CoC : Hypocrisy - Hypocrisy Destroys Wacken : Review

Hypocrisy - _Hypocrisy Destroys Wacken_
(Nuclear Blast / PHD, 1999)
by: Adrian Bromley (9 out of 10)

Admit it. You thought it was over after the brilliant _The Fourth Dimension_. I did. I was sure the band was packing it in. But to much of our relief, the band re-grouped and started writing again. This live album, recorded at last Summer's Wacken Open Air festival, is the true testimony of how good this band is. Just listen to the tightness of the band and the killer live sound. Such professionalism rarely gets captured live. This is supreme, my friends. And with a fuckin' blistering new record out this month (the self-titled release), it seems as though Peter T. and Co. have hit us up with a double dose of goodies to gnaw on. Let's hope the band (it looks pretty good, my friend) has attained a second wind and keep putting out good material as we head into the millennium. Hypocrisy slays with classic live renditions of "Roswell 47", "Pleasure of Molestation" and "Osculum Obscenum", to name a few. Too good to pass up, people. Go get it.

(article published 19/5/1999)

CHATS
8/12/2005	J Smit	Hypocrisy: Spreading the Disease
9/1/2002	P Schwarz	Hypocrisy: Ten Years and Still Humble
7/7/1999	D Rocher	Hypocrisy: The Hypocrite's Arising Realm
1/1/1998	A Bromley	Hypocrisy: It Ain't Over 'Til the Fat Lady Sings
3/14/1996	G Filicetti	Hypocrisy: Hanging With the Hypocrites

ALBUMS
7/23/2005	J Smit	8.5	Hypocrisy - Virus
1/25/2004	J Smit	7	Hypocrisy - The Arrival
4/12/2002	A McKay	10	Hypocrisy - 10 Years of Chaos and Confusion
8/12/2000	D Rocher	8	Hypocrisy - Into the Abyss
7/7/1999	D Rocher	10	Hypocrisy - Hypocrisy
6/15/1999	A Bromley	9	Hypocrisy - Hypocrisy
11/17/1997	P Azevedo	9	Hypocrisy - The Final Chapter
5/10/1996	A Wasylyk	4	Hypocrisy - Carved Up
2/9/1996	G Filicetti	8	Hypocrisy - Abducted

GIGS
10/20/2003	J Smit	Dimmu Borgir / Hypocrisy / Norther	One Step Closer to Armageddon
7/3/2002	P Schwarz	Immortal / Hypocrisy	Northern Darkness Descends
7/3/2002	P Azevedo	Immortal / Hypocrisy / Holocausto Canibal	The Night After the Night Before