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  • Genre: Hardcore / Metal / Rock

    Location Niedersachsen, De

    Profile Views: 484830

    Last Login: 1/29/2012

    Member Since 1/13/2005

    Website www.facebook.com/atraitorlikejudas

    Record Label Swell Creek Records - Soul Food / Acuity - Let it Burn Records

    Type of Label Indie

  • Bio

    BIO: A Traitor Like Judas have come a long way since their origin almost 10 years ago. Being one of the European lighthouses when metalcore emerged as the next big thing, the band later on almost disbanded over their agonizing line-up changes. However the "band-soul" composed of an infinite passion for playing heavy music, a nonbreakable will to play as many shows as possible and a deeply rooted friendship between the band members remained untouched through all these years. A Traitor Like Judas' major "restart" in 2010 is marked by one single, unifying cause: to create the most intense and powerful metal- and hardcore album of their career and that is exactly what 'Endtimes' (Swell Creek / Acuity.Music) became. Within only a couple of weeks the band was flooded with show offers, frenetic fan response and consistently positive press feedback. A Traitor Like Judas also played more than 30 intense shows within the 4 months after the album release date, reclaiming Europe's stages, returning to where they belong, entraining old fans and new ones. To tie in with their regained success A Traitor Like Judas teamed up with their longtime friends and labelmates Maintain to create one of the hottest and enthralling split-releases in 2011: 'Lifetimes'. This full length release is a veritable masterpiece of metal/core hymns - incredibly heavy with an intoxicating hardcore spirit, magnificent technical finery and fraught with absolutely uncheesy melody. All slickly produced by the hands of metal-mastermind Kristian Kohlmannslehner at Kohlekeller Studios. 'Lifetimes' simply became an album that must be heard. A Traitor Like Judas could not be more present as they are right now. There is no chance or reason to avoid this band, just join them on their mission. These are their lifetimes, so let's go!

  • Members

    JASPER - VOCALS KEVIN - GUITAR SÖREN - GUITAR TILLMANN- BASS JOCHEN - DRUMS

  • Influences

  • Sounds Like

    metal played by hardcore kids

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Risen as one of the European bands that pioneered the aggressive and powerful mixture of death metal and hardcore that strongly saturates modern heavy music, A TRAITOR LIKE JUDAS triumphantly returns with 'Endtimes', the group’s long-awaited third full length album.

In a time in the extreme music underground where styles and sub-genres have been indented, molded, and mashed together countless times before, and only very few bands can look back on a history longer than a few years, A TRAITOR LIKE JUDAS owns the results of almost a decade of experience, more importantly, an attitude that hasn’t been bent or broken after years in the underground – a value blatantly personified on 'Endtimes'.

'Endtimes' is A TRAITOR LIKE JUDAS' contemporary document of a dolorously dying world. Musically and lyrically it epitomizes the soundtrack to modern man's economical, social and spiritual anticlimax. Singer and lyricist Jasper about this approach: "Just look outside and you'll see war, ferocious egoism, ecological destruction and madness all over the place. It's unbelievable how ignorant humanity can be, blind to unmistakable stop-signs that have been around for years now. Our new album picks up this deadly issue as a central theme."

The band's unbreakable will to tour constantly and make every live-show a 100%-happening, amongst others, caught the eye of new home Swell Creek Records. Label-owner Bauke about his latest signing: "A constant and professional live-presence is the decisive factor when it comes down to singing a band. A TRAITOR LIKE JUDAS are an amazing and extremely active live-band. Apart from that, the songs on 'Endtimes' are the most powerful and convincing metal/hardcore approach I have heard in a long time.".

With the help of producer Kristian Kohlmannslehner (Kohlekeller Studios), and the band’s knack for rousing melodies and outright aggression, 'Endtimes' flows into a commingling of razor-sharp metal-riffing, unreckoned breakdowns and all-embracing catchy lead guitars. Ultimately this harmonious compound is A TRAITOR LIKE JUDAS' strongest point, enabling the band to speak to any audience ranging from die-hard metalheads over hardcore-fanatics to basically every fan of heavy music.

Now with their young and confident new lineup A TRAITOR LIKE JUDAS looks toward reclaiming the metal-hardcore-scene they pioneered. Their new album 'Endtimes' leaves no doubt on their success.

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ENDTIMES / Reviews

ROCK HARD (October magazine) : 8 from 10 Points

“Unsung“ und Traitor’s Halo“ sind z.B. über jeden Zweifel erhaben und liefern den Beweis, dass der Fünfer mittlerweile nahe an Bands wie As I Lay Dying oder Killswitch Engage dran ist. Bemerkenswert ist zudem die Tatsache, dass die Jungs auf Clean Gesang verzichten und die Produktion von Kristian Kohlmannslehner internationales Top Niveau erreicht“ 8 von 10 Punkten check: ROCK HARD

ALLSCHOOLS NETWORK: 8 from 10 Points
check: ALLSCHOOLS

OWNBLOOD MAGAZINE: 9 from 10 Points
check: OWNBLOOD MAGAZINE

Burn your ears: 8 from 10 Points
check: BURN YOUR EARS

Dosenmusik: 11 from 15 Points
check: DOSENMUSIK

Releases


LIFETIMES [2011]
split CD with Maintain
Swell Creek Records / Soul Food
OUT JUNE 17th 2011


ENDTIMES [2010]
Swell Creek Records / Soul Food
iTunes
amazon
acuity.music


NIGHTMARE INC. [2006]
Goodlife Recordings


THE BLACK CHRONICLES [2005]
Compilation for South America
Caustic Recordings


TEN ANGRY MEN [2004]
split CD with Under Siege
Let It Burn Records


TOO DESPERATE TO BREATHE IN [2004]
Winter Recordings


POEMS FOR A DEAD MAN [2002]
Erdkampf Records

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