Penetralia
Very good debut album. It's really a death album but since they sing
about Satan and is fucking great compared to all other death metal shit
I thought I'd review it. It's a very evil album, not as evil as Osculum
Obscenum though but it shows a very promising band. Well played good
material although it's a bit uneven (some songs are great and others
OK'ish) It has the evilest death vocals I've ever heard. The sound
quality is pretty good for a debut and it has some cool sound
effects.
Rated 
Osculum Obscenum
Here we have a great black/death metal album (actually it's more death
then black, but since they sing about Satan and hate Christians I thought
it fitted here). The music is a lot different then the other usual
death metal stuff, a lot heavier and more evil then most. It's well
played, well produced and has phenomenal material plus that the vocals are
perhaps the cruelest up to date. If you're totally into B.M. it's
probably nothing for you, but if you also like death metal this one's a
killer. One of the best albums of 1993 in my opinion. (Their newer albums
"The Fourth Dimension" and "Abducted" is very good too but it's not a
tenth as evil, mostly because of the new singer and the softer
material).
Rated
Infant Sacrifice.wav
Inferior Devoties EP.
Starts off with a new version of the title track thetas not even a tenth
as good as the original, mainly because the old singer left the band.
Then there is a new song which doesn't have the same quality as either
previous or late stuff. The third track however is also a new song and
it's very good with cool heavy riffs like in Osculum Obscenum. Then there
is a new recording of "God is a Lie" from Penetralia. It's musically and
sound vise better then the original but the vocals ain't as good. Finally
the last track is a cover version of slayers good old "Black Magic" and
it's great, I'm thinking of buying the EP. just because of that song. It
really fits Hypocrisy's style. The only thing to complain about is the
vocals, the new singer used to only play the guitars but have been forced
to take over the vocal part as well. He's not by far as good as the old
one and his biggest fault is to try to sound as the old singer did
instead of doing his own thing.
Rated
Fourth Dimension
It's slower and softer then the previous albums but also much better
played and produced. The material is very good, almost in the same class
as Osculum Obscenum. They have begun to use some keyboards in a couple
of songs to "fill out" the music in a nice sounding way. A big plus is
that the new singer has becomed much better and has comed up with a bit
of a style of his own that's pretty close to the old singers but enough
far away to sound like a cheap copy. It's definitely worth the money but
do try to get the digi-packed version with the extra track "The Abyss" on
it since it's one of the better songs on the album.
Rated 
Maximum Abduction MCD
WOW! Check this out! Do you remember those old different shaped LP's that
use to be common in the early 80's? I remember looking at those cool
sawblade shaped W.A.S.P. albums and that Samantha Fox album with her in
whole figure shaped 7#. Now it's the CD's turn and first out is Hypocrisy
with sort of a promo MCD for their upcoming Abducted CD and it's shaped
like a raw chicken! Original or what? The songs are good with two from the
Abducted album + one new and a cool cover of an old Kiss song.
Rated
Abducted
This album shows much development in the Hypocrisy camp, and it's even
more in the Fourth Dimension direction, both for better and worse. Better
is the great material and good vocals which puts this album at the second
place over Hypocrisy best after Osculum Obscenum. worse are the softer
parts with normal vocals and softer riffs. At this level it's no big deal,
it only makes it easier to listen to but it's not a good development, just
look at all the bands who thought that they where getting "heavier" I
don't think I have to mention anyone (Entombed). This is in all an
absolute must album if you're into Death Metal.
Rated
The Final Chapter
(SIGH...)An epoc has come to an end. Swedens perhaps best ever Death metal
act has gone to the grave, but they do it with style and greatness as
their final release holds the same high quality as all their perevious 7
releases (4 albums, 3 MCD's) This has about the same style as the last 2
albums with a heavy sound and vocals much like the last 2 Carcass albums.
There are some normal vocals too and they fit their respective songs
perfectly. There's no song like "Roswell 47" or "The Abyss" that really
stands out, but instead all the songs have an even high quality. It's
impressive how great musicians these guy's have become over the years, and
it's a damn shame that they are quiting now. For the first time ever has
the lyrics been added to the booklet, but only on one single track: the
title song, which is telling us why this great band has finally stoped
breathing (Well, I think it does, it's kinda deep). The whole thing almost
bring tears to my eyes. Anyway, I wish the ex-members the best of luck in
the world and hope that we one day might see something great coming out
of this. I think that their old fans will like this 54.45min as much as
their previous 2 albums. "The Last Chapter" is marking an end of a great
influencial band in the Swedish scene.
Rated