Unseen (album)
Encyclopedia
Unseen is the seventh studio album by Swedish
melodic death metal
band The Haunted
.
Vocalist Peter Dolving
has described the album as "Epic. Danceable. Groovy. And very very arty farty metal. With this next record we are going to be taking a piss in the general direction of all the crappy 99.9 percent of generic contemporary Mr. Goatse jerks out there".
The album cover
and tracklist were revealed on January 28, 2011. The cover was was done by Frode Sylthe, a friend of the band, who also did the cover to their 2004 album Revolver. The band has said that they "really like his design aesthetic, and he seems to come up with something unique every single time".
, and forty songs were written for the album prior to April 21, 2010 according to vocalist Peter Dolving
. The album title was revealed by Dolving on December 30, 2010, at which time the album was finished except for some minor details. It was revealed that the music for the chorus on the title track "Unseen" was written by David Johansson of Coldtears.
Guests
Swedes
Swedes are a Scandinavian nation and ethnic group native to Sweden, mostly inhabiting Sweden and the other Nordic countries, with descendants living in a number of countries.-Etymology:...
melodic death metal
Melodic death metal
Melodic death metal is a heavy metal music style that combines elements from the New Wave of British Heavy Metal with elements of death metal. The style was developed during the early and mid-1990s, primarily in England and Scandinavia...
band The Haunted
The Haunted
The Haunted is a Swedish metal band from Gothenburg, formed in 1996.The original members were Anders & Jonas Björler, Peter Dolving, Adrian Erlandsson and Patrik Jensen...
.
Vocalist Peter Dolving
Peter Dolving
Peter Dolving is a guitarist, songwriter, and spoken-word performer who is best known as the singer of the Swedish metal band The Haunted.-Career:...
has described the album as "Epic. Danceable. Groovy. And very very arty farty metal. With this next record we are going to be taking a piss in the general direction of all the crappy 99.9 percent of generic contemporary Mr. Goatse jerks out there".
The album cover
Album cover
An album cover is the front of the packaging of a commercially released audio recording product, or album. The term can refer to either the printed cardboard covers typically used to package sets of 10" and 12" 78 rpm records, single and sets of 12" LPs, sets of 45 rpm records , or the front-facing...
and tracklist were revealed on January 28, 2011. The cover was was done by Frode Sylthe, a friend of the band, who also did the cover to their 2004 album Revolver. The band has said that they "really like his design aesthetic, and he seems to come up with something unique every single time".
Background
The writing process for the album began in August 2009, a year after the release of VersusVersus (The Haunted album)
-Note:# "Meat Wagon" is the only the song on Japanese Issue that is not on the Special Edition Issue while the rest of the songs are.-Release history:-Credits:The Haunted*Peter Dolving - vocals & lyrics*Patrik Jensen - rhythm guitar...
, and forty songs were written for the album prior to April 21, 2010 according to vocalist Peter Dolving
Peter Dolving
Peter Dolving is a guitarist, songwriter, and spoken-word performer who is best known as the singer of the Swedish metal band The Haunted.-Career:...
. The album title was revealed by Dolving on December 30, 2010, at which time the album was finished except for some minor details. It was revealed that the music for the chorus on the title track "Unseen" was written by David Johansson of Coldtears.
Track listing
All Music And Lyrics by The HauntedPersonnel
The Haunted- Patrik Jensen - rhythm guitarRhythm guitarRhythm guitar is a technique and rôle that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with singers or other instruments; and to provide all or part of the harmony, ie. the chords, where a chord is a group of notes played together...
- Jonas Björler - bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Anders Björler - lead guitarLead guitarLead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure...
- Peter Dolving - vocals
- Per Möller Jensen - drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
Guests
- David Johansson - Songwriter on "Unseen"
- Tue Madsen - mixingAudio mixing (recorded music)In audio recording, audio mixing is the process by which multiple recorded sounds are combined into one or more channels, most commonly two-channel stereo. In the process, the source signals' level, frequency content, dynamics, and panoramic position are manipulated and effects such as reverb may...
& producerRecord producerA record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...