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Sweden, the home of melodic death metal, hails a band named Hypocrite and
guess what they´re playing: melodic death metal! This is a re-release of the
legendary debut album from the band and was first released self-financed in
1996. In that very year the band signed a deal with the Italian label Off
World and in 1998 they signed with the Swedish No Fashion Records. Swedish
death metal is not only Dark Tranquillity, Opeth and In Flames which this
album clearly proves. It starts off slowly with an angelic keyboard intro to
illustrate the front cover musically and then it all explodes with raw
growling vocals, brutal riffing and catchy melodies. Close to 50 minutes of
highly technical metal shows a band full of musical talent and creativity and
kind of makes you feel sorry for the people who lived a hundred years ago and
didn´t have a chance to enjoy this kind of music. The remarks you could have
on this album is that the growling vocals aren´t first class and it doesn´t
bring anything really new into the world of metal. However, good melodic death
is, and always will be, good melodic death and this is definitely among the
best in the genre. The number of beautiful melodies and brutal riffs on this
album makes it deserve a place in your record
collection.
| Tracklist |
1. Vita Dolorosa 2. Deep |
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Within This Flower Of Sin 3. Edge Of Existence 4. The |
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Scream... 5. Voices From The Dark Side 6. Heaven´s Tears |
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7. A Black Wound 8. When I´m Gone 9. Sanctuary Of The |
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Sleeping God 10. Welcome To Abaddon 11. Forsaken By Christ |
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12. Beyond The Edge |
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