{"product_id":"portrayal-of-guilt-we-are-always-alone-limited-edition-on-red-neon-purple-pinwheel-vinyl","title":"Portrayal of Guilt - We Are Always Alone (Limited Edition on Red \u0026 Neon Purple Pinwheel Vinyl)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTo say Portrayal of Guilt write grim songs is an understatement. Since forming in 2017, the Austin trio has been a flowing fountain of fatalism, spewing harsh and brutal sentiments across their releases. On their second album, \u003cem\u003eWe Are Always Alone\u003c\/em\u003e, the band turns the nihilism inwards and explores the notion of eternal isolation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eWe Are Always Alone\u003c\/em\u003e was written and recorded ahead of schedule. In March, Portrayal of Guilt was on tour in Atlanta when they realized the looming COVID-19 was about to render the remainder of their dates unsustainable. They packed up and drove home, where they immediately got to work crafting and recording nine new tracks with producer and frequent collaborator Phillip Odom (Code Orange, Turnover, La Dispute, Ceremony), with mastering by Grammy nominated engineer Will Yip. The album boasts vocal cameos from Matt Michel and Chris Taylor of Majority Rule and pageninetynine, two seminal bands to whom Portrayal of Guilt has often been deemed the heir apparent.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe album sees the band continuing to perfect their gritty style of charred punk that seamlessly fuses together a broad array of styles, from the piercing ferocity of screamo to the thick gnarls of black metal, underlined with chilling and ominous industrial samples. It's a climatic listening experience that never really lets the light peek through, instead building up to a cathartic final track that hammers home the bleak desolation that runs through it. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eWe Are Always Alone\u003c\/em\u003e comes off the heels of the band’s 2019 EP, \u003cem\u003eSuffering Is a Gift\u003c\/em\u003e, and their celebrated debut full-length in 2018, \u003cem\u003eLet Pain Be Your Guide\u003c\/em\u003e. Even though it was birthed under the spectre of a global pandemic, it’s hard to argue that \u003cem\u003eWe Are Always Alone\u003c\/em\u003e is any more dire than the rest of the band’s catalog. For a Portrayal of Guilt release, it seems par for the course.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe data-testid=\"embed-iframe\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/6luveNSKdzgv80ZqQYsIgA?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Closed Casket Activities","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53053621731592,"sku":null,"price":31.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/4581\/9656\/files\/a2229746778_10.jpg?v=1766937256","url":"https:\/\/shopmusicandriots.com\/products\/portrayal-of-guilt-we-are-always-alone-limited-edition-on-red-neon-purple-pinwheel-vinyl","provider":"Music And Riots ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}