The Stockholm based melodic death metal band Hypocrite started out in 1989 under the name Dark Terror by founding member Johan Haller and Niclas Åberg. In the early days they were mainly influenced by classic American thrash metal such as Metallica, Slayer and Overkill. The band did many live shows with bands like Dark Funeral, Katatonia, Amon Amarth, Face Down, Dissection, Noctes, Raise Hell, Necrophobic and Eternal Oath. After having recorded several