THE HAUNTED: 'Warning Shots' 2-Disc Compilation Set For Release - Jan. 12, 2009

Swedish metallers THE HAUNTED will release a new double-disc compilation that details the band's time with Earache Records, from 1998 to 2003.

Titled "Warning Shots", the set contains 28 of THE HAUNTED's most killer tracks, including a second disc with many rare and unreleased songs. The booklet contains an extensive interview with bass player Jonas Björler, conducted with respected U.K. rock critic Dominic Lawson, examining the early years of the band and reflecting on the material included on the compilation.

"Warning Shots" track listing:

Disc 1 (containing tracks from the three albums "The Haunted", "The Haunted Made Me Do It" and "One Kill Wonder"):

01. Hate Song
02. Trespass
03. Shadow World
04. D.O.A.
05. Undead
06. One Kill Wonder
07. Under the Surface
08. In Vein
09. Hollow Ground
10. Everlasting
11. Dark Intentions
12. Bury Your Dead
13. Shithead
14. Chasm
15. Revelation
16. Forensick

Disc 2 – "Off the Record" (containing rare and previously unreleased material):

01. Ritual ("One Kill Wonder" session track)
02. Creed ("One Kill Wonder" session track)
03. Well of Souls (CANDLEMASS cover)
04. Eclipse ("The Haunted Made Me Do It" session track)
05. Choke Hold (live)
06. Leech (live)
07. Three Times (live)
08. Undead (demo)*
09. Shattered (demo) (from "Statements Of Intent" compilation)
10. Undead (DEATH & 1/2 PROD. rehearsal)*
11. Now You Know (DEATH & 1/2 PROD. rehearsal)*
12. Blood Rust (DEATH & 1/2 PROD. rehearsal)*

* previously unreleased

Trivia fans will note that the final three tracks on Disc 2 were recorded in
pre-THE HAUNTED times, before the band had settled on a final name. The tracks come from a rehearsal tape made at a time when the group was considering using the moniker DEATH & 1/2 PROD.

"Warning Shots" will be released in Europe on March 9, with a U.S. release scheduled for April 7.