Список групп Thrash Metal Betrayer FTM No Life 'Til Fury

Having already heard a number of excellent bands originating from Columbia, including the mighty Inquisition, Betrayer certainly has a certain mark to hit with their debut full length album, No Life Till Fury.

With a slow riff and a strong bass line, the listener is introduced to the music of Betrayer, leaving the false impression that Betrayer is going to be a slow stroll in the park, but not for long as vocalist Jimmy commands the listener, "LET'S GO!". His vocal styles is a gruff semi-growl, and he barks out the lyrics with much aggression, a seeming derivation from old-school teutonic thrash metal bands such as Kreator. His singing performance on tracks such as One Day of Fury sound like a gruffer version of Sabbat/Metalucifer's Gezol. The Spanish lyrics on La Orden Del Caos seemed to add a more primitive touch to the music, causing the song to have a more aggressive touch and sound to it. The slightly accented English on tracks written in English, thought at times indecipherable, also help in increasing the feeling of aggression to the songs, such as on Infernal Metal.

Bassist Cliffordo constantly reminds listeners of his presence through the execution of groovy basslines throughout the entire album, beneath the razor sharp riffs and drums of Mauricio and Felipe. The guitar solos provided on the record are straightforward and in your face, reminiscent of crossover/thrash bands with the intention of playing fast, making their stand then fucking off. The band also displays their various influences, such as the punk-ish riffs on songs such as Midnight Poison,which are also complemented by the vocal stylings of Jimmy, choosing to utilise a semi-shout on this track, providing the listener with a fun time at the same time. The chugging riffs on Infernal Metal also bring Metallica's Seek and Destroy to mind, only sped up to Betrayer's standards, which certainly added more energy to the song. Even the opening moments of Caught By Hatred sound almost similar to Metallica's Disposable Heroes, a display of some of their influences.

However, on the title track No Life Till Fury, there are moments when it sounded slightly awkward, with the chorus sounding as if they had crammed too many syllables together, and the harmonized twin guitars and the bass line, sounding almost messy. Vocalist Jimmy also sounds slightly out of pace with the rest of the band, and this slightly caused the song to falter, though this could have been the intended effect of the band.

Much of this album brings in hardly anything new to the already large number of bands playing this form of thrash metal, especially with the recent old school thrash metal revival, No Life Till Fury certainly provides casual listeners and fans of thrash metal an enjoyable experience.