The Arrival (album)

The Arrival
Studio album by Hypocrisy
Released	16 February 2004
Recorded	Aug - Sep 2003, Abyss Studio
Genre	Melodic death metal
Length	40:17
Label	Nuclear Blast
Producer	Peter Tägtgren Michael Hedlund
Hypocrisy chronology
Catch 22 (2002) The Arrival (2004) Virus (2005)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

The Arrival is the ninth studio album by Hypocrisy, released in 2004. It is the last album with their long-time drummer, Lars Szöke. The song, "Eraser" was made as a video. The album was also released in a strictly limited boxset (cat.-no. NB 1230-5) containing "The Arrival", eight postcards and a bonus DVD of Hypocrisy's complete live show at Summer Breeze Festival in 2002.

Dan Swanö (tracks 1, 3, 4, 7-9) and Silenoz (track 5) wrote lyrics for the album. The band wrote lyrics for track 2 and Tägtgren also wrote lyrics for tracks 4-6.^[2]

Track listing

All music composed by Hypocrisy. 

No.	Title	Lyrics	Length
1.	"Born Dead Buried Alive"	Dan Swanö	4:10
2.	"Eraser"		4:27
3.	"Stillborn"		3:24
4.	"Slave to the Parasites"		5:02
5.	"New World"		4:11
6.	"The Abyss"		4:24
7.	"Dead Sky Dawning"		4:28
8.	"The Departure"		5:18
9.	"War Within"		4:53

Credits

Band members

• Peter Tägtgren − vocals, electric 7-string guitar, keyboards
• Lars Szöke − drums
• Michael Hedlund − bass guitar

Production

• Recorded at Abyss Studio Aug/Sep 2003
• Produced by Peter Tägtgren and Michael Hedlund
• Mixed by Peter Tägtgren
• Mastered in Cutting Room Studios by Bjorn Engelmann

Sources

1. Allmusic review