The Haunted and Insomnium have announced they are teaming up to bring one huge Scandinaviandeath metal tour to Australia this May.

When it comes to melodic death metalSweden’s The Haunted areconsidered one of the benchmarks of the genre with a career spanning close to 20 years. In 2012, after losing three members, things looked dire for the band, but they came back in 2014 with a new lineup and their most recent recordExit Wounds.

Finland’s Insomnium will be making their first trip to Australia with this tour. It may have taken 18 years but finally they are coming. With them they bring six full lengths including last year’sShadows Of The Dying Sun.

Insomnium and The Haunted will storm through Manning Bar on Saturday May 16. Tickets through the venue.

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