The Nature of Betrayal

Infobox Album |
Name = The Nature Of Betrayal
Type = studio
Artist = The Funeral Pyre


Released = September 12, 2006 March 20, 2007 (Re-release)
Recorded =
Genre = Blackened death metal Melodic black metal Melodic death metal
Length = 43:02
Label = Creator-Destructor Records, Prosthetic Records (Re-release)
Producer =
Reviews =
Last album = "Immersed by the Flames of Mankind (2004)
This album = "The Nature Of Betrayal" (2006/2007)
Next album = " Wounds" (2008)

"The Nature Of Betrayal" is the second full length release by the band The Funeral Pyre.

Originally released by Creator-Destructor Records, a Bay Area label, it had seen great success during its debut in late 2006. [ [http://www.metalmaniacs.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1256&Itemid=65 Metal Maniacs - 01.09.08: THE FUNERAL PYRE Hits The Road For Tour With Book Of Black Earth ] ] Despite being unsigned at the particular time, the band had scheduled over 100 shows in the Bay area alone, [ [http://www.prostheticrecords.com/bands/the_funeral_pyre/30.php Prosthetic Records.Com ] ] and was praised for the mood that they could convey using both aggressive death/black metal sounds, and the harmonies of a keyboard. [ [http://www.metalreview.com/3075/The-Funeral-Pyre-The-Nature-of-Betrayal.aspx Metal Reviews - Review of The Funeral Pyre - The Nature of Betrayal ] ] It was also praised for its sound and songwriting, despite the band's young age. [ [http://www.loudside.com/music/artists/The_Funeral_Pyre/ Loudside.com - Music - Artists - The Funeral Pyre ] ]

The album had been re-released March of 2007 with the distribution deal by Prosthetic Records, with no inclusions of extra content. [ [http://www.metalinjection.net/2007/03/04/getting-to-know-the-funeral-pyre/ Getting To Know THE FUNERAL PYRE | Metal Injection ] ]

The artwork for this record "was created by Gustave Doré." [ [http://www.metalinjection.net/2007/03/04/getting-to-know-the-funeral-pyre/ Getting To Know THE FUNERAL PYRE | Metal Injection ] ]

Track listing

# 200 Years - 5:33
# In The Wake - 4:59
# Here The Sun Never Shines - 4:31
# The Nature of Betrayal - 5:47
# Plague That Leads to Extinction - 4:43
# Victims - 5:42
# Stealing the Air of Life - 7:15
# Ending the Eternal Reign - 4:33

Personnel

*James Joyce - All Guitars
*Adam Campbell - Bass
*Alex Hernandez - Drums
*Daniella Jones - Keyboards
*John Strachan - Vocals

References