Songs of Last Resort
2025 studio album by the Haunted
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Songs of Last Resort is the tenth studio album by Swedish heavy metal band the Haunted. The album was released on 30 May 2025 through Century Media Records. The nearly eight years since Strength in Numbers makes it the longest gap between studio albums in the band's career.
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| Released | 30 May 2025 | |||
| Studio | Studio Bohus (Kungälv, Sweden) | |||
| Genre | Thrash metal, melodic death metal, groove metal | |||
| Length | 40:25 | |||
| Label | Century Media | |||
| Producer | Jens Bogren | |||
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| Singles from Songs of Last Resort | ||||
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Background and promotion
On 7 August 2022, Ola Englund announced on his YouTube channel that the Haunted were preparing to write a new album.[1] By August 2024, The band were in the studio working on their tenth studio album, with drummer Adrian Erlandsson confirming that he was "working on drums" for it.[2][3]
On 21 March 2025, the Haunted announced the name of their tenth studio album, "Songs of Last Resort". On the same day, they released the album's lead single "Warhead" and its music video, which was also the band's first single in eight years.[4][5] On 30 April 2025, the Haunted released the second single, "In Fire Reborn".[6][7] On 30 May, they released the official video for "Death to the Crown", coinciding with the album release.[8][9]
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Blabbermouth.net | (8/10)[10] |
| Distorted Sound | (9/10)[11] |
The album was met with positive reviews. Blabbermouth.net rated it with a score of 8.5 and described it as a "fabulous return to top form".[10] Dan McHugh of Distorted Sound scored the album 9 out of 10 and praised the album for "breathing new life into the band."[11]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "Warhead" | Patrik Jensen | Jensen | 3:39 |
| 2. | "In Fire Reborn" | The Haunted |
| 3:18 |
| 3. | "Death to the Crown" | Marco Aro | Ola Englund | 2:56 |
| 4. | "To Bleed Out" | Jensen | Jensen | 4:29 |
| 5. | "Unbound" | The Haunted | Björler | 3:34 |
| 6. | "Hell Is Wasted on the Dead" | Jensen | Jensen | 2:53 |
| 7. | "Through the Fire" | Englund | Englund | 3:01 |
| 8. | "Collateral Carnage" | Englund | Englund | 4:01 |
| 9. | "Blood Clots" | The Haunted | Englund | 1:03 |
| 10. | "Salvation Recalled" | Björler | The Haunted | 3:26 |
| 11. | "Labyrinth of Lies" | Englund | Englund | 3:30 |
| 12. | "Letters of Last Resort" | Jensen | Jensen | 4:06 |
| Total length: | 40:25 | |||
Personnel
Credits adapted from Tidal.[12]
The Haunted
- Marco Aro – vocals
- Patrik Jensen – guitar
- Ola Englund – guitar
- Jonas Björler – bass, background vocals
- Adrian Erlandsson – drums
Additional contributors
- Jens Bogren – production, mastering, mixing
- Oscar Nilsson – engineering
- Björn Strid – vocals on "To Bleed Out"
Charts
| Chart (2025) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[13] | 49 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[14] | 129 |
| French Rock & Metal Albums (SNEP)[15] | 28 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[16] | 83 |
| Japanese International Albums (Oricon)[17] | 14 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[18] | 11 |
| Swedish Hard Rock Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[19] | 2 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[20] | 40 |
| UK Album Downloads (Official Charts)[21] | 81 |
| UK Albums Sales (OCC)[22] | 94 |
| UK Rock & Metal Albums (Official Charts)[23] | 10 |