THE HAUNTED Frontman: 'No More BLABBERMOUTH For Me'

THE HAUNTED frontman Peter Dolving has posted the following message on his MySpace page:

"Today I took pictures of the totempole for Revolver magazine...

"Last week here's been pretty good. I'm pushing 100 days substance-free for real this time. It feels good, but I realize I got shit to work with, but you know... All in due time, right. I'm fucking nervous about the album, feels like we're getting more attention than I'm used to which is fucking sweet, but for some reason scary at the same time.

"How about that huh, I crack myself up.

"I came to this understanding the other day, and for some reason a lot of the pain I've feeling through my back and left arm just fucking vanished. I've been scared all my life. But instead of dealing with it, as I thought I had, I've learned to shut myself down, constantly bracing myself for the blow.

"Well, fuck that! I'm taking anymore fucking fear. I have nothing to fear, what is life gonna do? Is some 15 year-old-kid gonna say I'm a sellout, or that I'm gay for using my voice. Are my friends gonna dislike me for not having killed anyone yet? Are chicks gonna fucking hate me for being 6-foot-3 not looking like a cuddly little hairless emo metalcore puppy? Et fucking cetera. I've had it. I went down to Calle at City Tattoo and inked NOTHING TO FEAR NOTHING TO LOSE across my chest and back and it felt absolutly fucking wonderful.

"How the mind works, I don't know. How I can concieve myself in so many ways for so long I do not know, but do know this... I won't have any of that shit any more. I want it all. OKAY!? I want to get down with life and fucking rock out more than ever.

"I saw this kid had posted a comment the other day on Blabbermouth and it made up my mind. No more Blabbermouth for me.

"He said, 'Dolving's a fucking psycho. I don't want that...blah blah blah...' You know what I mean... Sure if you want nice clean family friendly entertainment WHY IN GOD'S MOTHERFUCKING NAME WOULD YOU EVEN LISTEN TO THE HAUNTED? Holy shit, what a fucking numbskull. What is the perception of people? How do they see musicians? I don't get it. Why would any functional average joe even get in a van, and stay there for mutherfuckin' rock 'n' roll if he didn't have issues? Malfunction is such a large part of all this — the touring life allows us to function without ending up in a dumpster drinkin MD 20/20. What a lost fucker. Guess what? Yes, I am a psycho — it's just how it is. It comes with the territory, and no I don't think I'd like it any other way, Because I'm actually starting to enjoy who I am.

"Anyway, I want to send my love out to all the people out there who've somehow picked up the record and found it enjoyable, it pleases me to no end and warms my heart. Now I got a wedding to go to and after that, well I'm getting ready for going to Dortmund in Germany, so if you know any NA meetings there give me a holler — 'cause I need it there as well as here..."