The Dead Eye

For the coffee beverage, see Dead eye (drink).

The Dead Eye is the fifth studio album by Swedish metal band The Haunted. It was released on 30 October 2006.

The Dead Eye
Studio album by The Haunted
Released	30 October 2006
Recorded	1–31 May 2006 (PUK Studio, Denmark)[1]
Genre	Thrash metal, melodic death metal, groove metal
Length	55:00 (standard edition) 61:18 (limited edition)
Label	Century Media
Producer	Tue Madsen, The Haunted
The Haunted chronology
Revolver (2004) The Dead Eye (2006) Versus (2008)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

The "bloodpack" edition includes the collectors edition DVD, promotional button, two-sided guitar pick, t-shirt, and a floating dead eyeball.^[3]

In 2006, Century Media also released "The Dead Eye" on 12" vinyl (120 gram), with the initial artwork and inserts (not the limited edition packaging). It contains the 13 tracks on the standard releases.

Track listing

For the Japanese edition of the album, the song "The Burden" is placed on track 13, and the song "The Program" has lyrics.

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"The Premonition"	A. Björler	1:00
2.	"The Flood"	A. Björler	4:07
3.	"The Medication"	A. Björler	3:10
4.	"The Drowning"	Dolving / J. Björler / A. Björler	4:13
5.	"The Reflection"	A. Björler	3:48
6.	"The Prosecution"	J. Björler / A. Björler	3:50
7.	"The Fallout"	A. Björler	4:22
8.	"The Medusa"	J. Björler / A. Björler	4:03
9.	"The Shifter"	A. Björler	2:55
10.	"The Cynic"	A. Björler / J. Björler	3:48
11.	"The Failure"	A. Björler / Dolving	5:10
12.	"The Stain"	A. Björler / J. Björler	4:14
13.	"The Guilt Trip" ("The Guilt Trip" ends at minute 5:02. After 2 minutes of silence [5:02–7:02], the hidden track "The Exit" starts.)	J. Björler / A. Björler	10:20
Total length:			55:00

All lyrics are written by Peter Dolving

Limited edition^[4]

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"The Premonition"		0:58
2.	"The Flood"		4:07
3.	"The Medication"		3:10
4.	"The Drowning"		4:13
5.	"The Reflection"		3:48
6.	"The Prosecution"		3:49
7.	"The Fallout"		4:22
8.	"The Medusa"		4:03
9.	"The Highwire" (bonus track)	Dolving	0:50
10.	"The Shifter"		2:55
11.	"The Cynic"		3:48
12.	"The Failure"		5:10
13.	"The Stain"		4:14
14.	"The Program" (bonus track)	A. Björler / J. Björler / Dolving	4:55
15.	"The Guilt Trip" (contains the hidden track "The Exit")		10:19
Total length:			61:18

The collectors US, European and Japanese editions also feature a bonus DVD.

Bonus DVD

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Dead Eye – Making of Documentary"	20:00
2.	"All Against All" (promo video clip)	4:33
3.	"No Compromise" (promo video clip)	3:22
4.	"99" (live at Metal Mania Festival 2005)	4:00
5.	"Abysmal" (live at Metal Mania Festival 2005)	4:58

Credits

• All music: Anders Björler / Jonas Björler (& Dolving)
• All lyrics: Peter Dolving

The Haunted

• Peter Dolving – vocals
• Patrik Jensen – rhythm guitar
• Anders Björler – lead guitar
• Jonas Björler – bass
• Per Möller Jensen – drums

Production

• Drums recorded at Puk Studio, Denmark, 1–7 May 2006
• Additional recordings at Antfarm Studio, Denmark, 8–31 May 2006
• Mixed and mastered by Tue Madsen at Antfarm Studio, Denmark, 1–15 June 2006
• Graphic design by Swedish Arms

References

1. Video on YouTube
2. AllMusic review
3. "Cmdistro". Archived from the original on 20 October 2006. Retrieved 15 December 2006.
4. http://the-haunted.com/site/?p=releases&id=06 ^{[dead link]}