Betrayer

Band members

• Line-up
  • Chris Hastings (guitar)
  • Shane Ponsford (vocals)
  • Ashley Robertson (bass)
  • Dale Robertson (drums)
  • Geoff Marquis (guitar)

Formed

Melbourne, VIC, 1984

Band information

Betrayer was a Melbourne thrash band that formed in 1984 as a four piece without Marquis, who joined in 1990 after the dissolution of his previous band, Virgin Soldiers. The band recorded a demo titled "Older Than God" that won stroung plaudits and Betrayer toured often including a slot one of the Metalfest shows in Sydney in the early 90s. In 1993, the band released their album Grandma, accompanied by a video clip of the title track that went on to be voted Best Australian Metal Clip on Rage that year. Momentum was not sustained, however, and Betrayer split up in 1994.

A short time later, Marquis' former band Virgin Soldiers reformed for a short time with Ashley Robertson joining them.

Marquis now owns a Melbourne rehearsal and recording space and Hastings is a guitar tech based in the US. Ashley Robertson was injured in a 1997 motorcycle accident and can no longer play music.

Discography

Albums:

	1993	Grandma	self release