Rock Duo The Haunt Announces Debut Album ‘New Addiction Out July 25th
May 2, 2025 BY Emma Orland
Florida rockers The Haunt, comprised of siblings Anastasia Grace Haunt [vocals] and Maxamillion “Max” Haunt [vocals, guitar, production], are thrilled to announce their debut album New Addiction out July 25th via Nettwerk. Produced by Kevin Thrasher (blink-182, Jelly Roll), the album is a bold step forward for the band’s evocative brand of rock, bolstered by supersonic sheen, Anastasia’s poignant vocals, and cameos from MISSIO and Escape The Fate. To celebrate the announcement, The Haunt releases the uptempo, toxic relationship-fueled song “Dead 2 Me.” Pre-order New Addiction HERE and watch to “Dead 2 Me” HERE.
“We’ve always centered ourselves as a rock band but left the door open for a little push and pull,” Max says. “These songs are everything we set out to do: combine heavy music with soul.”
“‘Dead 2 Me’ is about not allowing yourself to repeatedly believe the same manipulative lies and realizing that some people never change. It was time to rip the Band-Aid off and be done with it,” added the band about the single.
On New Addiction, The Haunt brings their darkness into the light, spinning tales of depression, dead-end relationships, anxiety, and the toils of the modern world. The heavy topics are showcased in the band’s previously released singles “Going Under,” “Bad Omen,” “Teeth,” “New Addiction,” “Can People Really Change?” (featuring MISSIO), and “Masochistic Lovers” (featuring Craig Mabbitt of Escape the Fate), the latter of which is currently shooting up the Active Rock charts. Stay tuned for more details on the forthcoming album by following the band on socials.
After recently wrapping a sold-out headline tour this January, The Haunt will be bringing their dynamic live show to fans for a handful of UK/EU headline tour dates this June, where they will be making stops at the legendary Download Festival and Rock For People. Catch the band performing music off New Addiction for the first time and hits from their previous releases. Tickets are available to purchase HERE.
New Addiction Album Tracklisting
- New Addiction
- Bad Omen
- Going Under
- Masochistic Lovers
- Blood Red Heart
- Claws
- Teeth
- Dead 2 Me
- Worst In Me
- Own Me
The Haunt Tour Dates:
Headline UK/EU Tour Dates
June 5 – Glasgow, UK – King Tuts Wah Wah Hut
June 6 – Manchester, UK – The Deaf Institute
June 7 – Leeds, UK – The Key Club
June 8 – London, UK – The Lower Third
June 11 – Hradec Kralove, Czechia – Rock For People*
June 13 – Derby, UK – Download Festival*
June 17 – Bristol, UK – Exchange
June 18 – Brighton, UK – Green Door Store
June 20 – Paris, France – O’Sullivans Backstage By The ill
June 21 – Koln, Germany – MTC Club
June 22 – Munchen, Germany – Backstage
June 24 – Berlin, Germany – Privatclub
June 25 – Hamburg, Germany – Headcrash
June 26 – Ysselsteyn, Netherlands
Sept 21 – Louisville, KY – Louder Than Life*
*festival dates
The Haunt doesn’t just play heavy – they embody it in all its forms. Through their emotionally charged lyricism, crushing musicality, and the immersive energy of their live shows, siblings Anastasia and Maxamillion wield heaviness like a weapon, elevating the most vulnerable parts of their psyche through a death-defying blend of industrial, metal and alternative rock.
The duo has, naturally, been musically linked since birth, eventually forming the band AnastasiaMax in 2015 over a shared love of hard rock, garage rock and blues-hewn influences like Amy Winehouse and The White Stripes. With Anastasia only 12 years old, they played clubs across their home state of Florida and soon toured the world alongside acts like Palaye Royale – eventually adopting a name that more closely mirrored the vulnerability, rage, darkness, and sinister mystery of their sound. Accolades came quickly, with Kerrang! heralding The Haunt for their “gothic edge, flashes of punk vibrancy and riot grrrl attitude,” and Rock Sound dubbing them a “Breakout Artist,” while their prolific musical output has helped their singles and EPs garner more than 40 million streams. Now, on their debut LP, New Addiction, The Haunt unfurl their craft in even more theatrical, therapeutic new ways: an exhilarating collection that sees the band continuing to bring their classic influences to contemporary spaces with every cascading breakdown, ascendant chorus, distorted bass line, and toxic-tongued lyric.
