Osculum Obscenum

Osculum Obscenum
Studio album by Hypocrisy
Released	October 12, 1993
Recorded	March 1993, Studio Rockshop
Genre	Death metal
Length	42:13
Label	Nuclear Blast
Producer	Markus Staiger, Peter Tägtgren
Hypocrisy chronology
Pleasure of Molestation (1992) Osculum Obscenum (1993) Inferior Devoties (1993)

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Osculum Obscenum is Hypocrisy's second album, released in 1993. The cover artwork was created by Wes Benscoter. Osculum Obscenum was re-released in 1996 as a digipak with bonus tracks and a photo of the band line-up from that year with Mikael Hedlund, Peter Tägtgren and Lars Szöke. The name is a reference to the osculum infame.

Track listing

All lyrics written by Masse Broberg, all music composed by Hypocrisy.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Pleasure of Molestation"	6:01
2.	"Exclamation of a Necrofag"	5:07
3.	"Osculum Obscenum"	5:07
4.	"Necronomicon"	4:14
5.	"Black Metal" (Venom cover)	2:54
6.	"Inferior Devoties"	4:42
7.	"Infant Sacrifices"	4:15
8.	"Attachment to the Ancestor"	5:35
9.	"Althotas"	4:21
Total length:		42:13

Bonus tracks on 1996 re-issue

From Inferior Devoties
No.	Title	Length
10.	"Symbol of Baphomet"	2:56
11.	"Mental Emotions"	3:13
12.	"God Is a Lie"	2:58
13.	"Black Magic" (Slayer cover)	3:22

From Pleasure of Molestation
No.	Title	Length
14.	"Pleasure of Molestation (demo)"	4:38
15.	"Exclamation of a Necofag (demo)"	5:10
16.	"Necronomicon (demo)"	4:14
17.	"Attachment to the Ancestor (demo)"	4:38

Personnel

Hypocrisy

• Masse Broberg − vocals
• Peter Tägtgren − electric guitar
• Michael Hedlund − bass guitar
• Lars Szöke − drums

Guest

• Wes Benscoter − cover artwork