Genre(s):
Thrash Metal (early), Death Metal (later)
Lyrical Theme(s):
Anti-Christianity, Death, Blasphemy, Suffering
Origin:
Poland (Słupsk - early; Koszalin - now)
Formed In:
1989
Status:
Active
Current Line-Up:
Piotr Majka - Drums (ex-Overload, ex-Crystal Lake)
Krzysztof Tubaja - Guitars
Berial - Vocals, Bass (ex-Vader, ex-Slaughter)
Former/Past Member(s):
Moris (R.I.P. 1991) - Guitars
Northon - Guitars (ex-Condemnation)
Ripper - Guitars (ex-Slaughter)
Ryju - Guitars (ex-Mortify)
Maciej Różański - Bass (1989-1990)
Molly - Drums (1990-1994), Vocals, Drums (1990) (ex-Mortify, ex-Condemnation)
Piotr "Zwierzak" Owerko - Unknown (Aggressor, ex-Extremis Necrosis)
Additional Notes
Has reformed.
Additional Discography:
- "Forbidden Personality"
First Demo, recorded at end of March 1990 with the line-up:
Wojtek "Molly" Moliński - Drums, Vocals
Maciej "Northon" Maciejewski - Guitars
Mariusz "Moris" Zieliński - Guitars
Maciej Różański - Bass
Not to be confused with:
Betrayer (DE) - Thrash Metal from Goslar, Lower Saxony, Germany
Betrayer (IL) - Death/Thrash Metal from Raanana, Israel
Betrayer (CA) - Traditional/Thrash Metal from Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Betrayer (ID) - Death/Thrash Metal from Jakarta, Indonesia
Betrayer (BR) - Heavy/Thrash Metal from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Betrayer (AU) - Thrash Metal from Australia
Betrayer (IT) - Traditional Heavy Metal from Vicenza, Veneto, Italy
Betrayer (DE) - Thrash Metal from Grimma, Saxony, Germany
Betrayer (AT) - Death/Thrash Metal from Puch, Styria, Austria
Betrayer (SK) - Thrash Metal from Nizna, Slovakia
Betrayer (BO) - Thrash/Death Metal from Santa Cruz, Bolivia
Betrayer (GB) - Thrash Metal from Wales, United Kingdom
Betrayer (CO) - Death/Thrash Metal from Medellin, Antioquia, Colombia
Betrayer (NO) - Thrash Metal from Hamarøy, Norway
Betrayer (IT) - Thrash Metal from Brindisi, Apulia, Italy
Betrayer (AR) - Thrash/Death/Groove Metal from Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Additional Discography:
- "Forbidden Personality"
First Demo, recorded at end of March 1990 with the line-up:
Wojtek "Molly" Moliński - Drums, Vocals
Maciej "Northon" Maciejewski - Guitars
Mariusz "Moris" Zieliński - Guitars
Maciej Różański - Bass
Not to be confused with:
Betrayer (DE) - Thrash Metal from Goslar, Lower Saxony, Germany
Betrayer (IL) - Death/Thrash Metal from Raanana, Israel
Betrayer (CA) - Traditional/Thrash Metal from Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Betrayer (ID) - Death/Thrash Metal from Jakarta, Indonesia
Betrayer (BR) - Heavy/Thrash Metal from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Betrayer (AU) - Thrash Metal from Australia
Betrayer (IT) - Traditional Heavy Metal from Vicenza, Veneto, Italy
Betrayer (DE) - Thrash Metal from Grimma, Saxony, Germany
Betrayer (AT) - Death/Thrash Metal from Puch, Styria, Austria
Betrayer (SK) - Thrash Metal from Nizna, Slovakia
Betrayer (BO) - Thrash/Death Metal from Santa Cruz, Bolivia
Betrayer (GB) - Thrash Metal from Wales, United Kingdom
Betrayer (CO) - Death/Thrash Metal from Medellin, Antioquia, Colombia
Betrayer (NO) - Thrash Metal from Hamarøy, Norway
Betrayer (IT) - Thrash Metal from Brindisi, Apulia, Italy
Betrayer (AR) - Thrash/Death/Groove Metal from Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Discography:
Betrayer - Necronomical Exmortis [demo] - 1992
Betrayer - Calamity [full-length] - 1994
Betrayer - Unholy Bible of Polish Death Metal Vol. 4 [best of/compilation] - 2004
Betrayer - Scaregod [full-length] - 2018
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