Worship (Hypocrisy album)

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Worship
Worship Hypocrisy album cover.jpg
Studio album by
Released26 November 2021
Studio The Abyss
Genre Melodic death metal
Length50:27
Label Nuclear Blast
Producer Peter Tägtgren
Hypocrisy chronology
End of Disclosure
(2013)
Worship
(2021)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Blabbermouth 8.5/10 [1]
Distorted Sound9/10 [2]
Kerrang! Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Metal Crypt3.25/5 [4]
Metal Rules 4/5 [5]
Rock Hard 8/10 [6]

Worship is the thirteenth studio album by Swedish death metal band Hypocrisy. It was released on 26 November 2021, eight years after End of Disclosure. It is the first metal album to be launched into space. [7] Music videos for "Worship," "Chemical Whore," "Children of the Gray," and "Dead World" were made. [8] This would be the last album with drummer Reidar "Horgh" Horghagen who left the band in April 2022.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Worship"4:43
2."Chemical Whore"5:19
3."Greedy Bastards"4:03
4."Dead World"4:09
5."We're the Walking Dead"5:19
6."Brotherhood of the Serpent"4:23
7."Children of the Gray"5:16
8."Another Day"3:11
9."They Will Arrive"4:25
10."Bug in the Net"4:51
11."Gods of the Underground"4:48
Total length:50:27

Personnel

Hypocrisy

Other Personnel

Charts

Chart performance for Worship
Chart (2021)Peak
position
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [9] 12
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [10] 16
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [11] 16

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