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│ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │
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│ + Hypocrisy - Inferior Devoties + │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.jul-12-2012 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Death Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........1994 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......The_Patriarch Songs........05 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.hypocrisy.cc ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Hypocrisy Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Inferior Devoties Label : Nuclear Blast ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ A short time after the release of Osculum ║ │
│║ Obscenum, Hypocrisy found itself with the ║ │
│║ problem of having to eject their vocalist, Masse ║ │
│║ Broberg. Rather than recruit a new member, Peter ║ │
│║ TΣgtgren simply stepped into that role as well. ║ │
│║ He had already done vocals for the title track ║ │
│║ of their 1992 debut, Penetralia. In an effort to ║ │
│║ ease himself (and the fans) through this ║ │
│║ transition, it was decided that the band would ║ │
│║ record an E.P. In October 1993, the band entered ║ │
│║ Studio Rockshop to create Inferior Devoties, ║ │
│║ their first release as a three-piece. ║ │
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│║ The E.P. begins with a re-recorded version of ║ │
│║ "Inferior Devoties". Musically, it is extremely ║ │
│║ close to the L.P. version, with only minor ║ │
│║ differences. One might assume that the point of ║ │
│║ doing this was to prove that Peter could handle ║ │
│║ the earlier material, though it comes off a ║ │
│║ little weaker than the original version. His ║ │
│║ vocals were not quite as refined as they would ║ │
│║ be on The Fourth Dimension. The atmosphere is ║ │
│║ much the same, with an added crispness to the ║ │
│║ sound, which is barely perceptible. In a way, it ║ │
│║ was wise to lead off the E.P. with this song, as ║ │
│║ it addresses the issue that many would have as ║ │
│║ it regarded comparing the two vocalists and ║ │
│║ determining whether or not Peter could fill ║ │
│║ Masse's shoes, so to speak. While the difference ║ │
│║ is noticeable, he proves himself fully competent ║ │
│║ in this role. ║ │
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│║ The following song is much stronger and is used ║ │
│║ as the first track (the title track is omitted) ║ │
│║ on the digipak version of Osculum Obscenum, ║ │
│║ which includes the songs from this E.P. (as well ║ │
│║ as from the Pleasure of Molestation E.P.) as ║ │
│║ bonus tracks. "Symbol of Baphomet" It a fairly ║ │
│║ intense song, that utilizes some thrash riffs to ║ │
│║ go along with the Swedish Death Metal assault. ║ │
│║ There's some otherworldly quality to the solos, ║ │
│║ which is something Hypocrisy was well known for ║ │
│║ in those days. About halfway through, the pace ║ │
│║ slows down a bit and begins building an ethereal ║ │
│║ atmosphere, which includes some spoken word bit, ║ │
│║ in the background. Shortly after this, things ║ │
│║ pick up again and the song ends with much the ║ │
│║ same intensity that it possessed in the opening ║ │
│║ moments. ║ │
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│║ "Mental Emotions" was one of the first Hypocrisy ║ │
│║ songs that I ever heard. This one begins with a ║ │
│║ much slower pace, with the doom vibe that the ║ │
│║ band was quite known for having. After a minute ║ │
│║ or so, it speeds up while never getting terribly ║ │
│║ fast (save for a brief blast beat). The ║ │
│║ production of this E.P. is a bit clearer than on ║ │
│║ the previous albums, though still a little raw ║ │
│║ when compared to The Fourth Dimension. Vocally, ║ │
│║ Peter shows a bit of range as he goes from the ║ │
│║ deeper growls to the more high-pitched shrieks. ║ │
│║ This song is very memorable and one that will ║ │
│║ get caught in your mind after the first listen. ║ │
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│║ The next song is a re-recorded version of "God ║ │
│║ Is A Lie". The slight improvement in production ║ │
│║ is a plus, in this case, as things are more ║ │
│║ crisp and sped up as well. In fact, it's so much ║ │
│║ faster than the original that they were able to ║ │
│║ add some brief sample, near the end, in order to ║ │
│║ fill in time I would assume. It's an odd sample, ║ │
│║ as it features part of the intro to the title ║ │
│║ track of their debut album, mixed with the intro ║ │
│║ noises from their cover of Venom's "Black ║ │
│║ Metal", from Osculum Obscenum. Also, the solo ║ │
│║ seems to have been re-worked and expanded. All ║ │
│║ in all, it has a bit more punch than the ║ │
│║ Penetralia version. ║ │
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│║ Inferior Devoties concludes with a cover of ║ │
│║ Slayer's "Black Magic", which also appeared on ║ │
│║ the tribute album, Slatanic Slaughter. ║ │
│║ Musically, this is very faithful to the original ║ │
│║ version. Even Hedlund's bass sounds to have a ║ │
│║ similar tone. The primary difference, of course, ║ │
│║ are the harsh vocals. Peter does a really good ║ │
│║ job, showing some variation here. Most ║ │
│║ surprising of all, is where he actually breaks ║ │
│║ into a high-pitched scream, at one point. Along ║ │
│║ with Dissection, Hypocrisy managed to stand out ║ │
│║ on the tribute album as being among the few to ║ │
│║ preserve the essence of what Slayer had done. ║ │
│║ The playing is tight and they've done just ║ │
│║ enough to add their own touch to it, while ║ │
│║ maintaining the atmosphere of the original. This ║ │
│║ is a much better choice for a cover song, than ║ │
│║ "Black Metal", as it just seems to blend in with ║ │
│║ the rest of the material, somehow. ║ │
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│║ This E.P. was successful in giving Hypocrisy ║ │
│║ fans a taste of the new line-up (sans Broberg), ║ │
│║ as well as a collection of good songs that ║ │
│║ places this among my favourite mini albums. The ║ │
│║ one thing it failed to do, though I doubt this ║ │
│║ was ever the intent, was to give any indication ║ │
│║ as to what direction the band would take on the ║ │
│║ following album. Regardless, this is a quality ║ │
│║ release and, if it's still available, one that ║ │
│║ is highly recommended. ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Inferior Devoties [04:45] │
│ 02 - Symbol of Baphomet [02:56] │
│ 03 - Mental Emotions [03:14] │
│ 04 - God is A Lie [02:58] │
│ 05 - Black Magic (Slayer Cover) [03:23] │
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│ Total Length : [17:16 minn │
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│ ║ Greetings To: ║ │
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│ Too all people who contributes to make this │
│ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │
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