Hypocrisy is a Swedish death metal band formed in October 1991 in Ludvika b… Read Full Bio ↴Hypocrisy is a Swedish death metal band formed in October 1991 in Ludvika by Peter Tägtgren. After spending three years in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in 1990, founder Peter Tägtgren returned to his homeland of Sweden, to form his own band. Hypocrisy's early releases were noted as being well-executed death metal, but panned for not being particularly innovative. That criticism waned as the band matured, cultivating a more distinctive sound as well as employing an introspective lyrical approach. Later releases have a more atmospheric sound, with lyrical exploration of aliens and abduction experiences.

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)

Unleash The Beast
Hypocrisy Lyrics

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In my missions fight it is in your hands - fuck you all
I can see your head's up your ass
The hordes of war ? and blood will come
You never see the ? when they get on
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For me and the gods and rott
Rotting high

I'm squeezing it
I'll eat their guts
I'm the ?
I'll never stop
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like butchers ?
So you can see me removing your past
You' re deeply down in the ?
Where something dies is alway pain
So making the ? from you
Death will standing beside me
Now I'm through with you

I'm squeezing it
I'll eat their guts
I'm the ?

I'll never stop
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Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Hypocrisy's song "Unleash The Beast" are quite aggressive and violent in nature. The singer of the song is on a mission of fighting and has put his trust in the hands of his supporters. He expresses his anger and frustration towards the people who are obstructing his way, saying that they have their heads up their asses. He predicts that when the hordes of war and blood come, they will not be able to see the danger approaching until it's too late.

The singer seems to be quite confident about his abilities and strength. He talks about squeezing his enemies and eating their guts. He refers to himself as "the" and claims that he will never stop. He cuts through his opponents like a butcher, removing their past so that they can see the harsh reality. He mentions that his enemies are deeply down in the pit of despair, where something dies with pain. He claims that it is his mission to take something from them and that death will always stand beside him. In the end, he declares that he is through with them.

Overall, the lyrics of the song express a lot of aggression and violence. The singer seems to be on a mission to destroy his enemies and is willing to do anything to achieve his goal.

Line by Line Meaning

In my missions fight it is in your hands - fuck you all
I am on a mission to fight and it's up to you to join or not - I don't care

I can see your head's up your ass
I can see you are ignorant and arrogant

The hordes of war ? and blood will come
War is imminent and it will be bloody

You never see the ? when they get on
You never see enemies coming

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There are some things that can't be explained or contained

?
There is power in the unknown and unpredictable

For me and the gods and rott
I am doing this for myself, the gods, and decay

Rotting high
Decay is all around us, reaching new heights

I'm squeezing it
I am squeezing out every last drop of power and rage

I'll eat their guts
I will destroy my enemies with ruthless force

I'm the ?
I am the embodiment of chaos and destruction