Portrayal of Guilt
Austin's Portrayal of Guilt set out to write music that is flat-out scary. Their blackened screamo and hardcore (blast beats, sludgy drops and shredded screams) is built on a horror score's tension and release. They watched horror films in the studio while recording. Devil Music (2023) made the idea literal: five songs on one side, then the same five reimagined on the other with strings, timpani and brass, modeled on Bernard Herrmann and Jerry Goldsmith.
“Austin's horror-scored blackened hardcore, playing rooms of every size this fall.”
- Sat, Sep 26, 2026Neurolux, Boise, ID
With NØ MAN, Smirk.
- Mon, Sep 28, 2026Kilby Court, Salt Lake City, UT
Headlining.
- Tue, Sep 29, 2026HQ, Denver, CO
With Victim of Fire.
- Thu, Oct 1, 2026Farewell, Kansas City, MO
With Missouri Executive Order 44.
- Wed, Oct 14, 2026Lincoln Theatre, Raleigh, NC
With Machine Girl, yesterdayneverhappened.
- Thu, Oct 15, 2026Vinyl Music Hall, Pensacola, FL
With Machine Girl, Yesterdayneverhappened.
- Sat, Oct 17, 2026Churchill's Pub, Miami, FL
With Headfoam, Absolver, Vertical Burial.
Sources (4)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portrayal_of_Guilt
Formation, members and discography. - https://www.revolvermag.com/music/portrayal-guilt-meet-rising-texas-act-leading-screamos-new-age-aggression/
Band origins and the horror-score approach. - https://www.treblezine.com/portrayal-of-guilt-devil-music-review/
Devil Music's orchestral B-side and its film-score models. - https://consequence.net/2023/03/portrayal-of-guilt-devil-music/
Devil Music's two-sided concept.