Tägtgren's experience as a producer may also have led to the band's change in musical direction, as he is more closely involved with many other bands while producing their albums.
After twice cancelling a U.S. tour in 2009, Hypocrisy confirmed a North American tour for 2010. Joining them on the "Long Time, No Death" tour were Scar Symmetry, Hate, Blackguard and Swashbuckle. From January to March 2010, they toured Germany, Eastern Europe and Scandinavia, finishing in Moscow. Their North American tour took place in May 2010.
On 14 October 2011, Hypocrisy released a DVD called Hell Over Sofia - 20 Years of Chaos and Confusion. It contains a full concert from the "Long Time, No Death" tour. The DVD also contains a one and a half-hour documentary about the band. On 10 November 2011, Mikael Hedlund announced writing material for a new studio album during an interview with Metal Shock Finland's chief editor, Mohsen Fayyazi. Mikael tells Metal Shock Finland:
It's too early to say what it's going to sounds like, but all I can say is that it's not gonna be any change of style. It will be a classic HYPOCRISY album without [any] compromises. We already got some material and we're really looking forward to enter the studio again. We don't know yet when it will [be], but hopefully after the summer 2012. Nothing is confirmed yet. We're doing the Metalfest tour [of Europe] in May/June plus some other festivals. That's the plans at the moment.
In early 2012 the band began to write new material for a follow up to A Taste of Extreme Divinity. On 21 December 2012 Hypocrisy announced that the title of the upcoming album is End of Disclosure. It was released on 22 March 2013.
Hypocrisy's thirteenth studio album, and first in eight years, Worship was released on 26 November 2021. The album was preceded by a music video for the first single "Chemical Whore". It was later elected by Loudwire as the 32nd best metal song of 2021. On 5 April 2022, via the band's official Facebook page, the band announced the departure of Horgh from the band. He was replaced a week later by Henrik Axelsson of The Crown.
Musical style and lyrical themes
Musically, the band started off with a traditional death metal sound on their early albums, but soon turned into a melodic death metal band. Their early lyrics – written by original vocalist Masse Broberg – dealt with anti-Christian themes and Satanism. The band later focused on themes such as the paranormal and extraterrestrials. Their tenth album, Virus, contains themes more typical of death metal such as violence, the horrors of reality, insanity, torture, war, drug addiction, and emotional strife. Their twelfth album, End of Disclosure, uses conspiracy and anti-Illuminati themes.
Studio albums
Penetralia (1992)
Osculum Obscenum (1993)
The Fourth Dimension (1994)
Abducted (1996)
The Final Chapter (1997)
Hypocrisy (1999)
Into the Abyss (2000)
Catch 22 (2002)
The Arrival (2004)
Virus (2005)
A Taste of Extreme Divinity (2009)
End of Disclosure (2013)
Worship (2021)
Fire in the Sky
Hypocrisy Lyrics
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Like a fire in the sky, they came to earth
To put the life on the run,to hide and observe
Basic destruction and chaos
People running for their lives
Secret abduction for their research
You can scream but you can' t hide
Running from the shadow
Can I ever be free?
Struggling for my life
What do they want from me?
The invasion of your private life has only begun
Our right has been denied
There' s nowhere to run
They don' t care what you're feeling
They only do what has to be done
Running from the shadow
Can I ever be free?
Struggling for my life
What do they want from me?
Lying on a cold bed
Faces hard to see
Wake me up and take me away
So I can breathe
Running from the shadow
Can I ever be free?
Struggling for my life
What do they want from me?
Lying on a cold bed
Faces hard to see
Wake me up and take me away
So I can breathe
The lyrics of Hypocrisy's song Fire in the Sky depict an imagined scenario of an extra-terrestrial invasion of Earth. The song paints a picture of chaos, destruction, and fear, as human beings struggle to cope with the sudden intrusion of beings from another world with superior technology and unknown intentions. The opening lines describe the sudden arrival of these beings in the form of an intense light in the sky. The use of the image of fire in the sky is a powerful and vivid metaphor for the unexpected and frightening nature of the aliens' arrival.
As the song progresses, the lyrics explore the themes of powerlessness and vulnerability faced by human beings in the face of such an invasion. The aliens are depicted as cold and indifferent to human suffering, driven by their scientific curiosity and the need to observe and experiment on human beings. The lines "They don't care what you're feeling/They only do what has to be done" capture the sense of detachment and callousness that the aliens display towards their human subjects.
