Portrayal of Guilt will be releasing their second album of 2021 – the provocatively titled CHRISTFUCKER – on November 5. They’ve already shared the album’s unforgiving closer “Possession” and today give those of us who haven’t been scared away yet a new teaser called “…where the suffering never ends.”
As expected from the title, “…where the suffering never ends” is an unforgivably loud and engulfing track, the trio seemingly utilising every limb they have to create a cacophony of imposing noise. Vocally, Matt King’s voice is just as demonic as ever, but there’s no mistaking his hell-sprung wails of lines like “Spiraling down the staircase, straight to Hell” or “I bash my head into the concrete until my skull caves in”, the band thrashing, pulling back and then unleashing themselves again unison with the horrific imagery. It undoubtedly takes a certain kind to enjoy this music, but for those of us who do, Portrayal of Guilt are treating us to some of the most finely created, layered and detailed music of this ilk we’ve ever heard.
The video for “…where the suffering never ends” was directed by Craig Harvey, who says:
“I wanted to make an immersive film, which takes the viewer on a progressive journey that never seems to end. I had a structured idea that I wanted to shoot, but also shot loads of ominous scenes that could develop new ideas about the story for the viewer. The initial edit was between 15-20 minutes long, leaving me no option but to cut it down. I decided to leave the opening act as long as I could by extending the intro sounds, which are various parts of the song slowed down and reversed. We camped overnight in the forest to shoot the film in a mostly chronological order, between us we had over 1000 harvest mite bites by the end of it…”
Watch the video below or find “…where the suffering never ends” on streaming platforms.
Portrayal of Guilt’s new album CHRISTFUCKER arrives on November 5 through Run For Cover (pre-order). You can find the band on Bandcamp, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
They’ve got this tour planned:
10/14: Baton Rouge, LA – Mid City Ballroom
10/15: Little Rock, AR – Vino’s #
10/16: Memphis, TN – B-Side #
10/17: Nashville, TN – DRKMTTR
10/18: Asheville, NC – Static Age Records
10/19: Richmond, VA – The Camel !
10/20: Brooklyn, NY – Saint Vitus ~
10/21: Boston, MA – Cambridge Elks Lodge ~
10/22: Berlin, CT – Berlin VFW ~
10/23: Washington, D.C. – DC9 ~
10/24: Durham, NC – The Pinhook ~
10/25: Columbia, SC – New Brookland Tavern
10/26: Atlanta, GA – 529 ~
10/27: Birmingham, AL – Seasick Records ~
10/28: Houston, TX – Red Dwarf
10/29: San Antonio, TX – Vibes Events Center *
10/30: Austin, TX – Elysium (Levitation) ~
10/31: Albuquerque, NM – Sister ~
11/01: Phoenix, AZ – Valley Bar ~11/02: Los Angeles, CA – Zebulon ~
11/03: San Francisco, CA – Rickshaw Stop ~
11/04: Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios ~
11/05: Seattle, WA – The Vera Project ~
11/06: Boise, ID – Neurolux ~
11/07: Salt Lake City, UT – Kilby Court ~
11/08: Denver, CO – HQ ~
11/09: Omaha, NE – Slowdown ^
11/10: Chicago, IL – Empty Bottle ~
11/11: Cleveland, OH – Now That’s Class ~
11/12: Philadelphia, PA – PhilaMOCA ~
11/15: Pittsburgh, PA – Mr. Roboto Project %
11/16: Columbus, OH – Ace of Cups %
11/17: St Louis, MO – The Sinkhole ^
11/18: Oklahoma City, OK – 89th Street #
11/19: Dallas, TX – Double Wide #
~ w/ Uniform, Body Void
# w/ Chat Pile
* w/ Code Orange, Uniform
! w/ Sheer Mag, Soul Glo
^ w/ Bummer
% For Your Health
