The Visitor

by Arena

The Visitor cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 20 April 1998
  • Label: Verglas Music
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 1:01:43
  • Community rating: 3.36/5 from 2 ratings

Artists on this release: John Jowitt, Mick Pointer, Simon Hanhart, Paul Wrightson, Clive Nolan

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Helmed by former Marillion drummer Mick Pointer and Pendragon keyboardist Clive Nolan, this dark, overarching concept album solidified Arena's place in the neo-prog pantheon. The narrative, detailing a man teetering between life and death, is underscored by sweeping, highly theatrical keyboard orchestration and soaring electric guitar solos.

Genres

Descriptors: conceptual, melodic, atmospheric, progressive, technical

Tracklist

  1. Crack in the Ice (7:25)
  2. Pins and Needles (2:46)
  3. Double Vision (4:24)
  4. Elea (2:36)
  5. The Hanging Tree (7:09)
  6. A State of Grace (3:26)
  7. Blood Red Room (1:47)
  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 (5:43)
  12. Enemy Without (5:05)
  13. Running From Damascus (3:44)
  14. The Visitor (6:13)

Credits

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