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Mortal Treason is an American metalcore band from the
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area. Their first album '' A Call to the Martyrs'' was released in 2004. Then after major lineup changes, its second album '' Sunrise over a Sea of Blood'' was released in 2005. After a quick tour, Mortal Treason decided to disband. On December 8, 2014, most of the original members returned and are currently writing new material. The band is currently on a brief hiatus due to family issues. Mortal Treason has also contributed two songs "Khampa Nomads" and "War Within" from their debut album '' A Call to the Martyrs'' to the compilation CD '' Flicker Rocks Harder''.


Biography

Mortal Treason was founded in Hartselle,
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, and released two albums under
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. Their first album was titled '' A Call to the Martyrs'' and had more of a traditional metalcore style. Their second album was titled '' Sunrise over a Sea of Blood,'' which contained elements of death metal. Members of the band said that they believed "God has something else planned for us", but there were also rumors of label problems. On September 11, 2005 Seth Kimbrough officially announced their disestablishment. Seth Kimbrough announced in a MySpace bulletin that he is currently playing in a new death metal band called Misery Chastain. After leaving Mortal Treason, TJ Alford headed to the metalcore band
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. When Steve Robinson left, he decided to join the band Materia Medica, although the band has of late split-up and their website and MySpace page have been abandoned and possibly vandalised. Adam Wright joined the worship band
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and released one album entitled ''Tonight the Stars Speak''. Alan Sears left to start a family, also on the side, decided to join the "hardcore" band Bareknuckle. Richie Reale left to move back home in St. Petersburg, FL. He graduated from Full Sail university and is now an engineer at Audio Vision in Miami. The band was part of The Rise of the Robots Tour alongside notable bands such as The Showdown and Staple. Seth Kimbrough is an
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BMX rider, and has appeared as a playable character on ''
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''. On Monday, December 8, 2014, Mortal Treason created a Facebook page, announcing its return, with the (somewhat) original lineup. After a few times sitting in with Mortal Treason, the band welcomed Clay Byrom as the bass guitarist. However, the band has been put on a hiatus, due to the members jobs and personal issues. The band will reconvene when possible.


Band members

;Current members * Seth Kimbrough – vocals (2001–2005, 2014–present) formerly of Misery Chastain * Chase Nickens – drums (2001–2004, 2014–present) * Alan Sears – guitar (2014–present), bass guitar (2001–2004) formerly of Bareknuckle, and Waters Run Red) * Clay Byrom – bass guitar (2014–present) formerly of Misery Chastain * Josh Jarrett – guitar (2001–2005, 2014–present) ;Former members * Elizabeth Kimbrough – keyboards (2004–2005) * Adam Wright – guitar (2004–2005) went on to perform in
The Glorious Unseen The Glorious Unseen is a Christian rock/contemporary worship band from Nashville, Tennessee. Before signing with BEC Recordings, lead vocalist Ben Crist wrote and played many of the band's songs in his home church, The Anchor Fellowship. The ban ...
* TJ Alford – bass guitar (2004–2005) formerly of
War of Ages War of Ages (sometimes abbreviated WoA; formerly known as Point Zero) is an American Christian metal band formed in Erie, Pennsylvania, in 2002. The band's self-titled debut album '' War of Ages'' was released in 2005, and in February 2006, th ...
* Steve Robinson – drums (2005) formerly of Materia Medica * Richie Reale – guitar (2001–2004) formerly of Waters Run Red * Bruce Crisman - bass (2001) went on to perform in Decoro ;Timeline


Discography

;Studio albums ''Other releases * '' Flicker Rocks Harder'' (2004) – contributed "Khampa Nomands" and "War Within"


References


External links


Mortal Treason's MyspaceMortal Treason's Purevolume page
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