PORTRAYAL OF GUILT have revealed a thunderous new single “Possession” from their upcoming album ‘CHRISTFUCKER‘, scheduled for a November 5th release via Run For Cover Records.
We each have our own idea of what it means to live through a period filled with perpetual dread, a slowly burning world, and overwhelming darkness. In the case of Portrayal of Guilt, their tortuous afterlife comes with grief, loss, masochism, suffering, and pain.
On CHRISTFUCKER, their second full-length of 2021, Portrayal of Guilt plunges headfirst into unfathomable depths, creating a work of art that’s powerfully unsettling. “We think of it partially in the sense of scoring a horror movie,” guitarist/vocalist Matt King says. “We wanted to create an atmosphere of anxiety and fear.”
The entirety of CHRISTFUCKER is set to unrelenting, nihilistic, howling soundscapes, created by King, drummer James Beveridge, and bassist, Alex Stanfield. Each track tells a story set in the darkest of settings for the listener to interpret and explore.
*Beginning with the ominous “The Sixth Circle,” which features King shrieking over hypnotic guitar patterns and a thudding rhythm, the band eventually roars to life with a tyrannical blast, delving you further into its oppressive heaviness. On “Bed of Ash,” the band plumb new depths while exploring the mechanistic gnashings of industrial drum and bass. On “…where the suffering never ends,” churning, gruesome instrumentals provide the backdrop to a tale of brutal demise.
Recorded at Strange Weather and Circular Ruin studios in Brooklyn with Ben Greenberg, CHRISTFUCKER features guest vocals from Jenna Rose of New York darkwave outfit Anatomy (on “Sadist”) and Touché Amoré vocalist Jeremy Bolm (on “Fall From Grace”). Started in 2017, Portrayal of Guilt have released two full-length albums, two EPs, four splits & a digital single. They’ve toured the world relentlessly since their inception, playing with bands such as Deafheaven, Pg.99, Touché Amoré, Soft Kill and many more…
In other news, the band will be heading out on a full US tour this October, including a three-week run with Uniform & Body Void, with select dates with Chat Pile, Code Orange, Sheer Mag and Soul Glo – see the details below and grab your tickets HERE.
Lyrics:
She turns me on my back, limbs tied to the ends of the bed frame.
She holds the knife to my neck, grazing my skin.
Threatening to cut me from ear to ear.
Before I had time to speak, it was already clear.
I close my eyes, not even a whimper.
A sea of memories.
A life of shame.
A gloomy presence crawls from the corner.
Gathering behind her.
Entering her body.
Tears pour from her eyes as she stares into the void.
Her skin turns pale as the room grows darker.
I feel her anxiety.
I feel her agony.
I feel her desire to find her pain a new home in me.
Portrayal of Guilt tour dates:
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 – Naugatuck, CT @ 585 Main*
10/23 – Washington, DC @ 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*
10/29 – San Antonio, TX @ Events*+
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 Fransisco, CA @ Rickshaw Stop*
11/04 – Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios*
11/05 – Seattle, WA @ 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 @ 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/ Sheer Mag, Soul Glo
+w/ Code Orange (No Body Void)
