The Arrival (album)

This article is about the album by the band Hypocrisy. For other albums of the same title, see Arrival (disambiguation).

The Arrival
Studio album by Hypocrisy
Released	February 16, 2004
Recorded	August – September 2003
Studio	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)

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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 into a music 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.

Track listing

All music is 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"	Silenoz	4:11
6.	"The Abyss"		4:24
7.	"Dead Sky Dawning"		4:28
8.	"The Departure"		5:18
9.	"War Within"		4:53

Personnel

Hypocrisy

• Peter Tägtgren − vocals, electric 7-string guitar, keyboards
• Lars Szöke − drums
• Michael Hedlund − bass guitar, fretless bass on intro of "Eraser"

Production

• Produced by Peter Tägtgren and Michael Hedlund
• Mixed by Peter Tägtgren
• Mastered in Cutting Room Studios by Bjorn Engelmann