Hypocrisy is the sixth studio album by Swedish melodic death metal band Hypocrisy, released on 22 June 1999. The digipak version of the album includes the bonus track "Self Inflicted Overload". The Japanese release of the album includes three bonus tracks: "Self Inflicted Overload", a demo version of "Elastic Inverted Visions" and "Falling Through the Ground".

Hypocrisy
Studio album by
Released22 June 1999
RecordedDecember 1998 – January 1999
The Abyss
GenreMelodic death metal
Length55:24
LabelNuclear Blast
ProducerPeter Tägtgren
Hypocrisy chronology
Hypocrisy Destroys Wacken
(1998)
Hypocrisy
(1999)
Into the Abyss
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Rock Hard9.5/10[2]

Reception

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In 2005, Hypocrisy was ranked number 408 in Rock Hard magazine's book The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time.[3]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Hypocrisy

No.TitleLength
1."Fractured Millennium"5:14
2."Apocalyptic Hybrid"4:04
3."Fusion Programmed Minds"4:39
4."Elastic Inverted Visions"6:16
5."Reversed Reflections"4:29
6."Until the End"5:54
7."Paranormal Mysteria"4:39
8."Time Warp"3:51
9."Disconnected Magnetic Corridors"5:25
10."Paled Empty Sphere"6:15
Digipak Edition Bonus Track
No.TitleLength
11."Selfinflicted Overload"4:38

Credits

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Hypocrisy

  • Peter Tägtgren − 7-string guitar, vocals, keyboards
  • Michael Hedlund − bass
  • Lars Szöke − drums

Charts

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Chart performance for Hypocrisy
Chart (2005) Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[4] 85

References

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  1. ^ Hundey, Jason. Hypocrisy at AllMusic. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  2. ^ Albrecht, Frank. "Rock Hard review". No. 145. Archived from the original on 17 September 2017. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  3. ^ Best of Rock & Metal - Die 500 stärksten Scheiben aller Zeiten (in German). Rock Hard. 2005. p. 46. ISBN 3-89880-517-4.
  4. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Hypocrisy – Hypocrisy" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 26 March 2021.