this what someone (presumably Earache employye) had to say about it
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Obviously I shouldn't really be reviewing this but what the hell. Seven tracks roughly mixed with no song titles, direct from Studio Fredman. All you can do is let the music do the talking..........
I was expecting good, I was even expecting great. I wasn't expecting the devastating nature of the new material from The Haunted. Yes its all twisted Slayer riffs and a touch of Dark Angel and a splash of Forbidden thrown around liberally in the mix, but this has identity and ingenuity stamped all over it. One track appears to be called 'Shithead' and is the band's most feral sound to date, the title track is sickening in its tightness and delivery. Then there's the Bjorler's answer to 'Blinded By Fear' which hopefully will end the catcalls for that track that you hear at every Haunted show..........this is full of bittersweet melody, and headsplattering tempo, prime Bjorler. Then there's the 'Chemical Warfare' style track that makes Slayer seem like a washed up bunch of middle aged men...hmmmm
The playing is frenetic throughout, and special mention must go to A. Bjorler and Jensen who are surely on the way to becoming the new Hammett and Hetfield. The vocals are roared with conviction though no sign yet of any of the more melodic sound dabbled with on 'Made Me Do It.' A minor criticism, remember these are only the rough mixes and unmastered at that. When the real, 13 track thing arrives I think I might explode.
Fucking incredible."
Of course, since it' presumably Earache talking we should take it with a grain of salt, but I don't doubt for a second that this will be maybe the best album of 2003.
