Hypocrisy; avevo già sentito nominare quel nome da qualcuno, forse da un mio amico metallaro ma non ci avevo fatto molto caso. Molto male. Vidi un loro video alla televisione (non di certo su mtv!) e mi ero interessato, un po' come mi è capitato per altri gruppi. Mi sono informato su di loro e ho scoperto che sono un gruppo death metal molto famoso e importante che ha avuto vita grazie al mitico Peter Tagtgren nel 1991. Allora mi resi conto che "dovevo" assolutamente avere un loro lavoro. Visto che eravamo vicino a Natale e dato che mia cugina era disposta a farmi un regalo gli chiesi un loro album, uno qualunque, volevo provare come fossero. Il cd mi arrivò e mi piacque assai perchè è una Limited Edition con incluso un dvd del live a Strasburgo in supporto al loro precedente album.
Al mio primo ascolto mi parve strano, non mi ero mai imbattuto in un gruppo death tanto particolare, però lo trovai comunque piacevole. Infatti mi accorsi che non era un gruppo come tutti gli alri ma diverso, particolare che ha un suo stile molto riconoscibile. Del loro sound mi impressionò e mi impressiona tuttora la loro capacità di affiancare la melodia con la brutalita che alcune volte si sovrappongono dando origine ad un capolavoro che spesso sconfina dal death metal stesso genere che mi piace assai. La voce del cantante e chitarrista è molto bella e particolare che riesce ad adattarsi sia alla melodia che alla brutalità. Le loro composizioni sono tutte molto belle e originali mai banali e scontate che riescono a creare un universo a sè rendendo l'ascolto sempre molto interessante. Nella sezione ritmica emerge il batterista Horgh che riesce a dare una buonissima prova delle sue doti che rendono il lavoro molto interessante.
Si parte con l'intro che ci catapulta nella velocissima e ottima "Warpath" che a mio parere una delle migliori tracce del cd. Si continua con "Scrutinized" traccia violenta e coinvolgente che a metà presenta un ottimo solo e indovinate di chi è opera? È opera del mitico Gary Holt chitarrista degli Exodus che ci regala un suo assolo spettacolare stile thrash made in Bay Area!!! La canzone che segue cioè "Fearlrss" è un capolavoro di melodia contornato da un ottimo testo e da un ritornello molto orecchiabile. Ne segue un ottima "Craving For Another Kill" veloce violenta e molto coinvolgente. Buona canzone anche "Let The Knife Do The Talking" che nonostante sia lenta risulta comunque incisiva e pesante. Ottima "A Thousand Lies" che dopo un inizio tranquillo sfocia in una cattiveria inaudita. Andiamo avanti con l'interessanta "Incised Before I've Ceased" e si arriva ad un capolavoro di brutalità che ha il nome di "Blooddrenched". "Compulsive Psychosis" si presenta una traccia molto buona che alterna un ritornello memorizzabile con ritmiche pesanti e si ha un ottimo solo di Holma. "Living To Die" è un ottima canzone melodica che si presenta come una canzone molto lineare che si chiude tale quale a come è iniziata. Il cd si conclude con la bonus track "Watch Out" che a mio parere è assolutamente un capolavoro con una ritmica pesante e lenta che dà un certo groove alla canzone.
Vi consiglio pienamente l'ascolto se siete in cerca di qualcosa di particolare. Inutile dire "consiglio l'ascolto anche a chi non piace il metal" perchè non sarebbe vero.
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03 Scrutinized (04:26)
they'll take your life away
they will push 'til you go insane
raped, they steal your every heartbeat
until you fall down dead
they monitor every step you take
and watching all your thoughts
another small piece in the puzzle, no one cares,
'cause you're being controlled
they can see all mistakes that you'll make
how long will it take until you break
from authority's eyes, we're just a virus, just a frame
a world in technology we can't remain
we're caged within ourselves, afraid to never be healed
we're trapped within our world,
our lives we lived are sealed
never can we live again
they have already set the rules
and the law is your only friend
obey them and they'll erase you too
sneaking up on your private life
leads society to suicide
now they move into our minds
you try to run but you can't hide
they can feel all the moves that you make
stay away from the light
is this the way that you and i have to live?
a world in technology - there's no escape
we're caged within ourselves, afraid to never be healed
we're trapped within our world,
our lives we lived are sealed
forever struggle through our lifetime
we'll never tell the truth from lies
swallowed by our fears we'll never retreat
the smell of freedom is finally cut
we're caged within ourselves, afraid to never be healed
we're trapped within our world,
our lives we lived are sealed
we're caged within ourselves, afraid to never be healed
we're trapped within our world,
our lives we lived are sealed
04 Fearless (04:25)
I don't care what you need.
