Hypocrisy

Hypocrisy | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 22, 1999)
• Original Release Date: June 22, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Nuclear Blast Americ
• ASIN: B00000IX6U
• Also Available in: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #116,521 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Fractured Millenium

2. Apocalyptic Hybrid

3. Fusion Programmed Minds

4. Elastic Inverted Visions

5. Reversed Reflections

6. Until The End

7. Paranormal Mysteria

8. Time Warp

9. Disconnected Magnetic Corridors

10. Paled Empty Sphere

11. Selfinflicted Overload

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Stunning album by one of the greats, August 13, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Hypocrisy (Audio CD)

This album was my introduction to the vast world of Hypocrisy. After listening to it, I didn't quite know what to make of it. At the time, my favorite bands were At the Gates, In Flames, and Amorphis. I was told that I would like these guys since I like death metal, and boy were they right. Hypocrisy is brutal, yet melodic, angry yet soothing, fast yet strangely slow. This album kept me guessing the whole way. A total unpredictable album, which makes it fun, yet scary to listen, because you never know where Hypocrisy will take you next. One song might be like thrash, yet the next might be atmospheric, and the next comes with the screeching vocals whereas the next song brings the growling vocals.

I kid you not: Hypocrisy is one of the best death metal bands around. My only regret is that I didn't discover them sooner.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hypocrisy's Best Thus Far..., January 26, 2005

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Winter-Fell (Okanogan, WA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hypocrisy (Audio CD)

Hypocrisy's self-titled 1999 release was my introduction to the band almost five years ago, and after listening to their entire catalog, easily remains my favorite release by this band.

Fractured Millenium - 5/5 - Probably the greatest opening track of all time. Simply a masterpiece. Mid-paced, great lyrics, great guitar riffs, and a killer bass sound. If you ever have the chance to see these guys live, go see the show and pray that they open with this song. It will be the highlight of your concert-going experiences, I guarantee it.

Apocalyptic Hybrid - 5/5 - Opens with one of Lars Szoke's trademark drum beats and goes into overdrive with Peter grunting and sounding a lot like Masse Broburg. Nice solo, too.

Fusion Programmed Minds - 5/5 - This song reminds me of some of the work on Catch 22, but with better production. Great chorus and guitar work.

Elastic Inverted Visions - 10/5 - Without a doubt my favorite song on the cd. It starts out with a clean guitar riff and then moves into a mid-paced heavy song. Not a weak point in the whole song.

Reversed Reflections - 5/5 - This song sounds much more Gothenburg than the other songs on this cd. Some clean vocals here that sound a lot like Peter's sideproject Pain.

Until the End - 7/5 - Imagine the emotion you get when attending the funeral for a good friend. If you have never had to feel this emotion, listen to this song. The feeling captured in this song is just incredible. It is a slow song, but very heavy.

Paranormal Mysteria - 5/5 - I really love the lead guitar parts in this song. Very nice use of keyboards and vocal harmonies.

Time Warp - 5/5 - No, not the song from Rocky Horror Picture Show. Another fast song. Peter tries something new with the vox on this one. Really cool solo here.

Disconnected Magnetic Corridors - 6/5 - Yet another great song here. Slow, to mid-paced with lots of nice guitar melodies and clean vox. Probably my third favorite after Elastic Inverted Visions and Until the End.

Paled Empty Sphere - 5/5 - Another slow song. Very melancholic feel to this one. It has the feeling of death, but with a sense of defiance. The closing song on the standard release, and a very fitting end to a great album. The lyrics are fantastic.

Selfinflicted Overload (Bonus Track) - 5/5 - This song was a bonus track included on the digipack version of the album. A great song that would have been a bit more at home on Catch 22, but good nevertheless.

Overall, this album is a great addition to any collection and is a great introduction to Hypocrisy. The production is flawless and the cd has some of the strongest songwriting you'll ever hear. A point of interest is that Hypocrisy's next work, Into the Abyss, was originally scheduled to be released with this as a double album.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Hypocrisy is unique but..., January 22, 2008

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T. Gore "old_sckool" (Neu Joisy) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hypocrisy (Audio CD)

I will give Hypocrisy credit where credit is due. They are probely the most unique Death Metal on this planet, yet even though I love some of their more progressive type grooves, this self titled album just isnt my cup of tea. Dont get me wrong here, its not a total flop, and there are some good songs here, but the un-even type of music on the album just never seems to flow right, and YES, I do understand that this is more of a story-type concept album that tries to be more diverse, but it just seems a bit to flat for my taste. I really love Hypocrisy's first two albums which were a much more straight-ahead true Swedish Death Sound. After that, the band shifted gears many times, with many types of sounds that they incorperated into their Swedish death sound. This album is my least favorite, yet it seems to be the fan favorite, as no one rated it below four stars. If you are looking to try to get into the bands unique sound, you might not want to start here, as in my mind, it doesnt give you a true feel of what the band is all about. For newer Hypocrisy albums (those released in the 2000's) start with "The Arrival" and "Virus" as they are both very good albums, and have a more metal feel then this.