Portrayal of Guilt "...Beginning of the End" out April 24th

Double single "Ecstasy" / "Human Terror" streaming now.

Portrayal of Guilt announce new album …Beginning of the End, a curious title for a band that has treated each release like a new creative start, constantly reinventing themselves since their inception less than a decade ago. …Beginning of the End embraces both the groove and avant garde, revisiting the raw, teeth-gnashing intensity of their previous work while toying with nu-metal, alternative rock, trip hop, dark ambient and other disparate influences. The latest effort feels like a band that has traversed every shadowy corner of heavy music, distilling their decade of innovation and knowledge into a singular show of force.

Portrayal of Guilt share their first preview of …Beginning of the End with lead singles “Ecstasy” and “Human Terror" which together capture the album’s dynamic, expansive direction. Both are available across streaming platforms today via Run For Cover alongside a classic, sinister video for “Ecstasy”, directed by Craig Murray, and a visualizer for “Human Terror”.

Throughout the years, the revered Austin trio have toured the world over, creating their own musical eco-system and released three seminal full-length albums, they have done it in a manner that avoided compromise, welcomed free experimentation and avoided labels outside of "menacing," “compelling” and “must hear.”

Portrayal of Guilt made an immediate impact in underground circles with their debut Let Pain Be Your Guide by mixing nihilistic hardcore, black metal, classic screamo, and imaginative textures. We Are Always Alone and CHRISTF*CKER LPs followed in 2021, the band’s breakout body blows that corroded the band’s commitment to genre, nodding at industrial music, post-metal, sludge and even post-hardcore, all while cementing the band’s tendencies toward experimentalism. Portrayal of Guilt’s fearless spirit reimagined their own sound as classical (Devil Music EP) and EBM / goth (CHRISTF*CKER II) on more recent efforts. And though the pacing of releases and the band’s evolution has remained steady, Portrayal of Guilt’s execution has kept their audiences hungry for the band’s ever-evolving sound.

…Beginning of the End was recorded and mixed by Phillip Odom between March-June 2025 with mastering handled by Will Yip. It’s Portrayal of Guilt’s fourth studio album in eight years, and third with Run For Cover.

Portrayal of Guilt have also announced a North American headlining Spring tour which starts with a hometown send off show May 9 at Mohawk in Austin. The run crosses East Coast, Midwest with Pageninetynine, Taraneh, Halloween and The Infinity Ring supporting select dates. Tickets are on sale Friday, March 6 at 10AM Local Here. For a full list of dates and poster, see below.

Portrayal of Guilt Live Dates:

Apr 17: Tilburg, NL - Roadburn Festival
May 09: Austin, TX - Mohawk *~
May 12: New Orleans, LA - Siberia *
May 14: Memphis, TN - Minglewood Hall - 1884 Lounge *
May 15: Birmingham, AL - TrimTab Brewing *
May 16: Chattanooga, TN - The Boneyard *
May 17: Louisville, KY - Portal *
May 19: St. Louis, MO - Off Broadway *
May 20: Cudahy, WI - X-Ray Arcade *
May 21: Minneapolis, MN - Zhora Darling ^
May 22: Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle ^
May 24: Indianapolis, IN - Black Circle Brewing ^
May 26: Cleveland, OH - Mahall's ^
May 27: Grand Rapids, MI - Pyramid Scheme ^
May 28: Detroit, MI - Lager House ^
May 29: Hamilton, ON - Bridgeworks ^
May 30: Toronto, ON - Prepare the Ground - The Cave
May 31: Montreal, QC - Sotterenea ^
Jun 01: Medford, MA - Deep Cuts +
Jun 02: New York, NY - Le Poisson Rouge (In the Round) +
Jun 03: Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's +
Jun 04: Washington, DC - DC9 +
Jun 05: Durham, NC - Stanczyks +
Jun 06: Savannah, GA - Dog Days Fest
Jun 07: Atlanta, GA - The Earl +

~ w/ Street Sects and pageninetynine
*  w/ Street Sects and Taraneh
^ w/ Street Sects and Halloween
+ w/ Street Sects and The Infinity Ring