Trying to pigeonhole Portrayal Of Guilt’s sound has always been a fruitless task. The Austin threepiece have been releasing their own brand of twisted darkness for nearly a decade now, effortlessly fusing influences as broad as black metal, death metal and noise rock to create their own avant-garde, nihilistic noise. On LP number four, ‘…The Beginning Of The End’, they broaden their palette even further, incorporating elements of early nu-metal, trip-hop and 90s industrial into their idiosyncratic sound. What’s impressive is how seamlessly they blend these elements into their existing identity, both bursting with new ideas whilst remaining distinctively Portrayal of Guilt in sound and feel.
Opening with the spooky licks and tight grooves of all-too-short instrumental ‘Backstabber’, the album launches proper with the pulsating, twisted ‘Human Terror’. The filthiest bass tone you’ll hear this year paves way for a twirling, hypnotic nu-metalesque guitar riff before Matt King’s...
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