The Unexpected is an album by the Norwegian/Belgian metal band Beautiful Sin. Even though this album is meant to be a departure from the previous efforts of Uli Kusch, in many ways, it is just a more keyboard-driven version of his recent output with Masterplan. The music could be described as a melodic metal release with some serious hard rock leanings, plus modern production values. Most of the songs on the album are quite mid-tempo, picking up crunch and heavier parts only during the apex of the piece or the occasional choruses. There are also two instrumental tracks on the album.