Metal · FI · Active since 2002

Betrayal

Aggressive, high-velocity death metal with a hardcore heart. Gritty riffs and punishing percussion for when you need to turn frustration into pure kinetic energy.

Browse Catalog
Intro

This is music designed for impact. It carries the weight of early 2000s death metal but injects it with the rhythmic urgency of beatdown hardcore. The guitars are thick and low-tuned, creating a wall of sound that feels less like a melody and more like a physical force. It is relentless, prioritizing momentum and raw power over technical flashiness.

What sets this sound apart is the marriage of thrash-influenced speed and the crushing 'chug' of the moshcore scene. The vocals are delivered with a desperate, throat-shredding intensity that feels grounded in real-world frustration rather than fantasy tropes. It captures that specific underground energy where the production is just polished enough to hit hard, but raw enough to feel dangerous.

Start with their mid-2000s output if you want to hear the bridge between old-school death metal and the modern hardcore-adjacent metal scene. It is the perfect soundtrack for high-intensity physical activity or those moments when you need a sonic outlet for pent-up aggression.

Our Catalog1 Album · 2004
Known ForWeighted across the artist's discography. Tap a trait for examples.
Adjacent Artists
Deathchain
Deathchain

Shares aggressive, thrash metal, death metal, gravelly (signature)

C
Cerberus

Shares aggressive, thrash metal, death metal, gravelly (signature)

CM
Critical Mass

Shares aggressive, thrash metal, death metal, gravelly (signature)

D
Devastator

Shares aggressive, thrash metal, death metal, gravelly (signature)

SR
Skeletal Remains

Shares aggressive, thrash metal, death metal, gravelly (signature)

D
Deranged

Shares aggressive, thrash metal, death metal, gravelly (signature)

H
Hysteria

Shares thrash metal, death metal, gravelly, screaming (subgenre)

IC
Inhuman Condition

Shares aggressive, thrash metal, death metal, gravelly (signature)

G
Godless

Shares aggressive, thrash metal, death metal, explosive bursts (signature)

G
Genocide

Shares thrash metal, death metal, explosive bursts, gravelly (subgenre)

Cassette uses generative AI to enrich its catalog. How we use AI →