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)
Let the Knife Do the Talking
Hypocrisy Lyrics
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I think I know what you need.
I crucify you for your disbelief.
Buried lies that you kept
I pull it out of your flesh
and you will never sing again.
I am God.
You need me.
Put your trust in me
[Chorus]
Let the knife do the talking.
I'm gonna set you free.
Let the knife do the talking.
I wanna see you bleed.
I'll give you open-heart.
Give you pleasure.
And you will say no.
Just put your faith in me.
You seek salvation.
I am the one that you need.
I'll bring you ?your century.?
I am God.
I am the only one.
[Chorus]
So, I'm on a mission to heal the world for good.
And some don't just stand in my way.
Don't get in my way!
Kill. Kill. Kill.
Let the knife do the talking.
Let the knife do the talking.
[Chorus]
Let the knife do the talking.
Just believe in me.
Let the knife do the talking.
I wanna see you bleed.
The song "Let the Knife Do the Talking" by Hypocrisy seems to be written from the perspective of a manipulative and power-hungry figure who wants to gain control over someone by offering them salvation and pleasure. The lyrics "Are you blind to see me? I think I know what you need. I crucify you for your disbelief" suggest that the singer thinks that he is the only one who can save the person he is talking to and by doing that, he can take control over their life. He wants to extract the buried lies from their heart and silence them forever by killing them with a knife (as mentioned in the chorus). The lines "I am God. I am the only one. You need me. Put your trust in me" seem to derive authority from the figure who believes that he is god-like and can offer salvation to people.
The lines "So I'm on a mission to heal the world for good. And some don't just stand in my way. Don't get in my way! Kill. Kill. Kill." in the third verse suggest that the singer is willing to do anything to achieve his mission, even if that means killing people who are in his way. The chorus repeats the recurring theme of letting the knife do the talking and seeing the person bleed, making the message of the song quite clear that it’s about manipulation, power, control, and killing.
Line by Line Meaning
Are you blind to see me?
Can you not recognize my true intentions?
I think I know what you need.
I believe I can manipulate you to fulfill my own desires.
I crucify you for your disbelief.
I will punish you for questioning my authority.
Buried lies that you kept
Secrets you tried to hide from me.
I pull it out of your flesh
I will force those secrets out of you.
and you will never sing again.
I will silence you for challenging me.
I am God.
I am all powerful and all knowing.
I am the only one.
No one else is worthy of your trust or devotion.
You need me.
Without me, you are lost.
Put your trust in me
Believe in me blindly.
Let the knife do the talking.
Violence is the only way to prove my dominance and superiority.
I'm gonna set you free.
I will liberate you from your own free will and control you.
I'll give you open-heart.
I will make myself vulnerable to you to manipulate you more effectively.
Give you pleasure.
I will bribe you with sensual pleasures to keep you under my control.
And you will say no.
You will resist me at first, but I will break you.
Just put your faith in me.
Trust me completely and don't question my actions.
You seek salvation.
You are lost without me and need me to find your way.
I am the one that you need.
No one else can help you but me.
I'll bring you ?your century?.
I will bring you into a new age of enlightenment, under my leadership.
So, I'm on a mission to heal the world for good.
My mission is to control the world and shape it to my desires.
And some don't just stand in my way.
Anyone who opposes me will be dealt with harshly.
Don't get in my way!
Do not question my authority or you will face the consequences.
Kill. Kill. Kill.
Violence and death are necessary to achieve my goals and maintain power.
Let the knife do the talking.
Violence and fear are the only true languages of power.
Just believe in me.
Don't question me or resist me, just have faith.
I wanna see you bleed.
Your pain and suffering will only make me stronger.
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: LARS SZOEKE, MIKAEL JOHAN HEDLUND, PETER ALF TAEGTGREN
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