| Hypocrisy | |
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Hypocrisy live in Glasgow, Scotland 2006
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Genre(s) | Death metal Melodic death metal Blackened death metal |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Label(s) | Nuclear Blast |
| Associated acts | Immortal, Pain |
| Website | www.hypocrisy.tv |
| Members | |
| Peter Tägtgren Mikael Hedlund Horgh Klas Ideberg |
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| Former members | |
| Magnus "Masse" Broberg Jonas Österberg Lars Szöke Mathias Kamijo Andreas Holma |
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After spending three years in Fort Lauderdale, Florida[1] in 1990, founder Peter Tägtgren returned to his homeland of Sweden to form his own band. Fort Lauderdale, known as the "Venice of America" due to its expansive and intricate Canal system is a city in Broward County, Florida, Peter Tägtgren (born June 3, 1970) is a Swedish musician He is the founder main composer lead Singer, and Guitarist of the "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. 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 and evolved a more distinctive sound and introspective lyrical approach. Later releases have a more atmospheric sound, with lyrical exploration of aliens and abduction experiences. Their latest release, Virus, has seen the band return to more death metal themes. Virus is the tenth Studio album that was released on September 19, 2005 by Death metal band Hypocrisy.
Tägtgren's experience as a producer may have also have led to the band's change in musical direction, as he is more closely involved with many other bands while producing their albums.