Hypocrisy "The Arrival (Japanese Edition)"

The Arrival is the ninth studio album by Swedish death metal band Hypocrisy, released on 16 February 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.

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

Licensed from Nuclear Blast.

Enhanced section contains 2 videos:

- Fractured Millennium (Live).

- Fire in the Sky (Live).

Trivia:

- Last album to feature longtime original drummer Lars Szöke.

- "The Abyss" is a re-recording of an old song that was originally a bonus track on the digipak version of The Fourth Dimension.

Music videos:

- Eraser.

Recording information:

Recorded at Abyss Studio in August / September 2003.

Mastered at Cuttingroom.