portrayal of guilt will deliver their unrelenting and pitch-black new full-length album, We Are Always Alone, on January 29, 2020, via Closed Casket Activities. The band, who dominated 2018 with high acclaim from the likes of NPR, Noisey, Stereogum, Decibel, Kerrang!, Revolver, Metal Hammer, The Needle Drop, AV Club, Brooklyn Vegan, Metalsucks, Metal Injection, and more with their groundbreaking release, Let Pain Be Your Guide, return with a shape-shifted and scorching new sound through nine tracks – proving to be more uncompromising and inventive than ever.
Recorded in early 2020 at Cacophony Recorders in Austin, TX with Phillip Odom, mastered by Grammy nominated engineer, William Yip and featuring guest appearances from Mack Chami (Terror Cell Unit, God Is War) Chris Taylor (Pg. 99, Pygmy Lush) and Matt Michel (Majority Rule), We Are Always Alone ignites a game-changing, razor sharp, and unique new chapter for the band.
Obscuring lines and bending all genre norms, portrayal of guilt shatter the extremes of screamo, hardcore, black metal, death metal, powerviolence, and noise to reveal their strongest and most compelling material to date. Dripping with dread and apathy, each track of We Are Always Alone, shows the band coping with a splintered society. portrayal of guilt have written the soundtrack and gospel to a world on fire and have set the standard for 2021!
Today, portrayal of guilt have unleashed TWO tracks from We Are Always Alone in the form of a horrifying new music video. The mini horror film, which was directed by Craig Murray and produced and written by Lubomyr Witkin, is set to tracks 4 and 5 titled, “It’s Already Over”, and “Masochistic Oath”. The video is streaming now at STEREOGUM.
We Are Always Alone will be released worldwide on multiple exclusive vinyl variants, compact disc, and all digital platforms via Closed Casket Activities in North America, Deathwish in Europe/ROW, and Evil Greed in UK/Europe.
Pre-order and digital pre-save can be found HERE.
Album artwork by Chris Taylor (Pg. 99, Pygmy Lush), track listing, and album details can be found below.
Produced, recorded, and mixed by Phillip Odom at Cacophony Recorders in Austin, TX.
Mastered by Will Yip.
Artwork by Chris Taylor (Pg. 99, Malady, Pygmy Lush).
Promo photo by Addrian Jafaritabar.Electronics and noise by Mack Chami (Terror Cell Unit, God Is War).
Additional vocals on “The Second Coming” by Chris Taylor.
Additional vocals on “Garden of Despair” by Matt Michel (Majority Rule).
