PORTRAYAL OF GUILT release “Total Black” single and visualiser

New album

…Beginning of the End lands Friday via Run For Cover

Touring North America next month

Portrayal of Guilt by Craig Murray

“Heavy music fans rejoice: Portrayal of Guilt bring their hallmark raw intensity…” – Bandcamp

“The genre-bending Texas trio have always embraced the shadows. On their new record, they sink further into the sounds of sadness while testing the boundaries of black metal.” – Premier Guitar (Interview)

“Vocalist Matt King speaks of humanity’s self-destruction through his lyrics—how we harm each other and the planet. He speaks of a God that’s disgusted and plans on punishing us. The future is a pitch-black hell.” – Treble (Interview)

“expansive, genre-defying” – Metal Injection

“Portrayal Of Guilt have made all kinds of weird sh*t that occupies different spaces on the extreme music map, but I’ve never heard them sound like an even more deranged Korn before this song” – Stereogum

“eerily sensual and supremely screamy” – Revolver

Sink into Portrayal of Guilt’s pummeling “Total Black” single – the final preview ahead of their experimental new album …Beginning of the End, which sees its release this Friday via Run For Cover. Their fourth studio album embraces both the groove and avant-garde, revisiting the raw, teeth-gnashing intensity of their previously revered 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, recalling moments of greatness found on releases from Deftones, Massive Attack, Dystopia, Deathspell Omega, Celtic Frost and Cursed among many others.

Portrayal of Guilt have toured the world over, creating their own musical eco-system and released three seminal full-length albums that have seen the Austin trio consecutively reinvent themselves. They’ve done it in a manner that avoided compromise, welcomed free experimentation and avoided labels outside of “menacing,” “compelling” and “must hear.”

They 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. Their 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-June 2025 with mastering handled by Will Yip. It drops just ahead of Portrayal of Guilt’s North American headlining tour which starts with a hometown send off on May 9 at Mohawk in Austin. The run crosses East Coast, Midwest and more with pageninetynine, Taraneh, Halloween and The Infinity Ring supporting select dates. Tickets are on sale Friday, March 6 at 10AM Local Here. For a full list of dates and poster, see below.

Pre-Order / Pre-Save …Beginning of the End

…Beginning of the End album artwork by Collin Fletcher

…Beginning of the End Track List:

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:

May 09: Austin, TX – Mohawk *~
May 12: New Orleans, LA – Siberia *
May 14: Memphis, TN – Minglewood Hall – 1884 Lounge *
May 15: Birmingham, AL – TrimTab Brewing *
May 16: Chattanooga, TN – The Boneyard *
May 17: Louisville, KY – Portal *
May 19: St. Louis, MO – Off Broadway *
May 20: Cudahy, WI – X-Ray Arcade *
May 21: Minneapolis, MN – Zhora Darling ^
May 22: Chicago, IL – Empty Bottle ^
May 24: Indianapolis, IN – Black Circle Brewing ^
May 26: Cleveland, OH – Mahall’s ^
May 27: Grand Rapids, MI – Pyramid Scheme ^
May 28: Detroit, MI – Lager House ^
May 29: Hamilton, ON – Bridgeworks ^
May 30: Toronto, ON – Prepare the Ground – The Cave
May 31: Montreal, QC – Sotterenea ^
Jun 01: Medford, MA – Deep Cuts +
Jun 02: New York, NY – Le Poisson Rouge (In the Round) +
Jun 03: Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda’s +
Jun 04: Washington, DC – DC9 +
Jun 05: Durham, NC – Stanczyks +
Jun 06: Savannah, GA – Dog Days Fest
Jun 07: Atlanta, GA – The Earl +