Songs of Last Resort

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Songs of Last Resort
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Studio album by
The Haunted
Released30 May 2025 (2025-05-30)
StudioStudio Bohus (Kungälv, Sweden)
Genre Thrash metal, melodic death metal, groove metal
Length40:25
Label Century Media
Producer Jens Bogren
The Haunted chronology
Strength in Numbers
(2017)		Songs of Last Resort
(2025)
Singles from Songs of Last Resort
  1. "Warhead"
    Released: 21 March 2025 (2025-03-21)
  2. "In Fire Reborn"
    Released: 30 April 2025 (2025-04-30)

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.

Contents

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

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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

Songs of Last Resort track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Warhead" Patrik Jensen Jensen3:39
2."In Fire Reborn"The Haunted
3:18
3."Death to the Crown" Marco Aro Ola Englund 2:56
4."To Bleed Out"JensenJensen4:29
5."Unbound"The HauntedBjörler3:34
6."Hell Is Wasted on the Dead"JensenJensen2:53
7."Through the Fire"EnglundEnglund3:01
8."Collateral Carnage"EnglundEnglund4:01
9."Blood Clots"The HauntedEnglund1:03
10."Salvation Recalled"BjörlerThe Haunted3:26
11."Labyrinth of Lies"EnglundEnglund3:30
12."Letters of Last Resort"JensenJensen4:06
Total length:40:25

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal. [12]

The Haunted

Additional contributors

Charts

Chart performance for Songs of Last Resort
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 (OCC) [21] 81
UK Albums Sales (OCC) [22] 94
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC) [23] 10

References

  1. ↑ "SWOLA97 - GIBSON vs. DEAN, STRANGER THINGS & METALLICA, NEW THE HAUNTED ALBUM". YouTube .
  2. ↑ "THE HAUNTED Is Working On First New Album In Seven Years". Metal Storm. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  3. ↑ "The Haunted - In The Studio". Metal Storm. 12 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  4. ↑ "The Haunted Announces First New Album in Eight Years, Songs of Last Resort; Shares "Warhead" Music Video". Blabbermouth.net. 21 March 2025. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
  5. ↑ "The Haunted announce new album Songs of Last Resort, unveil first single "Warhead" and music video". Lambgoat. 21 March 2025. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
  6. ↑ Keenan, Hesher (30 April 2025). "The Haunted's New Single "In Fire Reborn" is a Bona Fide Ripper". MetalSucks.
  7. ↑ "THE HAUNTED Releases Music Video For 'In Fire Reborn' Single From Upcoming 'Songs Of Last Resort' Album". Blabbermouth.net. 30 April 2025.
  8. ↑ Weaver, James (30 May 2025). "The Haunted release new music video for 'Death To The Crown'". Distorted Sound Magazine.
  9. ↑ Kennelty, Greg (30 May 2025). "THE HAUNTED Gets Up Close And Personal In "Death To The Crown" Music Video". Metal Injection.
  10. 1 2 "Blabbermouth review".
  11. 1 2 McHugh, Dan (22 June 2025). "ALBUM REVIEW: Songs Of Last Resort – The Haunted". Distorted Sound Magazine.
  12. ↑ "Songs Of Last Resort / The Haunted / Credits". Tidal. 30 May 2025. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
  13. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – The Haunted – Songs of Last Resort" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  14. ↑ "Ultratop.be – The Haunted – Songs of Last Resort" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  15. ↑ "Top 100 Rock & Metal Albums du semaine 23, 2025" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique . Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  16. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – The Haunted – Songs of Last Resort" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  17. ↑ "Oricon Top 30 International Albums: 2025-06-09" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on 4 June 2025. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
  18. ↑ "Veckolista Album, vecka 23". Sverigetopplistan . Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  19. ↑ "Veckolista Hårdrock, vecka 23". Sverigetopplistan . Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  20. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – The Haunted – Songs of Last Resort". Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  21. ↑ "Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  22. ↑ "Official Albums Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  23. ↑ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
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