Phantom (Betraying the Martyrs album) explained

Phantom
Type:	studio
Artist:	Betraying the Martyrs
Cover:	Betraying the Martyrs - Phantom.jpg
Studio:	D'Angelo Sound Studio, Paris, France Konscious Studios, Santa Monica, California Quasar Studio, Rouen
Genre:	Deathcore metalcore symphonic metal djent
Length:	44:32
Label:	Sumerian
Producer:	Lucas D'Angelo
Prev Title:	Breathe in Life
Prev Year:	2011
Next Title:	The Resilient
Next Year:	2017

Phantom is the second studio album by French metalcore band Betraying the Martyrs. The album was released on 15 July 2014 through Sumerian Records.^[1] It is the band's only album to feature drummer Mark Mironov.

Background

The first song to be released from the album was "Where the World Ends", released on 28 May 2014.^[2] The song was first performed live on 25 May in Lyon, France.^[3] On 17 June, a lyric video for the second single, "Jigsaw", was released.^[4]

"Let It Go" is a cover of the song from the 2013 film, Frozen.^[5] The cover was critically acclaimed, with AllMusic contributor Gregory Heaney stating that the cover conveys the same emotion as the original (sung by Idina Menzel) while radically altering the delivery, adding that it "feels like a testament to both the versatility of metal and the universality of show tunes."^[6] Heavy metal website MetalSucks labelled the cover as "truly exceptional" in an otherwise negative review of the album.^[7] However, Under the Gun named the cover as their "least metal moment of the week" on 14 July.^[8] The cover became one of the band's most popular songs and has accumulated 8.5 million views on YouTube, as of April 2022.

The song "Legends Never Die" is a tribute dedicated to late Suicide Silence vocalist Mitch Lucker, who agreed to appear on one of the album's tracks on 31 October but died a day later in an accident.^[9]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Betraying the Martyrs, except "Let It Go", which was originally written by Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez.

Personnel

Betraying the Martyrs

• Aaron Matts – lead vocals
• Lucas D'Angelo – lead guitar, backing vocals, production, engineering
• Baptiste Vigier – rhythm guitar
• Valentin Hauser – bass
• Mark Mironov – drums
• Victor Guillet – keyboards, piano, synthesizers, clean vocals

Additional musicians

• Gus Farias of Volumes – guest vocals on track 6

Additional personnel

• Betraying the Martyrs and Nick Walters – vocal production
• Allan Hessler – vocal engineering, vocal production
• Theophile Denis – drum engineering
• Nicolas Delestrade – mastering, mixing
• George Vallee – publicity
• Daniel McBride – artwork, layout
• Ann Buster – band photo

Notes and References

1. Web site: Betraying The Martyrs Preparing New Album Theprp.com – Metal, Hardcore And Rock News, Reviews And More. 30 October 2012. theprp.com. 2014-07-13.
2. Alternative Press. Betraying The Martyrs stream new song, "Where The World Ends". May 28, 2014. July 15, 2014.
3. Web site: The Prp. wookubus. Betraying The Martyrs Perform New Song "Where The World Ends" Live. May 25, 2014. July 15, 2014.
4. Alternative Press. Sharp. Tyler. Betraying The Martyrs release "Jigsaw" lyric video. June 17, 2014. July 15, 2014.
5. Web site: Lambgoat. Betraying The Martyrs cover Disney hit Let It Go. July 14, 2014. July 15, 2014.
6. Web site: AllMusic. Heaney. Gregory. Phantom – Betraying the MartyrsSongs, Reviews, Credits, Awards. July 15, 2014.
7. Web site: Metal Sucks. Mustein. Dave. Phantom: Betraying The Martyrs Need To Give Up The Ghost Already. July 15, 2014. July 15, 2014.
8. Web site: Under the Gun Review. Shotwell. James. Least Metal Moment Of The Week: Betraying The Martyrs Cover "Let It Go". July 14, 2014. July 15, 2014.
9. Web site: limited . https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/79996356637/10152357638931638 . 2022-04-30. BETRAYING THE MARTYRS on Facebook . Facebook.