The Betrayed by Lostprophets

FINALLY! It's done, released and worth all the waiting... The Lostprophets are back, darker, greater and more honest than ever. In the last couple of years frontman Ian promised his fans a darker album, an album that would really represent their personality's. If this is who they really are, it's for sure that they have some heavy burdens on their hearts.

It all starts with a a bombastic and overwhelming "If it wasn't for hate we'd be dead by now". The song tells us that it's serious this time! No more meaningless popsongs, these guys have a mission, a message they're dying to tell us. They are fed up with something although I can't really figure out what.

The second song you're probably already familiar with; "It's not the end of the world", sounds more like one of the popsongs on "A liberation transmisson". But the song has got body, it's not an empty popsong, but again one with a meaning.

After that you're about to hear something that you haven't heard from the Lostprophets in a long while... Dstryr and Dstryr might be the darkest song you've ever heard of this band. It's a heavy song about destroying religion. This song screams HATE HATE HATE! Again, I'm not sure what is bothering this guys so much. Everybody can see that these aren't the goody-goody guys, but I didn't expect this. Even as a huge fan I think this verse is way to shocking: " Destroyer, Destroyer, Religion needs a new employer, I've got the rope to hang your Jesus even higher". Ian Watkins opened up his heart, but I'm not sure if I like what's coming out. Although I like the melody and the overwhelming amount of energy in the song, I think that Ian has crossed the line this time... They have bottled up their hate for too long, the volcano is erupting! Will this make the fans escape LP town? Of course I don't mean to limit dear sir Ian Watkins in his freedom, but I do think that as a singer of a huge band you have some responsibility. Ian is a model for millions of teenagers and it's just wrong to inoculated them with this amount of HATE! Nevertheless, it's an awesome song, the most honest Lostprophets you've ever heard and that benefits the music in a very strong way.

Even so, I'm not completely unfortunate to hear a sweeter song on the next track. "Where we belong" is a driving and catchy popsong. I like to think of it as a cooling down after Dstryr and Dstryr.

Get in the car get in the car you keep on running you won't get far, next stop Atrocity...It won't surprise you that this is again a heavy song. This might be one of the strongest songs I've ever heard of them. This violent song is a combination of bursting energy and lovely catchy choruses.

For he's a jolly good felon proofs that they haven't become too serious. It has a good party vibe and that is a good aternation for the first couple of songs.

The next songs are more serious again. They seem to refer to Ian's insecurities in love. Sunshine is a nice song, it's sensitive and sweet. That's one way to make a lovesong, but "Dirty little heart" is another story. It might be part of my jealousy, but I can't like that song! It's a whining song and it makes Ian sound vulnerable.

Even though Ian pretends to be very honest on this album, I have the hardest time to understand who he really is. Is he vulnerable? is he a hate carrying anti-Christ? Is this the real Lostprophets? Is this the Lostprophets that we want them to be? Even though they've tried to make everything clear, they are more of a question mark than they've ever been before. But one thing is for sure: This mysterious band is back, heavier and darker then ever before!

They are THE BETRAYED...