Betrayed: From The Little San Franciso…….

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Visual stream from the band Betrayed of the title track from the release The Unbeliever being released on January 22, 2021.

Betrayed was formed in late 1987 in Valparaiso, Chile by drummer Claudio Tapia. Valparaiso if the country’s second largest city, and once called The Little San Francisco in the mid – 19th Century. In 1989, Betrayed would record their first demo, titled Our Option, which quickly garnered attention in zines around the globe and became a favorite among demo collectors and tape traders.

In 1990 the band would re-enter the studio and record their debut album, 1879: Tales Of War, for Oso Records which was produced by Anton Reisenegger (Pentagram, Fallout, Criminal, United Forces). Though Betrayed garnered strong reviews and played many prominent shows, they would eventually disband in 1994.

In 2004 Claudio Tapia would begin to reform Betrayed, but it wasn’t until 2015-2016 that all the pieces fell fully into place and the present line-up was fully formed.

With the line-up of drummer Claudio Tapia, vocalist Erik Flores (Pyroclastic), guitarists JL Olmos (Soulrot) and Mauricio Castro (Sadistic Murder), and bassist Jacob Wilschrey (Soulrot), the band would unleash their first new music in over two decades with the single Looters Will Be Shot.

In 2017 Betrayedwould begin recording more new material which would be realized as The Unbeliever. These recordings would catch the attention of the Chile based label Arataria Records who would release the recordings in that region.

The sound of Betaryed is Thrash Metal played the way it was meant to be, catchy & razor sharp. Stylistically, we would describe them as Bay Area Thrash (Testament, Exodus, Heathen, Forbidden) cross pollinated with a pinch of East Coast snarl.

The Unbeliever features 12 crushing tracks in two parts: The Unbeliver and Back To Tales Of War,with the latter being live in the studio re-recordings of songs from their past: 1989 Our Option Demo, and the 1990 album release 1879: Tales Of War, all performed with their present line-up. Betrayed is for fans of: Testament, Exodus, Forbidden, Overkill, Heathen.

Tracklist:

The Unbeliever

Panic Attack

Looters Will Be Shot

Constitution (Of The Oppressors)

Our Option

Fight For Your Land

The First Desillusion

The Message

Human Madness

1879

The Real Me

Betrayed

Line-up:

Erik Flores – Vocals

J.L. Olmos – Guitars

Mauricio Castro – Guitars

Jacob Wilschrey – Bass

Claudio Tapia – Drums

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