| The Arrow of Satan Is Drawn | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Bloodbath |
| Cover: | Bloodbath - The Arrow of Satan Is Drawn cover art.jpg |
| Recorded: | January – 23 July 2018 |
| Studio: | Ghost Ward, The City of Glass & Tri-Lamb (Stockholm, Sweden) |
| Genre: | Death metal, blackened death metal |
| Label: | Peaceville |
| Producer: | Bloodbath |
| Prev Title: | Grand Morbid Funeral |
| Prev Year: | 2014 |
| Next Title: | Survival of the Sickest |
| Next Year: | 2022 |
The Arrow of Satan Is Drawn is the fifth studio album by Swedish death metal band Bloodbath, released on 26 October 2018 via Peaceville.[1] [2] [3] It is the only album to feature guitarist Joakim Karlsson.
In a 2017 interview with Metal Wani, frontman Nick Holmes stated that the band will enter the studio in the end of January next year to record the follow-up to Grand Morbid Funeral.[4] The recording process had officially concluded on 23 July 2018, with hints at featuring "legendary" guests on the album.[5] On 17 August 2018, the band have confirmed The Arrow of Satan Is Drawn as title of their new album for a 26 October release via Peaceville. A lyric video for the first single of the album "Bloodicide", which featuring Jeff Walker of Carcass, John Walker of Cancer and Karl Willetts of Memoriam and formerly of Bolt Thrower, was available for streaming on 13 September 2018. On 18 October 2018, the band released a music video for the song "Chainsaw Lullaby".
Guitarist Anders "Blakkheim" Nyström commented on The Arrow of Satan Is Drawn: