Since Betray-ed's inception a few years ago the band has been very productive by releasing a number of demos, EP's and full length albums, all of which have had a slightly different sound and feeling to them and generally improving upon the previous one. Although François is the main composer of Betray-ed there has been a host of guest musicians aiding him on his path thus far. The music has ranged from melodic ambient to acoustic folk, piano ballads, and even medieval style songs, however on this latest release we see a much more prominent metal influence, but most songs are in the previously mentioned genres. 'Merry Tune from the Castle Court' as an example has a heavy electric guitar riff paired with bouncy folky keyboards that reminds me of some of the old Falkenbach stuff while 'Quiet Agony' is a lovely piano piece. 'A Scent of Forlorn Love' sounds a lot like the old Empyrium songs complete with Schwadorf-ish vocals too, however the finest moment of this album is the final song 'And All Shall Turn Back to Oceans,' which happens to be a really beautiful and melancholic piano/acoustic piece. Perhaps the albums only faults would be the underground production and the diversity of the music might make it an odd listen, but all in all this is fairly good release worth hearing. For those that are curious this album as well as all previous Betray-ed releases are fully streamable on last.fm. Check them out.
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