Portrayal of Guilt have announced their new album …Beginning of the End, due out April 24th via Run for Cover Records, and have mapped out a Spring 2026 North American tour in support of the release.
The tour kicks off May 9th in Austin, Texas, and runs through a June 7th gig in Atlanta, hitting New Orleans, Chicago, Detroit, Toronto, New York City, and other markets along the way. Tickets to select shows are available via Ticketmaster, while other dates can be purchased through venue links at the band’s website.
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Support on the tour include industrial metal band Street Sects, whom we featured in Heavy Song of the Week in August 2025; screamo legends pageninetynine; heavy shoegaze group Taraneh; ethereal gothy group Halloween; and gothic alternative rock group The Infinity Ring.
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The album, Portrayal of Guilt’s fifth, continues their exploration of the experimental fringes of black metal and screamo. This time, they incorporate elements of nu-metal, alternative rock, trip hop and dark ambient into their soundscape. The band has always been known for their gleeful experimentation, a fact that is unabated here.
One of the two singles, “Ecstasy,” showcases a hip-hop drum beat against a bass and guitar riff that wouldn’t be out of place on an early Korn album, overlaid with fierce and throaty black metal vocals. It builds in intensity before reaching a near-breakbeat climax.
The other single, “Human Terror,” similarly wields the avant-garde guitarism of early Korn, marrying it to a grimy industrial metal groove. The material on both singles isn’t a far cry from legendary post-metal band Godflesh’s late ’90s work.
Stream the singles “Ecstasy” and “Human Terror,” and see the artwork and tracklist for …Beginning of the End, as well as Portrayal of Guilt’s upcoming tour dates, below.
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<p><strong><em>…Beginning of the End</em> </strong><strong>Tracklist:</strong><br />01. Backstabber<br />02. Human Terror<br />03. Heaven’s Gate<br />04. Under Siege<br />05. Ecstasy<br />06. Death from Above<br />07. God Will Never Hear Me<br />08. Chamber of Misery Pt. IV (feat. Slim Guerilla)<br />09. Total Black<br />10. Object of Pain<br />11. The Last Judgment</p>
<p><strong>Portrayal of Guilt North America 2026 Tour Dates:</strong><br />05/09 – Austin, TX @ Mohawk *<br />05/12 – New Orleans, LA @ Siberia ^<br />05/14 – Memphis, TN @ Minglewood Hall – 1884 Lounge ^<br />05/15 – Birmingham, AL @ Trimtab Brewing ^<br />05/16 – Chattanooga, TN @ The Boneyard ^<br />05/17 – Louisville, KY @ Portal ^<br />05/19 – St. Louis, MO @ Off Broadway ^<br />05/20 – Cudahy, WI @ X-Ray Arcade ^<br />05/21 – Minneapolis, MN @ Zhora Darling #<br />05/22 – Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle #<br />05/24 – Indianapolis, IN @ Black Circle Brewing #<br />05/26 – Cleveland, OH @ Mahall’s #<br />05/27 – Grand Rapids, MI @ Pyramid Scheme #<br />05/28 – Detroit, MI @ Lager House #<br />05/29 – Hamilton, ON @ Bridgeworks #<br />05/30 – Toronto, ON @ Prepare the Ground<br />05/31 – Montreal, QC @ Sotterenea #<br />06/01 – Medford, MA @ Deep Cuts %<br />06/02 – New York, NY @ Le Poisson Rouge (In the Round) %<br />06/04 – Washington, DC @ DC9 %<br />06/05 – Durham, NC @ Stanczyks %<br />06/06 – Savannah, GA @ Dog Days Fest<br />06/06 – Atlanta, GA @ The Earl %</p>
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