''End of Disclosure'' is the twelfth studio album by Swedish

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band

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. It was released on 22 March 2013. To promote the album,

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released the music video "Tales of Thy Spineless" on 4 April.

Background

Frontman

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described ''End of Disclosure'' as a "back to basics" album. 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".

Critical reception

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 ''

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'', 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

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, praised the album for the "menace and hostility" of its atmosphere but described it as "an album that revisits familiar themes rather than break new ground". Laura Wiebe explained in ''

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'' that the album accomplished

's intended goal of going "back to basics" and generally "rolls out more like a highlight reel of Hypocrisy's specialties".

Track listing

Personnel

Hypocrisy *

– vocals, guitar; mixing, recording *Mikael Hedlund – bass * Reidar "Horgh" Horghagen – drums *Hypocrisy - songwriting (1–10) Additional personnel *

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– mastering, guitar solo (2) *

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– cover art *Rob Kimura – layout *

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– songwriting (11)

Charts

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:End of Disclosure 2013 albums Hypocrisy (band) albums Nuclear Blast albums Albums with cover art by Wes Benscoter Albums produced by Peter Tägtgren