I only do it to please me.
There's no excuse's from my point-of-view.
You're pulling me left and right.
I've had it up to here.
It's making me sick to see you alive.
Enough of conspiracy
'Cause you cannot win.
Like a bomb i release my anger.
I'll be peeling your skin.
Chorus
I'm gonna walk my way.
You wont be holding me back.
I'm not afraid of you
So just get out of my way.
I'll destroy your life
'Cause you were pulling me down.
You reached the end of the road
So just get out of my way.
So just get out of my way.
Be my enemy
I'll turn your life into dust
Take everything you've become
Just go back
Where you've come from
And disappear from here.
Your life has taken
A turn for the worse.
Chorus
Enough of conspiracy
'Vause you cannot win.
Like a bomb
I release my anger
I'll be peeling your skin.
Like a bomb
I release my anger.
I'll be peeling your skin.
(Chorus) x2
I'll destroy your life
'Cause you were pulling me down.
You reached
The end of the road
So just get out of my way.
I know your kind.
I've tasted before.
You spitting out all of your lies.
I push you up against the wall.
(Chorus) x2
I'm gunna walk my way.
You wont be holding me back.
I'm not afraid of you
So just get out of my way.
I'll destroy your life
'Cause you were pulling me down.
You reached the end of the road
So just get out of my way.
06 Let the Knife Do the Talking (04:16)
Are you blind to see me?
I think I know what you need
I crucify you for your disbelief
Buried lies that you kept
I pull it out of your flesh
And you will never sing again
I am god
I am the only one
You need me
Put your trust in me
Let the knife do the talking
I’m gonna set you free
Let the knife do the talking
I wanna see you bleed
I’ll give you open-heart
Give you pleasure
And you will say no
Just put your faith in me
You seek salvation
I am the one that you need
I’ll bring you your century
I am god
I am the only one
Let the knife do the talking
I’m gonna set you free
Let the knife do the talking
I wanna see you bleed
So, I’m on a mission to heal the world for good
And some don't just stand in my way
Don’t get in my way!
Kill, kill, kill…
Let the knife do the talking
Kill, kill, kill…
Let the knife do the talking
Kill, kill, kill…
Let the knife do the talking
I’m gonna set you free
Let the knife do the talking
I wanna see you bleed
Let the knife do the talking
Just believe in me
Let the knife do the talking
I wanna see you bleed
07 A Thousand Lies (04:54)
come closer.
i've got what you need.
i crawl into your veins.
satisfaction guaranteed.
a thousand smiles.
a thousand lies.
i'll break you down
you'll need more
just to stay alive.
a thousand dead.
a thousand highs.
close your eyes
and wait to die.
your life was built
on a thousand lies.
i don't know
what you're looking for.
i don't know why you keep
on crawling back for more.
erase and rewind.
your life is gone.
i can read you
like an open book.
i'll steal your life
like the lives you took.
i'll set you free
from what you've become.
see the needle
disappear into your skin.
shoot it up
and wait for the thrill.
lay your body down
and wait for the chill
and i'll whisper you lullaby
that will kill.
a thousand smiles.
a thousand lies.
i'll break you down
you'll need more
just to stay alive.
a thousand dead.
a thousand highs.
close your eyes
and wait to die.
your life was built
on a thousand lies.
throw away
everything you've got
for a rush you cannot stop.
injecting the will
the will to be free.
see the needle
disappear into your skin.
shoot it up
and wait for the thrill.
lay your body down
and wait for the chill
and i'll whisper you lullaby
that will kill.
