I pre-ordered this album ..., so I have had about a week or so to listen to and think about this album, and I am confident when I say that this is the best album that GWAR has ever done. Many of their previous albums have had alot of songs which were just flat out bad (Carnival of Chaos anyone?). I have literally listened to Violence has Arrived constantly since I received it. This album is by far the heaviest album they have ever done, and every song is brutally sick and disgusting, yet at the same time wildly hilarious. Here's a few short lyrics from various songs, so you can see what I mean:

From "Bloody Mary"

From "Biledriver" (my favorite)

From "Abyss of Woe" (my second favorite)

But we were surrounded at the Valley of Krynn

The mutilated millions I was born to appall

The Song of Words is also quite hilarious. It's more spoken than sung, and it's basically Oderus recounting a brutal killing spree that he, Balsac, Flattus, and Jizmak embarked on where they killed OJ Simpson and "Regis" (I guess he's referring to Regis Philbin?) (and trust me, they go into a lot of detail about the specific causes of death)

Anyway, You get the idea, buy the album. It will definitely tear you a new one.

This is one of GWAR's best yet. It was a great album. It was more metal than punk (as in previous albums) This is one of GWAR's sickest albums also. The album only has 2 of the cuss words in the entire album. All of the songs are about violence, gore, blood, and battles. Although I am surprised that track 13 "Happy Death day" made it on the album because of what went on with Columbine. Gwar has changed their style in music and their costumes are better on the cover art. If you liked "Scumdogs of the Universe" and "America Must be Destroyed" then definetly buy this one but if you like their more punk/thrash then this may be a disappointment. My personal favorites are "Abyss of Woe" "Licksore" and "The Song of Words" What is also good about this album is GWAR dropped the whole comedy lyrics and the songs are more grotesque. All in all it is a very good album if you are a GWAR fan like me you should like it. I bought the album and loved it. I hope you found this review helpful, Good Luck.

No more funny lyrics just pure heavy metal. Every song on this album is amazing and very heavy. Every metalhead should own a copy. WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR PICK THIS UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The thing i have always liked about gwar is even if they didnt have the clever and entertaining image and theme, as musicians they can defintiely hold their own. This is really just all classic thrash type metal. But as good as their records are, you could never be able to appreciate them until you see them live. Their live show is one of the most incredible thigns ever featuring decapitations, the audience being drenched in (fake) blood, and so on. Lucky for me, gwar usually comes to dc once a year. But if you live somewhere they never tour, they have a tons of movies and live dvd's you can get to experience gwar's live show.

The music is superb, a much more mature "Scumdogs" sound, but all the fun from the previous albums is missing. It's worth buying if you're into GWAR, but you'll probably find yourself reflecting on the glory days instead of reaching for this more than a few times. From a purely metal perspective, though, the album excels with some amazing riffs. I just find myself getting a little bored before the album ends, not due to any repetion, but due to the fact that you bought a GWAR album and got this instead.