“We think of it partially in the sense of scoring a horror movie,” Portrayal of Guilt guitarist/vocalist Matt King says. We wanted to create an atmosphere of anxiety and fear. 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.

Created by King, drummer James Beveridge, and bassist, Alex Stanfield. By way of hypnotic guitar patterns, industrial rhythms and oppressive heaviness — each track tells a story set in the darkest of settings for the listener to interpret and explore.

We Are Always Alone. This time around, Portrayal of Guilt have signed to Run For Cover and joined forces with prominent NYC producer Ben Greenberg (Uniform, Pharmakon, Bing & Ruth). CHRISTF***** features guest vocals from Jenna Rose of New York darkwave outfit Anatomy (on “Sadist”) and Touché Amoré vocalist Jeremy Bolm (on “Fall From Grace”).

CHRISTF***** is out November 5 on Run For Cover. Next month, Portrayal of Guilt is back on the road for the first time since the pandemic and the release of We Are Always Alone. Highlights include a full run with Uniform and dates with Sheer Mag, Code Orange and more. Ahead of the album’s release, the band have shared a video for “Possession.”

Portrayal of Guilt
Christf*****
Track List

1 – Intro to CHRIST*****
2 – The Sixth Circle
3 – Sadist
4 – Fall from Grace
5 – Dirge
6 – Bed of Ash
7 – The Crucifixion
8 – Master/Slave
9 – …where the suffering never ends
10 – Possession

Portrayal of Guilt
Live 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: 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

pre-order Christf***** by Portrayal of Guilt HERE