Versus (The Haunted album)

Versus is the sixth studio album by Swedish heavy metal band The Haunted. It was released on 17 September 2008. This marks a return to their aggressive sounds in the previous albums after their experimental fifth album The Dead Eye. All instruments were recorded live like their debut album, The Haunted, and solos and vocals were added once they had the songs down.^[2] The album is more or less about the decadence of mankind as last two songs "Faultline" and "Imperial Death March" point it out.

Versus
Studio album by The Haunted
Released	17 September 2008 (Sweden)
Recorded	1–11 April 2008 (PUK Studio, Denmark) 16 April – late April 2008 (IF Studios)
Genre	Thrash metal, melodic death metal, groove metal
Length	39:03
Label	Century Media
Producer	Tue Madsen, The Haunted
The Haunted chronology
The Dead Eye (2006) Versus (2008) Warning Shots (2009)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Moronic Colossus"	Jensen	3:50
2.	"Pieces"	J. Björler / A. Björler	3:50
3.	"Little Cage"	A. Björler, Jensen	3:15
4.	"Trenches"	A. Björler	3:42
5.	"Ceremony"	J. Björler / A. Björler	3:43
6.	"Skuld"	A. Björler	2:49
7.	"Crusher"	Jensen	3:13
8.	"Rivers Run"	J. Björler	4:32
9.	"Iron Mask"	A. Björler	3:41
10.	"Faultline"	Jensen	3:44
11.	"Imperial Death March"	Dolving	2:48
Total length:			39:03

Japanese edition bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
12.	"Seize the Day"	2:19
13.	"Narcotic"	3:51
14.	"Versus"	4:06
15.	"Devolve"	3:28
16.	"Meat Wagon" (Note 1)	3:07

Exclusive to European iTunes

No.	Title	Length
12.	"Sacrifice"	4:46

Exclusive to United States iTunes

No.	Title	Length
12.	"Walk on Water"	3:35

Collateral Damage (disc 2)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Seize the Day"	2:19
2.	"Narcotic"	3:51
3.	"Versus"	4:06
4.	"Devolve"	3:28

Note

1. ^ "Meat Wagon" is the only song on Japanese issue that is not on the special edition issue while the rest of the songs are.

Credits

• Peter Dolving – vocals & lyrics
• Patrik Jensen – guitar
• Anders Björler – guitar
• Jonas Björler – bass
• Per Möller Jensen – drums

Release history

Date	Region
19 September 2008	Rest of Europe
10 October 2008	United States