End of Disclosure

End of Disclosure is the twelfth studio album by the Swedish death metal band Hypocrisy. The album was released on March 22, 2013. To promote the album, Nuclear Blast released the music video "Tales of Thy Spineless" on April 4.[1]

End of Disclosure
Studio album by Hypocrisy
Released	March 22, 2013
Studio	Abyss studio
Genre	Melodic death metal
Length	43:45
Label	Nuclear Blast
Producer	Peter Tägtgren
Hypocrisy chronology
A Taste of Extreme Divinity (2009) End of Disclosure (2013)

Background

Frontman Peter Tägtgren described End of Disclosure as a "back to basics" album.[2] He indicated that the album was written after reflecting on the preceding albums, for which he felt that the band "lost it". By contrast, Tägtgren described End of Disclosure as "straight to the point. It's more Hypocrisy than ever — the fast, the heavy, the epic."[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com	[3]
Decibel Magazine	[4]
Exclaim!	[5]
Peek from the Pit	[6]

The album received moderately positive reviews, with critics noting that the album would appeal to the band's fanbase but did not advance Hypocrisy's sound. Chris Dick, writing for Decibel Magazine, criticized End of Disclosure for its "potluck songwriting", which gave the impression that the album was "cycling through various stages of Hypocrisy's (and the Abyss's) repertoire, giving it a shiny, modern coat of paint and calling it an album".[4] Natalie Zed, writing for About.com, praised the album for the "menace and hostility" of its atmosphere but described it as "an album that revisits familiar themes rather than break[s] new ground".[3] Laura Wiebe, writing for Exclaim!, claimed that the album accomplished Peter Tägtgren's intended goal of going "back to basics", but also noted that the album generally "roll[ed] out more like a highlight reel of Hypocrisy's specialties".[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"End of Disclosure"	4:46
2.	"Tales of Thy Spineless"	4:36
3.	"The Eye"	5:41
4.	"United We Fall"	4:50
5.	"44 Double Zero"	4:27
6.	"Hell Is Where I Stay"	4:34
7.	"Soldier of Fortune"	4:51
8.	"When Death Calls"	3:54
9.	"The Return"	6:06
Total length:		43:45

Bonus Tracks

No.	Title	Note	Length
10.	"Living Dead"		3:51
11.	"They Lie"	^Note 1	2:37
Total length:			50:13

Note

1. ^Note 11 That song is a cover version from Beat the Bastards by The Exploited.

Personnel

Hypocrisy Peter Tägtgren – vocals, guitar; mixing, recording Mikael Hedlund – bass Reidar "Horgh" Horghagen – drums Hypocrisy - songwriting (1-10)

Additional personnel Jonas Kjellgren - mastering, guitar solo (2) Wes Benscoter - cover art Rob Kimura - layout Wattie Buchan - songwriting (11)

References

1. "Hypocrisy Tales Of Thy Spineless Video". Metal CallOut. Retrieved April 19, 2013.
2. "Hypocrisy Mainman Talks End Of Disclosure Album In New Video Interview". Blabbermouth.net. March 30, 2013. Retrieved June 26, 2013.
3. Zed, Natalie. "Hypocrisy - End Of Disclosure Review". About.com. Archived from the original on May 13, 2013. Retrieved June 26, 2013.
4. Dick, Chris (May 2013). "Hypocrisy, End of Disclosure". Decibel Magazine (103): 88.
5. Wiebe, Laura (April 3, 2013). "Hypocrisy End of Disclosure". Exclaim!. Retrieved June 26, 2013.
6. Azinas, Nick. "End of Disclosure - Hypocrisy (2013) Review". Peek from the Pit. Archived from the original on November 20, 2013. Retrieved October 10, 2013.