HAUNTED have reformed with a new line-up and started work on a full-length album titled “The Legions Of Maleficence”. The Catania, Italy, doom band return with vocalist Cristina Chimirri and guitarist Kim Crowley, joined by bassist Emanuele Lombardi and drummer Peppo Palmisano. The band have not announced a release date for the album.
The announcement described the group as returning with a “brand new line up” and said that 2019 tour dates would follow. No concert dates are currently listed in the announcement. HAUNTED also directed listeners to their Bandcamp page for further updates.
The long sleep has ended. The Entity is, once again, manifest. The ritual begins anew.
- HAUNTED
Cristina Chimirri remains vocalist
Cristina Chimirri has been HAUNTED’s vocalist since the band formed in 2015. She is the only member of the first line-up still present in the returning group, according to the announcement. Her voice remains at the centre of the band’s dark doom sound.
Kim Crowley returns on guitar
Kim Crowley plays guitar in HAUNTED and debuted with the band on their previous album, “Stare At Nothing”. The new line-up keeps her alongside Chimirri, while Emanuele Lombardi joins on bass and Peppo Palmisano takes over on drums. Lombardi is also associated with Brvmak and formerly played with ShadowThrone, while Palmisano is a member of Amethyst.
HAUNTED formed in Catania in 2015 and previously released the full-length albums “Haunted”, “Dayburner” and “Stare At Nothing”, alongside the singles “Silvercomb” and “Crossmoth”. The band have now begun a new recording period with “The Legions Of Maleficence” as their next full-length.
