Rustie, the overwhelmingly influential pop-maximalist Scottish producer, took a long hiatus for mental health reasons after he released his surprise album EVENIFUDONTBELIEVE in 2015. In 2023, he returned with the single “Black Ice Mudra,” and then he disappeared again. More recently, though, he’s been quietly posting new tracks on YouTube, and they show that the…
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Portrayal of Guilt have revealed the details of their new full-length album, and shared two curious tracks from it.
It’s going to be called ‘Beginning Of The End’ and will be unleashed on April 24 via Run For Cover Records. It serves as the follow-up to 2023’s ‘Devil Music’.
The artwork is a lot like this:
Whilst the tracklisting looks a bit like this:
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
The announcement comes alongside two tracks that showcase just how viciously inventive and darkly expansive the record is set to be.
First up is ‘Ecstasy’, which incorporates trip-hop style beats and grungy refrains, held together by the band’s devilish intent. It’s quite the shift in pace and scope from their bludgeoning foundations, but manages to be no less discomforting.
And the second is ‘Human Terror’, a dungeon-dwelling monster of a song that sneaks up your spine and latches onto your neck. Building to a gritty hardcore conclusion, it’s a creation that sticks to you long after it has
The band are set to hit the road in support of the record, with a whole host of punishing bands. Here’s where you’re going to be able to catch them.
MAY
09 – AUSTIN Mohawk *~ 12 – NEW ORLEANS Siberia *~ 14 – MEMPHIS Minglewood Hall – 1884 Lounge * 15 – BIRMINGHAM TrimTab Brewing * 16 – CHATTANOOGA The Boneyard * 17 – LOUISVILLE Portal * 19 – ST. LOUIS Off Broadway * 20 – CUDAHY X-Ray Arcade * 21 – MINNEAPOLIS Zhora Darling ^ 22 – CHICAGO Empty Bottle ^ 24 – INDIANAPOLIS Black Circle Brewing ^ 26 – CLEVELAND Mahall’s ^ 27 – GRAND RAPIDS Pyramid Scheme ^ 28 – DETROIT Lager House ^ 29 – HAMILTON Bridgeworks ^ 30 – TORONTO Prepare the Ground – The Cave 31 – MONTREAL Sotterenea ^
JUNE
01 – MEDFORD Deep Cuts + 02 – NEW YORK Le Poisson Rouge (In the Round) + 03 – PHILADELPHIA Johnny Brenda’s + 04 – WASHINGTON DC9 + 05 – DURHAM Stanczyks + 06 – SAVANNAH Dog Days Fest 07 – ATLANTA The Earl +
~ w/ Street Sects and pageninetynine * w/ Street Sects and Taraneh ^ w/ Street Sects and Halloween + w/ Street Sects and The Infinity Ring
UK rockers Hard-Fi had a big run in the ’00s; their first two albums both went to #1 in their homeland. The band went on hiatus in 2014, and they came back to tour the UK in 2023. In 2024, they dropped an EP called Don’t Go Making Plans. Now, they’ve announced their first new…
Two summers ago, the veteran London shoegaze/electronica band Seefeel, the first guitar act signed to experimental electronic hub Warp Records, came back with their first new album in 13 years. Except, at six tracks, Everything Squared was more of a mini-album or an EP, so let’s try this again. On May Day, Warp will release…
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Ragga metal band Skindred‘s a new album You Got This is coming out next month and this morning they’ve released “Can I Get A”, the latest single off that record. And while it’s every bit as energetic as you’d expect from the Welsh outfit, it’s still managed to fit in a more uplifting message in its meaning.
Described as an “inspiring song of resilience and defiance,” this latest track has a sort of bouncy, playful energy that’s hard to not find infectious. But for vocalist Benji Webbe, this track is more than just a feel good tune — it’s a look back on the life he had growing up poor but still having the love and support from those closest to him.
“It’s me as a child seeing my friends with all these amazing things that people take for granted that I never had. I was eleven years old and was worried what my life would become. A lot of kids where I lived got into trouble and ended up in prison. I was just gonna grab that microphone and see where it would take me. I want to empower people to know that you can be what you want to be. Don’t spend your life worrying about what you haven’t got. Live your life because now is the time.”
This new single comes roughly two months since the announcement of You Got This and the release of its lead single “This Is The Sound”. Both released singles are just part of the album’s 11 new songs coming pretty soon.