Virus (Hypocrisy album)
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| Studio album by Hypocrisy | ||||
| Released | 5 September 2005 | |||
| Recorded | November – December 2004 at The Abyss | |||
| Genre | Melodic death metal | |||
| Length | 48:07 | |||
| Label | Nuclear Blast | |||
| Producer | Peter Tägtgren | |||
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Virus is the tenth studio album by the death metal band Hypocrisy, released on September 19, 2005. This is the first Hypocrisy album recorded with their new drummer, Horgh (Reidar Horghagen), from the black metal band Immortal and second guitarist, Andreas Holma. A video was made for the song "Scrutinized".
Early pressings of the CD were sold with a thirteen-song limited edition live DVD, with 12 songs recorded in Strasbourg on Hypocrisy's 2004 tour as support of Cannibal Corpse, and from a different show they play the song "Total Disaster" by Destruction along with the band's vocalist and bass guitar player Marcel 'Schmier' Schirmer. Some CDs have a bonus track, "Watch Out", which appears to be a demo of a song recorded in 2000.
Some early pressings have an error where a scratch sound can be heard on tracks 6 and 11. The Nuclear Blast record label said it would mail a replacement to anyone who had one of these glitched discs.
Track listing
All tracks written by Hypocrisy.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "XVI" | 0:16 |
| 2. | "War-Path" | 4:23 |
| 3. | "Scrutinized" | 4:25 |
| 4. | "Fearless" | 4:24 |
| 5. | "Craving for Another Killing" | 3:50 |
| 6. | "Let the Knife Do the Talking" | 4:15 |
| 7. | "A Thousand Lies" | 4:52 |
| 8. | "Incised Before I've Ceased" | 4:28 |
| 9. | "Blooddrenched" | 3:42 |
| 10. | "Compulsive Psychosis" | 4:14 |
| 11. | "Living to Die" | 5:42 |
Limited edition DVD bonus tracks:
Tracks 1-12 were recorded in Strasbourg on August 4, 2004. Track thirteen was recorded at the Bang Your Head!!! festival in 2003.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Born Dead Buried Alive" | 4:37 |
| 2. | "Fusion Programmed Mind" | 4:15 |
| 3. | "Adjusting the Sun" | 4:45 |
| 4. | "Eraser" | 5:11 |
| 5. | "Turn the Page" | 4:20 |
| 6. | "Fire in the Sky" | 5:08 |
| 7. | "Necronomicon" | 4:35 |
| 8. | "Slaves to the Parasites" | 5:09 |
| 9. | "Reborn" | 3:19 |
| 10. | "Roswell 47" | 4:22 |
| 11. | "God is a Lie" | 3:02 |
| 12. | "Deathrow (No Regrets)" | 6:07 |
| 13. | "Total Desaster" (bonus track) | 4:05 |
Credits
Band members
- Peter Tägtgren − vocals, guitar, electric 7-string guitar, keyboards
- Andreas Holma − guitar
- Mikael Hedlund − bass guitar
- Horgh (Reidar Horghagen) − drums
Production
- Recorded at Abyss Studio November-December 2004
- Produced and mixed by Peter Tägtgren
- Engineered by Hypocrisy
- Mastered in Cuttingroom by Bjorn Engelmann