The Arrival (album)

The Arrival
Studio album by
Released16 February 2004
RecordedAugust–September 2003
StudioThe Abyss
GenreMelodic death metal
Length40:17
LabelNuclear Blast
ProducerPeter Tägtgren, Michael Hedlund
Hypocrisy chronology
Catch 22
(2002)
The Arrival
(2004)
Virus
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles7.5/10
Metal.de8/10
Metal Storm

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 longtime drummer Lars Szöke. The song "Eraser" was made into a music video. The album was also released in a strictly limited boxset, 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.