Review by Krys on August 22, 2001.

How the hell can you go wrong with a 14 track best-of disc from on of the all time best bands ever? Even though Hypocrisy still exists and records new albums they are already written in pages of metal history, in bold letters. Whatever I write here will never be sufficient enough to show my honest gratitude to the band that shaped my, and thousands of metal fans’, music taste.

I don’t even know where to start, all the songs should be well known to all death metal fans and writing track descriptions simply doesn’t make sense because everything was already said throughout thousands of ‘zines and other music media.

What you need to know is that those masterpieces are not just best tracks slammed together to create another “Best of...” They are re-mastered jewels with additional arrangements and musical layers. If you thought 'The Fourth Dimension' or 'Apocalypse' knocked the boots off you 7 years ago, then today’s versions will rip your legs from your ass. This is ten times more powerful and destructive! Every time I hear “As my soul leaves the body I’m free taken to hell...” I get cold chills and want to scream. I want this song to be played when I die!!! Cleaner and heavier guitars, more technical solos, a tighter rhythm section and better growls and screams from Pete; that’s what you get from almighty death masters. I don’t even know why am I trying to advertise this disc here, there are bands you just go out and buy their stuff cause you know it’s going to rule your world until something new comes out. Hypocrisy is definitely one of them.

I want the “10 Years of Chaos and Confusion” to last forever... time is only mankind’s way of measuring distance from birth to death and this epic makes it stop. Turn it up and you’ll see what I mean.

Bottom Line: If you don’t buy this CD, please die.

Rating: 10 out of 10

Review by Krys on August 22, 2001.

How the hell can you go wrong with a 14 track best-of disc from on of the all time best bands ever? Even though Hypocrisy still exists and records new albums they are already written in pages of metal history, in bold letters. Whatever I write here will never be sufficient enough to show my honest gratitude to the band that shaped my, and thousands of metal fans’, music taste.

I don’t even know where to start, all the songs should be well known to all death metal fans and writing track descriptions simply doesn’t make sense because everything was already said throughout thousands of ‘zines and other music media.

What you need to know is that those masterpieces are not just best tracks slammed together to create another “Best of...” They are re-mastered jewels with additional arrangements and musical layers. If you thought 'The Fourth Dimension' or 'Apocalypse' knocked the boots off you 7 years ago, then today’s versions will rip your legs from your ass. This is ten times more powerful and destructive! Every time I hear “As my soul leaves the body I’m free taken to hell...” I get cold chills and want to scream. I want this song to be played when I die!!! Cleaner and heavier guitars, more technical solos, a tighter rhythm section and better growls and screams from Pete; that’s what you get from almighty death masters. I don’t even know why am I trying to advertise this disc here, there are bands you just go out and buy their stuff cause you know it’s going to rule your world until something new comes out. Hypocrisy is definitely one of them.

I want the “10 Years of Chaos and Confusion” to last forever... time is only mankind’s way of measuring distance from birth to death and this epic makes it stop. Turn it up and you’ll see what I mean.

Bottom Line: If you don’t buy this CD, please die.

Rating: 10 out of 10

Review by JD on April 7, 2010.

US Power Metal with the purity of some strong and clean female vocals, with strong backing vocals that are growled out like a caged animal, with musicians that know what the hell they are doing.... and all for world domination?? Yep, In Virtue has gotten my attention, and almost as if they have grabbed my short hairs.

Taking lessons from Power Metal gods like Overkill, old Metallica and others of that ilk, while never settling to one pigeon-hole or another - In Virtue seemed to have mould it all into their own, add the clean/growl vocals of the amazing Ms C and the vocally-vicious Trey Xavier that seemed to really accent every heavy and raw guitar stroke and drum blast that the rest of the band can give.

Songs such as the incredible 'Paralyzed' show a band on the very brink of being one of those band that will stand above the rest, then 'Foresworn'rumbles out of the speakers and sets that statement in stone. Great songs, great writing and amazing musicians... yep, they got it all. The only downer is that the recording could have been better... but that is minuscule in comparison to the talents that In Virtue has.

I really hope to hear the next step in this band development - because this is exactly why I have been a musician/writer and metal head for so long. I have a virtue, and it is In Virtue! I will press play again and adjust the volume to the max...Ahhhh!! metallic heaven in the making.

Categorical Rating Breakdown　

Musicianship: 8.5
Atmosphere: 8.5
Production: 7
Originality: 8
Overall: 8.5

Rating: 8.1 out of 10