A prolific and influential Swedish heavy metal group that explores themes like the occult, conspiracy theories, astrobiology, societal unrest, and mental illness, Hypocrisy emerged in the early '90s with a sound rooted in uncompromising traditional death metal. As the decades progressed, the band adopted a more melodic, though no less punitive sound, which they applied with extreme prejudice on career highlights like Hypocrisy (1999), Virus (2005), End of Disclosure (2013), and Worship (2021).
Hypocrisy was formed by Peter Tägtgren in 1990 upon his return to Sweden from Flor...