Hypocrisy "The Arrival"

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.

Track listing

All music is composed by Hypocrisy.

1. "Born Dead Buried Alive" 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

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.

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.

Produced by Peter Tägtgren and Michael Hedlund

Mixed by Peter Tägtgren