Album: Abducted by Hypocrisy (1996)
Genre: Death Metal | Style: Metal
Record Label: Nuclear Blast
Format: Album

Description: Abducted is the fourth studio album released by Hypocrisy. It is the album where the band started to change their sound. On this release melodic death metal was brought into their original death metal sound. It was also released as a limited edition digipak — not to be confused with the non-limited edition digipak re-release.

The samples in the intro The Gathering are taken from the so-called Halt Tape, which allegedly has been recorded during the Rendlesham Forest incident on December 26, 1980.

Artist Background: After spending three years in Fort Lauderdale, Florida in 1990, founder Peter Tägtgren returned to his homeland of Sweden, to form his own band. Hypocrisy's early releases were noted as being well-executed death metal, but panned for not being particularly innovative. That criticism waned as the band matured, cultivating a more distinctive sound as well as employing an introspective lyrical approach. Later releases have a more atmospheric sound, with lyrical exploration of aliens and abducti... Part of the Stockholm, Sweden music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Death Metal movement. Known for Metal style.

Related Artists: Vader, Kataklysm, Bloodbath, Necrophobic

Music Scene: Part of the Stockholm, Sweden music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Death Metal movement. Known for Metal style.

Tags: Death Metal, Metal, 1990s, Album, Nuclear Blast

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Abducted is the fourth studio album released by Hypocrisy. It is the album where the band started to change their sound. On this release melodic death metal was brought into their original death metal sound. It was also released as a limited edition digipak — not to be confused with the non-limited edition digipak re-release.

The samples in the intro The Gathering are taken from the so-called Halt Tape, which allegedly has been recorded during the Rendlesham Forest incident on December 26, 1980.

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