Made Me Do It Explained

The Haunted Made Me Do It
Type:	Album
Artist:	The Haunted
Cover:	Made Me Do It.jpg
Released:	30 June 2000
Recorded:	December 1999 – February 2000 (Berno Studio, Malmö)^[1]
Genre:	Thrash metal, melodic death metal
Length:	35:57
Label:	Earache
Producer:	Berno Paulsson The Haunted
Prev Title:	The Haunted
Prev Year:	1998
Next Title:	Live Rounds in Tokyo
Next Year:	2001

Made Me Do It^[2] (also known as The Haunted Made Me Do It) is the second studio album by Swedish metal band The Haunted, released on 30 June 2000. It was re-released in 2001 with the live album Live Rounds in Tokyo^[3] as a bonus CD.

Interview with EvilG of Metal Rules^[4]

Album cover

When asked about why the cover is a collage of serial killers, part of the band replied:

When asked about who were on the Cover, part of the band replied again:

Other notable mentions on the cover are Ted Kaczynski, Albert Fish.

Title

When asked about Title, part of the band replied again:

Writing

When asked about Writing, Per replied:

Track listing

Limited edition bonus CD:

Bonus track

Bonus disc

Reception

In 2005, Made Me Do It was ranked number 461 in Rock Hard magazine's book of The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time.^[5]

Credits

The Haunted

• Marco Aro – vocals, lyrics on disc 1: tracks 2, 4, 7, 8, 10 & 11.
• Anders Björler – lead guitar, mixing, music on disc 1: tracks 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10 & 11
• Patrik Jensen – rhythm guitar, music on disc 1: tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9 & 11
• Jonas Björler – bass, backing vocals, music on disc 1: tracks 2, 3, 5–8, 10 & 11
• Per Möller Jensen – drums, mixing

Additional personnel

• Andreas "Diaz" Pettersson – cover artwork, booklet design
• Berno Paulsson – engineering, mixing
• Henrik Larsson – assistant engineering
• Henrik Witt – photography
• Göran Finnberg – mastering
• Adrian Erlandsson – lyrics on "Bullet Hole"

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Haunted recording "MADE ME DO IT" . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/2RqC6I04Yow . 22 December 2021 . live. YouTube . 4 September 2007 . 29 February 2012.
2. Web site: No false pride, no fashion, no fake set of values . The Haunted . 30 June 2000. 29 February 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140814111323/http://www.the-haunted.com/site/?p=releases&id=02 . 14 August 2014 .
3. Web site: No false pride, no fashion, no fake set of values . The Haunted . 29 February 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140814110014/http://the-haunted.com/site/?p=albums&id=03 . 14 August 2014 .
4. Web site: Metal Rules!!: The Haunted Interview.
5. Book: Best of Rock & Metal – Die 500 stärksten Scheiben aller Zeiten. 2005. Rock Hard. de. 3-89880-517-4. 24.