The Betrayed (Lostprophets album)
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The Betrayed is the fourth studio album by the Welsh rock band Lostprophets, released through Visible Noise and Sony Music on 13 January 2010. Although the band initially wished to record a quick follow-up to 2006's Liberation Transmission, problems with labels and producers led to numerous delays. Consequently, tracks from the album were performed live as early as 2007, but recording was not completed until July 2009, following an entire album's worth of material being scrapped by the band. The singles include: "It's Not the End of the World, But I Can See It from Here", "Where We Belong" and "For He's a Jolly Good Felon". "A Better Nothing" was set to be the fourth single, but it was cancelled. Although drummer Ilan Rubin left the band before the album's release, his drum tracks were still kept on the finalized product.
Infobox
Released
13 January 2010
Recorded
November 2008–May 2009 at Sunset Sound, Kingsize Soundlabs, The Cockpit and Stuart Richardson's home, Los Angeles
Genre
Alternative rock alternative metal hard rock
Length
47:01
Label
Visible Noise Sony Megaforce
Producer
Stuart Richardson Justin Hopfer
Tables
Professional ratings · Reception
Source
Source
Aggregate scores
Source
Aggregate scores
Rating
Metacritic
Metacritic
Aggregate scores
Metacritic
Aggregate scores
67/100
Review scores
Review scores
Aggregate scores
Review scores
Source
Source
Aggregate scores
Source
Aggregate scores
Rating
AllMusic
AllMusic
Aggregate scores
AllMusic
Aggregate scores
BBC
BBC
Aggregate scores
BBC
Aggregate scores
favourable
Drowned in Sound
Drowned in Sound
Aggregate scores
Drowned in Sound
Aggregate scores
8/10
Kerrang!
Kerrang!
Aggregate scores
Kerrang!
Aggregate scores
NME
NME
Aggregate scores
NME
Aggregate scores
7/10
Q
Q
Aggregate scores
Q
Aggregate scores
Rock Sound
Rock Sound
Aggregate scores
Rock Sound
Aggregate scores
8/10
Sputnikmusic
Sputnikmusic
Aggregate scores
Sputnikmusic
Aggregate scores
4 /5
The Sun
The Sun
Aggregate scores
The Sun
Aggregate scores
The Times
The Times
Aggregate scores
The Times
Aggregate scores
| Aggregate scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 67/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| BBC | favourable |
| Drowned in Sound | 8/10 |
| Kerrang! | |
| NME | 7/10 |
| Q | |
| Rock Sound | 8/10 |
| Sputnikmusic | 4 /5 |
| The Sun | |
| The Times | |
Chart performance for The Betrayed · Charts › Weekly charts
Australian Albums (ARIA)
Australian Albums (ARIA)
Chart (2010)
Australian Albums (ARIA)
Peak
position
49
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)
Chart (2010)
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)
Peak
position
90
Greek Albums (IFPI)
Greek Albums (IFPI)
Chart (2010)
Greek Albums (IFPI)
Peak
position
18
Japanese Albums (Oricon)
Japanese Albums (Oricon)
Chart (2010)
Japanese Albums (Oricon)
Peak
position
18
Scottish Albums (OCC)
Scottish Albums (OCC)
Chart (2010)
Scottish Albums (OCC)
Peak
position
5
UK Albums (OCC)
UK Albums (OCC)
Chart (2010)
UK Albums (OCC)
Peak
position
3
UK Album Downloads (OCC)
UK Album Downloads (OCC)
Chart (2010)
UK Album Downloads (OCC)
Peak
position
2
UK Independent Albums (OCC)
UK Independent Albums (OCC)
Chart (2010)
UK Independent Albums (OCC)
Peak
position
1
| Chart (2010) | Peak position |
| Australian Albums (ARIA) | 49 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) | 90 |
| Greek Albums (IFPI) | 18 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon) | 18 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC) | 5 |
| UK Albums (OCC) | 3 |
| UK Album Downloads (OCC) | 2 |
| UK Independent Albums (OCC) | 1 |
· Charts › Year-end charts
UK Albums (OCC)
UK Albums (OCC)
Chart (2010)
UK Albums (OCC)
Position
151
| Chart (2010) | Position |
| UK Albums (OCC) | 151 |
· Certifications
United Kingdom (BPI)
United Kingdom (BPI)
Region
United Kingdom (BPI)
Certification
Gold
Certified units/sales
100,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Region
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
| United Kingdom (BPI) | Gold | 100,000^ |
| ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
- NMEhttps://www.nme.com/news/lostprophets/30846
- "Writing the Record "https://web.archive.org/web/20080218200011/http://lostprophets.buzznet.com/user/video/?p=3
- Kerrang!
- Alternative Presshttp://www.altpress.com/index.php/news/entry/archive_2262
- "london town"http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=9108149&blogId=302534967
- Kerrang!
- Kerrang!
- The Betrayed
- "Attack! Attack!"http://www.puregrainaudio.com/interviews/attack-attack-uk
- "LostProphets: "We Scrapped Our New Album""http://www.xfm.co.uk/news/2009/lostprophets-we-scrapped-our-new-album
- NMEhttps://www.nme.com/news/lostprophets/38963
- "LOSTPROPHETS studio blog 1"https://web.archive.org/web/20081205054904/http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=47309520
- "Video Blogs"http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=9108149&blogId=452533512
- NMEhttps://www.nme.com/news/nme/41124
- "mikelewislp"http://twitpic.com/bloyy
- "Arise from the Dust...... Time Is Once Again Looming"https://web.archive.org/web/20100808161949/http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=9108149&blogID=480185400
- "Lostprophets to release new album next year"http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/upcoming_releases/lostprophets_to_release_new_album_next_year.html
- "Day with Buzznet Part 2"https://web.archive.org/web/20110708105948/http://lostprophets.buzznet.com/user/video/238004/day-w-buzznet-part-2/?p=2
- "Lostprophets Announce New Drummer and Look Forward to Reading and Leeds"http://www.rocksound.tv/features/article/lostprophets-announce-new-drummer-and-look-forward-to-reading-and-leeds
- "ian_watkins"https://www.twitter.com/ian_watkins/status/3404264100