Death Shall Overcome, by BETRAYEL

Death Shall Overcome

by BETRAYEL

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metalsanchez Saw Betrayel in Fresno last month in October at Fulton 55 and they kicked ass. I would definitely like to see them perform again 🤘 Favorite track: Betrayel.

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	1.	Betrayel 03:37
	2.	Helpless Souls 03:35 video
	3.	Destruction, Death & Pain 03:25
	4.	Cathedral 02:56
	5.	Beyond The Gates 03:18
	6.	Death Shall Overcome 02:57
	7.	Born Of The Jackal 02:25
	8.	Blood Of Nam 03:33
	9.	Hypocrite's Reign 02:59
	10.	Scream In Darkness 03:07
	11.	Another Sacrifice 02:47
	12.	Sick Or Sane 03:16
	13.	Another Sacrifice (Live) 02:57
	14.	The Daily Sin (Live) 03:41
	15.	Face The Flames (Live) 02:47
	16.	Eternal Life (Live) 03:33
	17.	Hellborn (Live) 03:43
	18.	The Dreaded Incubus (Live) 02:59
	19.	Demonic Dreams (Live) 01:44
	20.	Deadly Possession (Live) 04:39

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BETRAYEL formed in Fresno, CA in 1985 with Chris Campise on bass/vocals, guitarists James Carter and James Johnson, and Arlie Patton on drums. Influenced by the burgeoning sounds of Metallica, Exodus, and Slayer, BETRAYEL quickly announced their primal thrash metal fury by opening their debut demo—1986's Helpless Souls—with a bold mission statement: "Attention posers: prepare to die!"

The following year found the group appearing on Godly Records' Raging Death compilation alongside early incarnations of future greats Atheist (as R.A.V.A.G.E.) and Obituary (as Xecutioner), before work ensued on a second demo: Death Shall Overcome. BETRAYEL then secured its highest-profile appearance to date in 1990 with the opening track on Metal Blade's Metal Massacre Ten compilation, all the while respectfully maintaining their singular focus on intense, raging thrash.

Even early on, BETRAYEL had opened for names such as Anthrax, Death Angel, Overkill, etc.; and would go on to share the stage with a huge number of impressive acts such as Autopsy, Dark Angel, Kreator, Lääz Rockit, and Voïvod. Having amassed an impressive cache of songs that had yet to be recorded, the band was prepping to sign with Mechanic Records, before management issues saw BETRAYEL passed over for Vio-lence instead. By the end of 1990, BETRAYEL was finished.

Finally, almost three decades after the fact, Divebomb Records is proud to grant BETRAYEL's recordings a long overdue discography collection: Death Shall Overcome. The 19-song CD includes tracks from the Helpless Souls and Death Shall Overcome demos, the Raging Death and Metal Massacre Ten compilations, plus seven previously unreleased live cuts recorded in 1988. Fully remastered by Jamie King at The Basement Recording, the disc is housed alongside an extensive booklet loaded with archival photos/flyers and a retrospective interview with the band. For the fans, by the fans!

COMRADES IN ARMS:
Nasty Savage, Hallows Eve, E-X-E, Harter Attack, Slayer & Exodus

ARSENAL:
Limited edition CD – only 500 units pressed worldwide – Cover art by Steven Cobb – digitally remastered – band supplied photos – full color 24 page booklet with new band interview

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