Hypocrisy

death metal · Ludvika

Founded

1991

City

Ludvika

Status as of 5 September 2026

active; Worship (2021)

Connections

9 edges, 9 distinct neighbors · betweenness 0.011 (rank 47 of 371) · people and production 0.048 (rank 11)

Confidence

High · sources: [W] [MST2] [MAPT] [MA] (register)

Peter Tägtgren founds Hypocrisy in October 1991 after three years in Fort Lauderdale and describes the concept as something between Deicide, Morbid Angel and old Entombed: the Florida sound carried home in a person. Penetralia (1992) opens the Nuclear Blast run.

Connections

People and personnel

• founderPeter Tägtgren1991 to present

Lineage

• came out ofMalevolent CreationPeter Tägtgren, home from Fort Lauderdale1991
• spawnedBloodbathTägtgren, 2004 to 20052004

Recording credits

• recorded atThe Abyss1996 to 2021

Influence

• influenced byMorbid Angel1991
• influenced byDeicideTägtgren's stated concept: between Deicide, Morbid Angel and old Entombed1991
• influenced byEntombed1991

Labels, festivals, tours, collaborations

• labelNuclear Blast1992 to present
• festival, venue or tourWacken Open Air2022