Penetralia

For other meanings (e.g. inner parts of a building), see wiktionary:penetralia.

Penetralia
Studio album by Hypocrisy
Released	5 October 1992
Studio	Studio Rockshop
Genre	Death metal
Length	42:22
Label	Nuclear Blast
Producer	Markus Staiger, Peter Tägtgren
Hypocrisy chronology
Rest in Pain '92 (1992) Penetralia (1992) Osculum Obscenum (1993)

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Penetralia is the debut studio album by Swedish melodic death metal band Hypocrisy, released in 1992. The cover artwork was created by Dan Seagrave. The digipak reissue contains two bonus tracks: "Life of Filth" (from Death....Is Just the Beginning II) and "Lead by Satanism". The album was since reissued multiple times alongside the band's other earlier death metal albums, resulting in mixed-to-positive reviews. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Lyrical themes explored on the album include antireligion and blasphemy, most notoriously in "God Is a Lie". ^[4]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Masse Broberg; all music is composed by Hypocrisy.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Impotent God"	3:49
2.	"Suffering Souls"	3:27
3.	"Nightmare"	4:29
4.	"Jesus Fall"	3:28
5.	"God Is a Lie"	2:59
6.	"Left to Rot"	3:34
7.	"Burn by the Cross"	4:47
8.	"To Escape Is to Die"	3:54
9.	"Take the Throne"	5:21
10.	"Penetralia"	6:34
Total length:		42:22

Reissue

No.	Title	Length
11.	"Life of Filth"
12.	"Lead by Satanism"
Total length:		51:32

"God Is a Lie" is sometimes called "God Is A..." on the back cover.

Credits

Hypocrisy

• Masse Broberg − vocals
• Peter Tägtgren − guitar, keyboards on track 10, vocals on track 10, drums on tracks 1–3 and 5–8
• Mikael Hedlund − bass
• Jonas Osterberg − guitar
• Lars Szoke − drums on tracks 4, 9, 10

Guest

• Dan Seagrave − cover artwork

References

1. McFee, Edwin (23 July 2013). "Hypocrisy: Penetralia/ Osculum Obscenum" . Retrieved 12 July 2025.
2. Ujawe, Nilesh. "Hypocrisy – Penetralia/Osculum Obscenum" . Retrieved 12 July 2025.
3. Lawson, Dom (2 May 2023). "Hypocrisy Reissues" . Retrieved 12 July 2025.
4. "The 10 Gnarliest Extreme Metal Lyrics". Metal Injection. 9 June 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2026.