass by The Haunted depict a sinister message about the tampering with the very codes of our existence. The trespassing on sacred realms by morticians clad in white, with blood on their hands, seeking prey, is a metaphor for the manipulations, deceptions, and manipulations that are exerted and imposed upon us by societal norms, traditions, and institutions. The blasphemous actions will undoubtedly take their toll on the human race. The lyrics emphasise how human nature is shedding skin, shedding what makes us human, in their search for a controllable mind. This points to how society shapes individuals and imposes its values and standards onto them, creating bitter repercussions, in this case, the disarming of all control.
The repetition of the phrase 'with blood on their hands' is a reference to the harm that has been done to us. The morticians clad in white seek their prey; this imagery refers to how societal institutions and norms hunt for and target those who dare to challenge or resist their status quo. Compassion is left behind in this quest, and the dying breed is sustained. The chorus emphasizes how these morticians aim to eradicate the features of man's weaknesses to create an improved version of ourselves. Nonetheless, this process removes what makes us human and leaves us to bleed.
Line by Line Meaning
Tampering with the codes to our existence.
The act of attempting to manipulate the structure of our being.
The blasphemy will take its toll.
A sacrilege that will inflict repercussions.
With blood on their hands, they alter our perception of reality.
They manipulate our sense of what is real with their violent actions.
Morticians clad in white seek their prey.
People who are supposed to care for the dead are instead preying on those who are alive.
Compassion is left behind.
The trait of being considerate towards others has been abandoned.
In their search for a controllable mind.
They are seeking to manipulate others by controlling their thoughts.
Trespassing on sacred realms.
Invading and disrupting places that are deemed highly respected.
Sustaining the dying breed.
Keeping alive a group that is at risk of disappearing.
They will eradicate the features of man's weaknesses.
They aim to eliminate the flaws that are inherent in humanity.
Delete, improve the versions of ourselves.
Attempting to delete and improve the current version of humanity.
Try to cure us from the disease, we're dethroned and left to bleed.
They are trying to cure us from what they perceive as our disease, but will ultimately leave us worse off.
Human nature's shedding skin.
Homo sapiens is shedding its current shell and rapidly evolving.
We're all just shedding skin.
All humans are undergoing a rapid change.
Creating but bitter repercussions.
Attempting to create something, but ultimately leading to negative consequences.
We're disarmed of all control.
Being stripped of control and power.
With blood on their hands, they alter our perception of reality.
They manipulate our sense of what is real with their violent actions.
Morticians clad in white seek their prey.
People who are supposed to care for the dead are instead preying on those who are alive.
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NJ Walker
2021 i've actually kept this at the forefront of my playlists since it was released, even at 33 and with everything else that's been released since then this one and only track still hits me differently. I'm still not even sure what it is but the lyrics are so raw (and potentially on the nail) and the riffs so epic it's timeless. It may sound overdramatic but I couldn't give a fuck. This is one of them once in a lifetime tracks and I'll carry it to the grave....
Maple Foxx
@NJ Walker pls list 1000 tracks lol joking.. yes Diving heresy are epic, Check out a european band called The End of Six Thousand Years... i love this band. They are not very well known.. Abel is Dying from Italy also a very good underrated metal band.
NJ Walker
@Maple Foxx I check it out and it's pretty cool man, I love finding bands I've never heard before, another song that evokes a similar response from me emotionally like this track is Divine heresy- failed creation, I could list off thousands of tracks tbf but that one came to me 1st
Maple Foxx
it is a really good riff if you play guitar. I have known this song since I was little. Check out a song called Unleash The Serpents by Sea of Treachery, the riff in that song is pretty epic too. a bit different style metal but very similar type of main guitar riff.
Ryan Mumford
I understand completely. I first heard this band on late night college radio. This song came on and I immediately called them to find out who it was. Bought the CD the next day. One of my all time bands ever since.
Matt Thompson
Amazing album. Underrated gem.
Sébastien Fraggl
i have made a lot of metal head friends of mine discover this band. It's always a pleasure to see them hear that for the first time and wonder HOW IN THE HELL DID THEY MISS THIS ONE !
Tony D
I can't believe this song is 15 years old, classic
Roman Robledo
@PerfectPencil haa true shit these guys r the best
Lyralex
The riffs are so sick I now have cholera.