Betrayed
“Substance”
Equal Vision

Betrayed broke up before they even got started. I believe this record was out for about 2 weeks before these boys called it quits. It’s a damn shame because this is a solid debut.

Betrayed was made of members from Champion and Carry On and was produced by Kurt Ballou of Converge. “Think Twice” and “Substance” set the pace and they never look back. The entire disc clocks in at about 28 minutes. There’s plenty of substance in this release and a good amount of Judge and Youth of Today influence too. While it doesn’t measure up to the brilliance of Have Heart’s disc, “Substance” remains a fun listen.

Every once in a blue moon Equal Vision decides they want to get behind a hardcore band that keeps them true to their roots—they did it with previous bands like Black Cross, but they never seem to get the credit they deserve or the push from the label. “Substance” is one of the best releases on Equal Vision this year and I doubt anyone will remember it even came out by year’s end. I’m happy that if you search hard enough through all the cookie-cutter Fallout Boy and AFI rip-offs you can still find real punk and hardcore bands—Betrayed could have been a band that mattered

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