Marcus Colon has not been sitting idly by. He's been listening and taking notice. It's funny that he's chosen a somewhat gothic direction, since Betrayal was somewhat associated with Sanctuary in the 80's, and Sanctuary made a definitive decision to go after the Marilyn Manson crowd (I know, I know, Manson's not real goth!). Anyway, Marcus has almost single-handedly put together this album of dark, brooding sounds with low-end vocals and creepy keyboards. Me thinks he did a good job. You could say it's a metal industrial album, but it definitely takes a dark vibe musically to communicate the importance of an eternal life decision. This is a great album. Listen to "The Review" on this issue's Hard Music Sampler and make up your own mind.
Other coverage for this album
Art for the Ears 2000Reviewed by Marco PovervestAs most of you (perhaps) haven't heard of Betrayal before, I give you a short history about the band first. It all started late eighties when Marcus Colon, Brian Meuse and Jeff Lain joined thrash-metal band Martyr. However, band-leader Dave Prado decided to move to another part of the USA and so he took the bandname with him. The three who remained behind were joined by vocalist Chris Ackerman…Similar sounding releases
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