The Visitor (Arena album)

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The Visitor
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Studio album by
Released1998
Recorded1998
Genre Progressive rock
Length61:43
Label Verglas Music
Producer Clive Nolan and Simon Hanhart
Arena chronology
Pride
(1996)
The Visitor
(1998)
Immortal?
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
DPRP (9.25/10) [1]

The Visitor is the third studio album by the British progressive rock band Arena, released in 1998. It is a concept album. A remastered 20th anniversary edition was released in 2018 to coincide with a tour by the band. This is also the first album to feature current guitarist John Mitchell.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "A Crack in the Ice" 7:25
  2. "Pins and Needles" 2:46
  3. "Double Vision" 4:25
  4. "Elea" 2:36
  5. "The Hanging Tree" 7:10
  6. "A State of Grace" 3:26
  7. "Blood Red Room" 1:48
  8. "In the Blink of an Eye" 5:29
  9. "(Don't Forget To) Breathe" 3:40
  10. "Serenity" 2:10
  11. "Tears in the Rain" 5:44
  12. "Enemy Without" 5:05
  13. "Running from Damascus" 3:45
  14. "The Visitor" 6:14

Personnel

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References

  1. "DPRP CD Reviews - 1998 - Volume 3". www.dprp.net. Retrieved 2009-10-29.