The Nature Of Betrayal is the second album 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.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,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.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.Loudside.com - Music - Artists - The Funeral Pyre
This album has been heavily praised for its fuse of both black metal and death metal and the atmosphere created by keyboardist Daniella Jones' synthesizers, and drummer Alex Hernandez's use of blast beats throughout the album.[ All Music Review - The Funeral Pyre - The Nature of Betrayal]
The album was re-released in March 2007 with a distribution deal by Prosthetic Records after 5 weeks of constant touring.Getting To Know THE FUNERAL PYRE | Metal Injection
The artwork for this record "was created by Gustave Doré."
Track listing
Personnel James Joyce - all guitars Adam Campbell - bass guitar Alex Hernandez - drums Daniella Jones - keyboards John Strachan - vocals
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