08 Incised Before I've Ceased (04:30)
i also want
to add a few corrections:
i'm wide awake but i feel ??
take my blood
and wait for me to die.
cut me open
and slicing my flesh
look at the eyes that pierce
the holes in my spine.
they probed my own thoughts
beneath my head
drink my blood
the heart will stop the beat.
where am i?
what do they want from me?
burn the blades when i'm done
take me away from this earth
(could also be hell]
no matter how much
i'm screaming
they wont stop cutting me
i don't need this surgery
i don't wanna live
i don't wanna be
incised before i've ceased.
i don't wanna feel.
pull the plug on me.
incised before i've ceased.
they probed beyond, inside
the end of me
me up cos i'm dead
turn off the life support.
you don't need me no more.
i'm stranded?
don't you dare put me back
i'm not your human surgical experiment.
just turn me off
why can't you stop
your work is done
take me away from this earth.
i don't need your surgery.
i don't wanna live
i don't wanna be
incised before i've ceased.
i don't wanna feel
pull the plug on me.
incised before i've ceased.
i don't wanna be --
incised before i've ceased.
i don't wanna be --
incised before i've ceased
09 Blooddrenched (03:45)
come closer.
i've got what you need.
i crawl into your veins.
satisfaction guaranteed.
a thousand smiles.
a thousand lies.
i'll break you down
you'll need more
just to stay alive.
a thousand dead.
a thousand highs.
close your eyes
and wait to die.
your life was built
on a thousand lies.
i don't know
what you're looking for.
i don't know why you keep
on crawling back for more.
erase and rewind.
your life is gone.
i can read you
like an open book.
i'll steal your life
like the lives you took.
i'll set you free
from what you've become.
see the needle
disappear into your skin.
shoot it up
and wait for the thrill.
lay your body down
and wait for the chill
and i'll whisper you lullaby
that will kill.
a thousand smiles.
a thousand lies.
i'll break you down
you'll need more
just to stay alive.
a thousand dead.
a thousand highs.
close your eyes
and wait to die.
your life was built
on a thousand lies.
throw away
everything you've got
for a rush you cannot stop.
injecting the will
the will to be free.
see the needle
disappear into your skin.
shoot it up
and wait for the thrill.
lay your body down
and wait for the chill
and i'll whisper you lullaby
that will kill.
10 Compulsive Psychosis (04:14)
I am still on the loose, with vengeance of hate
Thirsty for your blood
They have examined my brain but I'm still insane
Nothing can cure my hunger for your flesh
I see your face
You're getting pale
I do whatever I please, I'll bring you down
to your knees
I'm in it for my own sacrifice
I am God, I am overloaded, another soul is stolen
My body is boiling, uncontrolled
I stab you dry
And I watch you die
I hear the dead
It's calling my name, they say I am the one
to be blamed
I see the dead
It tortures my soul, I only did what I was told
Stabbing all my enemies, let them fuckers bleed
Hang 'em high from the trees, feed 'em full with energy
Screams in agony, my mind is turning black
There's no way you can stop me now
You're a bleeder, a cheater, a dead man receiver
I am in control of your life
I hear the dead
It's calling my name, they say I am the one
to be blamed
I see the dead
It tortures my soul, I only did what I was told
Solo - Holma
I hear the dead
It's calling my name, they say I am the one
to be blamed
I see the dead
It tortures my soul, I only did what I was told
11 Living to Die (05:41)
A cacoon binds my skin.
It wants to keep me alive.
I am the great messiah
Of the falling paradise.
Destroyed by my own creations
I cannot cope with life.
The truth you think
You know so well
It's just a big lie.
You live to fear
You lay yourself to rest.
Programmed to crawl
It's just a battle in hell.
We are the prayer
Can I break the spell.
We are the signs
That caged in the dirt
We are the plague
Spreading through the world.
We are the disease --
The virus eating away.
We are no one.
We're just living to die.
We're just a lie
We're just a fake.
Can't wait 'till
I'm finally dead.
Erase my numbers to know
To never return again.
Computerised
We're all neutralised
In a world that's controlled By machines.
You live to hate
'TilL someone press delete
The things we do
It's just a battle in hell
We are the dirt
Can I break these chains
We are the signs
That caged in the dirt
We are the plague
Spreading through the world.
We are the disease --
The virus eating away.
We are no one.
We're just living to die
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