The repeated refrain of "Running from the shadow/Can I ever be free/Struggling for my life/What do they want from me?" captures the intense emotions of fear, confusion, and desperation that would be experienced by human beings in such a scenario. The end of the song, with its image of lying on a cold bed and pleading for release, is a powerful and haunting conclusion to the depiction of the alien invasion.
Line by Line Meaning
Like a fire in the sky, they came to earth
Alien beings descended to Earth with an undeniable presence that sparked upheaval.
To put the life on the run,to hide and observe
The extraterrestrial presence causes people to flee and hide while aliens record observations of their behavior.
Basic destruction and chaos
The presence of aliens leads to basic levels of destruction and chaos.
People running for their lives
Members of society flee for survival
Secret abduction for their research
Aliens secretly abduct people for their own research purposes
You can scream but you can' t hide
Running and hiding will not save people from the aliens' grasp.
Running from the shadow
Fleeing from the unknown and ultimately from the aliens.
Can I ever be free?
Can anyone escape this feeling of constant terror and invasion?
Struggling for my life
Fighting to remain alive in the presence of the aliens' advanced abilities.
What do they want from me?
A plea of helpless incomprehension towards the aliens' motives.
The invasion of your private life has only begun
Aliens have only started to invade and affect people's private lives.
Our right has been denied
Aliens have taken away our basic human rights.
There' s nowhere to run
No place is safe from the aliens' reach.
They don' t care what you're feeling
Aliens lack any empathy or regard for human emotions.
They only do what has to be done
Aliens perform only necessary actions to meet their objectives, regardless of their impact on humanity.
Lying on a cold bed
Being physically restrained on a cold metal slab in front of the aliens.
Faces hard to see
The alien beings' faces are concealed, exacerbating the feelings of uncertainty and isolation.
Wake me up and take me away
A plea for escape from the immediate threat of presence that the aliens give off.
So I can breathe
The presence of the aliens induces a feeling of suffocation and entrapment, urging the individual to escape.
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: MIKAEL JOHAN HEDLUND, PETER ALF TAEGTGREN
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S Burgos
Like a fire in the sky, they came to earth
To put the life on the run, to hide and observe
Basic destruction and chaos
People running for their lives
Secret abduction for their research
You can scream but you can' t hide
Running from the shadow
Can I ever be free?
Struggling for my life
What do they want from me?
The invasion of your private life has only begun
Our right has been denied
There' s nowhere to run
They don' t care what you're feeling
They only do what has to be done
Running from the shadow
Can I ever be free?
Struggling for my life
What do they want from me?
Lying on a cold bed
Faces hard to see
Wake me up and take me away
so I can breathe
Running from the shadow
Can I ever be free?
Struggling for my life
What do they want from me?
Lying on a cold bed
Faces hard to see
Wake me up and take me away
so I can breathe
S Burgos
Like a fire in the sky, they came to earth
To put the life on the run, to hide and observe
Basic destruction and chaos
People running for their lives
Secret abduction for their research
You can scream but you can' t hide
Running from the shadow
Can I ever be free?
Struggling for my life
What do they want from me?
The invasion of your private life has only begun
Our right has been denied
There' s nowhere to run
They don' t care what you're feeling
They only do what has to be done
Running from the shadow
Can I ever be free?
Struggling for my life
What do they want from me?
Lying on a cold bed
Faces hard to see
Wake me up and take me away
so I can breathe
Running from the shadow
Can I ever be free?
Struggling for my life
What do they want from me?
Lying on a cold bed
Faces hard to see
Wake me up and take me away
so I can breathe
Justin Colt
S Burgos
The Invasion of Your Private Life Has Only Begun!
jbohler33
the scream at the beginning is just amazing
Holz
Peter Tägtgren = Best vocalist you can have...
Rodney McDermott
That scream. The guitars. That chorus. God......🤘🤘🤘🤘
Hessel M
I never heard Mikael doing insane long high screams like in the beginning in this Videos.Dont get me wrong he has awesome Growls and he sings like an angel but when it comes to growling and screaming Peter is just plain better.
Ferny Flores Drummer
Beautiful, such a great metal song. Lots of bands could learn a thing or two from these guys.
fein19
I always come back to this song and get goose bumps every time, that good it is!
My fav album from them \m/
Rock on!
Fabián Alberto García Gómez
Definitivamente Peter T es una bestia.
FNC Danium
Gotta love his vocals