┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │■ ■│ │ .-/ .-. │ │ _.-~ / ___ | ~-._ │ │ \:/ -~| / __/| .\:/ │ │ / || (:/:| \ │ │ / /\/| |:\___\| |\ \ │ │ / /:::|.::/:::/:.|:\ \ │ │ / /:::/ \\/:::/::/:::\ \ │ │ / .::\ \-~~~~-/\/:.. \ │ │ /..:::::\ /:::::..\ │ │ /::::::::- -::::::::\ │ │ \:::::-~ ~-:::::/ │ │ \:-~ ~-:/ │ │ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ P R E S E N T S │ │ │ │ │ │ + Hypocrisy - The Arrival + │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Information ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Release Date.jul-13-2011 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │ │║ Genre........Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │ │║ Year.........2004 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Ripper.......The_Patriarch Songs........09 ║ │ │║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.hypocrisy.tv ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Notes ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Artist : Hypocrisy Rating : You Decide! ║ │ │║ Album : The Arrival Label : Nuclear Blast ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Description : ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Hypocrisy do not need an introduction, for they ║ │ │║ have been in the Swedish metal scene for quite a ║ │ │║ while now. Peter TΣgtgren, the mastermind behind ║ │ │║ the band is well-known for being both a ║ │ │║ producer, as well as a brilliant musician ║ │ │║ himself. Back in the 90s he drew his inspiration ║ │ │║ from the Swedish metal scene and while being in ║ │ │║ America, from the boys of "Malevolent Creation". ║ │ │║ It seems that the polarity, which Hypocrisy have ║ │ │║ created within their own fanbase and discography ║ │ │║ is a quite odd one. Starting from the very ║ │ │║ anti-religious orientation of their first works ║ │ │║ and in respect of such discrepancy which their ║ │ │║ newer, more science-fiction oriented themes ║ │ │║ represent, Hypocrisy have managed to induce the ║ │ │║ splitting of their fanbase. In other words: ║ │ │║ Peter TΣgtgren has been a grey alien geek for ║ │ │║ over 8 years, this being the pinnacle of his... ║ │ │║ let's call it obsession, but I'll leave that one ║ │ │║ for other critics. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ The direction he has taken is not necessarily ║ │ │║ bad, it's actually quite refreshing for the most ║ │ │║ part, as is this album. Now the first thing that ║ │ │║ jumps in the eye is the strange fuzzy and blurry ║ │ │║ production. This is becoming a reoccurring ║ │ │║ aspect in most albums Peter produces. The sound ║ │ │║ patterns seem to flow into each other, creating ║ │ │║ a very strange sound pattern, which is better ║ │ │║ known under the term "Swedish sound" to some. ║ │ │║ The only thing that differs is the modern and ║ │ │║ futuristic approach Peter infuses the guitar and ║ │ │║ keyboard sound with. In his eyes, and I agree ║ │ │║ for the most part, the trauma and angst the ║ │ │║ scenario in the concept is supposed to cause is ║ │ │║ reflected beauteously. Blasting moments followed ║ │ │║ by very impressive tapping melodies on guitar ║ │ │║ are underlined with very typical and heavy ║ │ │║ Swedish death metal riffing. All aspects seem to ║ │ │║ elevate the listener. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Now, the whole point of this album is to abduct ║ │ │║ (Peter would kiss me for using this word) the ║ │ │║ listener into the entire dream-like concept ║ │ │║ spawned from an infectious, yet appealing and ║ │ │║ creative mind. So aliens are attacking/taking ║ │ │║ over, whatever... Peter has lost his mind, but ║ │ │║ this is nothing new. One can imagine being in ║ │ │║ the middle of the whole alien thing, but to be ║ │ │║ serious, the music on the LP actually conveys a ║ │ │║ bit more than a simple science fiction trauma. ║ │ │║ The deep emotion emitting from this album is ║ │ │║ almost mesmerizing. Transcendental perception of ║ │ │║ whatever can lie beyond and inside the human ║ │ │║ mind is presented in an almost trivial manner. ║ │ │║ Be it fast, pounding and discharging songs with ║ │ │║ a overviewable structure or slow and laggard ║ │ │║ "ballads", every track is as heavy and without ║ │ │║ compromise as you would expect it. We even have ║ │ │║ deep built in chanting to further nail down the ║ │ │║ whole conception. This puts Hypocrisy in a point ║ │ │║ where they have reached mystical status amongst ║ │ │║ the modern metal scene. The existence of this ║ │ │║ album is the perfect example for how modern ║ │ │║ science fiction can coexist with amazingly ║ │ │║ authentic sentiments and of course, heavy metal ║ │ │║ without compromise. Despite the fact that the ║ │ │║ main theme for "War Within" shares the same ║ │ │║ melody as "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star", there ║ │ │║ is absolutely nothing wrong with this record. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Tracklist ║ │ │╚═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════ │ │ │ │ 01 - Born Dead Buried Alive [04:11] │ │ 02 - Eraser [04:27] │ │ 03 - Stillborn [03:24] │ │ 04 - Slave to the Parasites [05:02] │ │ 05 - New World [04:10] │ │ 06 - The Abyss [04:25] │ │ 07 - Dead Sky Dawning [04:28] │ │ 08 - The Departure [05:18] │ │ 09 - War Within [04:53] │ │ │ │ Total Length : [40:18 minn │ │ │ │ │ │ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ╔═════════════════════╗ │ │ ║ Greetings To: ║ │ │ ╚═════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ Too all people who contributes to make this │ │ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │■ ■│ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