This fellow Kristianstad-based band has been hailed by critics, toured Europe and Asia, built up a huge fan-base and they've recieved very positive feedback from the internationally largest metal magazines for their self titled debut album Portrait from 2008. Great 80's style trash-metal. I'm myself not the biggest metal consumer around the bends but this album is magnificent, very original and listening to Portrait takes you back to the early 80's. Although inspired by the likes of King Diamond and such, you can clearly hear some Megadeth and Metallica hot licks from their earliest days, before their rise. Sadly enough, singer Philip "Inquisitor" Svennefelt (who by the way was the sound engineer on some demos by our project Honey Made Opiate, had to point that out!) left the band in 2009 to pursue a career with his band Helvetets Port. And all of a sudden the band got themselves a more "polished" sound, in my poinion. They will never be as good as on this classic album!


Portrait

Portrait LP

Label: High Roller Records

Catalogue: HRR026 (3rd pressing)



About the vinyl releases:

The first pressing of this album is out of print and was available in 666 copies on black vinyl. The second pressing was released on red vinyl. The third pressing on black/red vinyl. All of the releases include an insert w/ lyrics and a poster.




     

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