Band : The Haunted
Album Title : Unseen
Label : Century Media
Distributor : EMI
Release Date : 21/03/2011
Review : CD

So, being somewhat of a The Haunted virgin, I didn't know exactly what to expect from Unseen. What I thought I might find was a blistering, kick ass, metal release. Well, what I found was all right, but nothing to write home about. About 75% of Unseen is strong stuff; you can keep the other 25%. Unseen is an amalgamation of sounds, ranging from metalcore, grunge, power, southern rock, stoner, and given their base, thrash metal. So, their seventh full length studio album Unseen is certainly not a perfect record, but it does show a band that is willing to try new things, which is always worthy
Don’t get me wrong: most of Unseen rocks. However, there are too many cuts that are not only sub-par for a band of this reputation -- I thought it was going to be harder, faster and heavier. Instead, it was a just an entertaining, somewhat tame, release.

70/100

Cosmicmasseur.