Portrayal of Guilt announce new album ‘…Beginning of the End’ and share singles ‘Ecstasy’ and ‘Human Terror’
Portrayal of Guilt by Craig Murray | L-R: Matt King (Vocals/Guitar), Alex Stanfield (Bass), James Beveridge (Drums)
Portrayal of Guilt announce new album …Beginning of the End, a curious title for a band that has treated each release like a new creative start, constantly reinventing themselves since their inception less than a decade ago. …Beginning of the End embraces both the groove and avant garde, revisiting the raw, teeth-gnashing intensity of their previous work while toying with nu-metal, alternative rock, trip-hop, dark ambient and other disparate influences. The latest effort feels like a band that has traversed every shadowy corner of heavy music, distilling their decade of innovation and knowledge into a singular show of force.
Portrayal of Guilt share their first preview of …Beginning of the End with lead singles ‘Ecstasy’ and ‘Human Terror’, which together capture the album’s dynamic, expansive direction. Both are available across streaming platforms today via Run For Cover alongside a classic, sinister video for ‘Ecstasy’, directed by Craig Murray, and a visualiser for ‘Human Terror’.
Watch the music video for ‘Ecstasy’ below.
Watch the visualiser for ‘Human Terror’ below.
Throughout the years, the revered Austin trio have toured the world over, creating their own musical eco-system and released three seminal full-length albums, they have done it in a manner that avoided compromise, welcomed free experimentation and avoided labels outside of "menacing", “compelling” and “must hear”.
Portrayal of Guilt made an immediate impact in underground circles with their debut, Let Pain Be Your Guide, by mixing nihilistic hardcore, black metal, classic screamo, and imaginative textures. We Are Always Alone and CHRISTF*CKER LPs followed in 2021, the band’s breakout body blows that corroded the band’s commitment to genre, nodding at industrial music, post-metal, sludge and even post-hardcore, all while cementing the band’s tendencies toward experimentalism. Portrayal of Guilt’s fearless spirit reimagined their own sound as classical (Devil Music EP) and EBM / goth (CHRISTF*CKER II) on more recent efforts. And though the pacing of releases and the band’s evolution has remained steady, Portrayal of Guilt’s execution has kept their audiences hungry for the band’s ever-evolving sound.
…Beginning of the End was recorded and mixed by Phillip Odom between March and June 2025, with mastering handled by Will Yip. It’s Portrayal of Guilt’s fourth studio album in eight years, and third with Run For Cover.
Portrayal of Guilt have also announced a North American headlining Spring tour, which starts with a hometown send off show the 9th of May at Mohawk in Austin. The run crosses the East Coast, Midwest, with Pageninetynine, Taraneh, Halloween and The Infinity Ring supporting select dates.
For a full list of dates and poster, see below.
Tickets are on sale Friday 6th March 10AM local time here.
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…Beginning of the End Track Listing:
1 - Backstabber
2 - Human Terror
3 - Heaven’s Gate
4 - Under Siege
5 - Ecstasy
6 - Death From Above
7 - God Will Never Hear Me
8 - Chamber of Misery Pt. IV (Feat. Slim Guerilla)
9 - Total Black
10 - Object of Pain
11 - The Last Judgement
Portrayal of Guilt Live Dates:
17 April: Tilburg, NL - Roadburn Festival
09 May: Austin, TX - Mohawk *~
12 May: New Orleans, LA - Siberia *~
14 May: Memphis, TN - Minglewood Hall - 1884 Lounge *
15 May: Birmingham, AL - TrimTab Brewing *
16 May: Chattanooga, TN - The Boneyard *
17 May: Louisville, KY - Portal *
19 May: St. Louis, MO - Off Broadway *
20 May: Cudahy, WI - X-Ray Arcade *
21 May: Minneapolis, MN - Zhora Darling ^
22 May: Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle ^
24 May: Indianapolis, IN - Black Circle Brewing ^
26 May: Cleveland, OH - Mahall's ^
27 May: Grand Rapids, MI - Pyramid Scheme ^
28 May: Detroit, MI - Lager House ^
29 May: Hamilton, ON - Bridgeworks ^
30 May: Toronto, ON - Prepare the Ground - The Cave
31 May: Montreal, QC - Sotterenea ^
01 June: Medford, MA - Deep Cuts +
02 June: New York, NY - Le Poisson Rouge (In the Round) +
03 June: Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's +
04 June: Washington, DC - DC9 +
05 June: Durham, NC - Stanczyks +
06 June: Savannah, GA - Dog Days Fest
07 June: Atlanta, GA - The Earl +
~ w/ Street Sects and pageninetynine
* w/ Street Sects and Taraneh
^ w/ Street Sects and Halloween
+ w/ Street Sects and The Infinity Ring
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