End of Disclosure
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}}
{{Infobox album
|name = End of Disclosure
|type = Studio
|artist = Hypocrisy
|cover = HypocrisyEndofDisclosure.png
|released = 22 March 2013
|studio = The Abyss
|genre = Melodic death metal
|length = 43:45
|label = Nuclear Blast
|producer = Peter Tägtgren
|prev_title = A Taste of Extreme Divinity
|prev_year = 2009
|next_title = Worship
|next_year = 2021
}}
End of Disclosure is the twelfth studio album by Swedish death metal band Hypocrisy. It was released on 22 March 2013. To promote the album, Nuclear Blast released the music video "Tales of Thy Spineless" on 4 April.{{cite web|last=Sparks|first=Cody|title=Hypocrisy Tales Of Thy Spineless Video|url=http://www.metalcallout.com/metal-music-videos/hypocrisy-tales-of-thy-spineless-video.html|publisher=Metal CallOut|accessdate=26 March 2021}}
Background
Frontman Peter Tägtgren described End of Disclosure as a "back to basics" album.{{cite web|title=Hypocrisy Mainman Talks End Of Disclosure Album In New Video Interview|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/hypocrisy-mainman-talks-end-of-disclosure-album-in-new-video-interview/|work=Blabbermouth.net|accessdate=26 March 2021|date=30 March 2013}} 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."
On 22 February 2013, Hypocrisy released a video for the title track of the album, "End of Disclosure".{{cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/hypocrisy-end-of-disclosure-video-released/|title=Hypocrisy: 'End Of Disclosure' Video Released|website=Blabbermouth.net|date=22 February 2013|accessdate=26 March 2021}}
Critical reception
{{Album ratings
|rev1 = About.com
|rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|last=Zed|first=Natalie|title=Hypocrisy - End Of Disclosure Review|url=http://heavymetal.about.com/od/hypocrisy/fr/Hypocrisy-End-Of-Disclosure-Review.htm|work=About.com|accessdate=26 June 2013|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130513084421/http://heavymetal.about.com/od/hypocrisy/fr/Hypocrisy-End-Of-Disclosure-Review.htm|archivedate=13 May 2013|url-status=dead}}
|rev2 = Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles
|rev2Score = 9/10{{cite magazine|url=https://bravewords.com/reviews/hypocrisy-end-of-disclosure|last=Perri|first=David|title=Hypocrisy - End of Disclosure|magazine=BW&BK|date=13 April 2013}}
|rev3 = Decibel Magazine
|rev3Score = {{Rating|6|10}}{{cite magazine|last=Dick|first=Chris|title=Hypocrisy, End of Disclosure|magazine=Decibel Magazine|date=May 2013|issue=103|pages=88}}
|rev4 = Exclaim!
|rev4Score = {{Rating|7|10}}{{cite web|last=Wiebe|first=Laura|title=Hypocrisy End of Disclosure|url=http://exclaim.ca/Reviews/Metal/hypocrisy-end_of_disclosure|magazine=Exclaim!|date=3 April 2013}}
|rev5 = Metal.de
|rev5Score = 7/10{{cite web|url=https://www.metal.de/reviews/hypocrisy-end-of-disclosure-53753/|author=Katharina|title=Hypocrisy - End Of Disclosure|website=Metal.de|language=de|date=17 April 2013|accessdate=26 March 2021}}
|rev6 = Metal Forces
|rev6Score = 7.5/10{{cite magazine|url=http://www.metalforcesmagazine.com/site/album-review-hypocrisy-end-of-disclosure/|last=Fisher|first=Mark|title=Hypocrisy - End Of Disclosure|magazine=Metal Forces}}
|rev7 = Metal Hammer
|rev7Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.loudersound.com/reviews/hypocrisy-end-of-disclosure|last=Dome|first=Malcolm|title=Hypocrisy: End Of Disclosure|magazine=Metal Hammer|date=28 March 2013}}
|rev8 = The Metal Observer
|rev8Score = 7/10Rot, Hans (7 July 2013) "Hypocrisy - End of Disclosure" The Metal Observer. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
|rev9 = Peek from the Pit
|rev10 = Stormbringer
}}
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". 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". Laura Wiebe explained in Exclaim! that the album accomplished Peter Tägtgren's intended goal of going "back to basics" and generally "rolls out more like a highlight reel of Hypocrisy's specialties".
Track listing
{{Tracklist
|title1 = End of Disclosure
|length1 = 4:46
|title2 = Tales of Thy Spineless
|length2 = 4:36
|title3 = The Eye
|length3 = 5:41
|title4 = United We Fall
|length4 = 4:50
|title5 = 44 Double Zero
|length5 = 4:27
|title6 = Hell Is Where I Stay
|length6 = 4:34
|title7 = Soldier of Fortune
|length7 = 4:51
|title8 = When Death Calls
|length8 = 3:54
|title9 = The Return
|length9 = 6:06
|total_length = 43:45
}}
{{tracklist
|headline = Bonus tracks
|extra_column = Note
|title10 = Living Dead
|length10 = 3:51
|title11 = They Lie
|note11 =The Exploited cover
|length11 = 2:37
|total_length = 50:13
}}
Personnel
Hypocrisy
- Peter Tägtgren – guitars, vocals
- Mikael Hedlund – bass
- Reidar "Horgh" Horghagen – drums
Additional personnel
- Peter Tägtgren – mixing, recording
- Jonas Kjellgren – mastering, guitar solo (2)
- Wes Benscoter – cover art
- Rob Kimura – layout
- Hypocrisy - songwriting (1–10)
- Wattie Buchan – songwriting (11)
Charts
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{{album chart|Austria|56|artist=Hypocrisy|album=End of Disclosure|rowheader=true|accessdate=26 March 2021}} |
{{album chart|Finland|30|artist=Hypocrisy|album=End of Disclosure|rowheader=true|accessdate=26 March 2021}} |
{{album chart|Flanders|192|artist=Hypocrisy|album=End of Disclosure|rowheader=true|accessdate=26 March 2021}} |
{{album chart|France|151|artist=Hypocrisy|album=End of Disclosure|rowheader=true|accessdate=26 March 2021}} |
{{album chart|Germany4|35|id=214218|artist=Hypocrisy|album=End of Disclosure|rowheader=true|accessdate=26 March 2021}} |
{{album chart|Sweden|29|artist=Hypocrisy|album=End of Disclosure|rowheader=true|accessdate=26 March 2021}} |
{{album chart|Switzerland|53|artist=Hypocrisy|album=End of Disclosure|rowheader=true|accessdate=26 March 2021}} |
{{album chart|Wallonia|116|artist=Hypocrisy|album=End of Disclosure|rowheader=true|accessdate=26 March 2021}} |
References
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