Texas-based hardcore punk outfit Portrayal of Guilt have announced that they have unfortunately been forced to cancel their UK tour dates, which were originally scheduled for January. The band announced the cancellation yesterday via their social media. You can read the statement below.
Unfortunately our upcoming UK dates have been canceled. It is likely that our European dates will follow. All tickets will be refunded. We’re truly sorry about this, we held out as long as we could.
We are scheduled to head back later in 2022. More info soon… pic.twitter.com/TApwLyiDgg
— portrayal of guilt (@portrayalof) December 21, 2021
The group has stated that any tickets booked for the run of shows are refundable, and that they are “scheduled to head back later in 2022”.
Despite the fact that the group has been forced to cancel their first ever run of shows in the UK given the pandemic-related circumstances, Portrayal of Guilt have had a remarkable year as a band. First and foremost, they have released not one but two albums this year, starting with the formidable We Are Always Alone, released on the 29th of January, and more recently, CHRISTFUCKER, released on November 5th.
If the title wasn’t already a dead giveaway, the record is a melting pot of extreme music styles, blending harsh dark ambient drones with jagged, dissonant melodic riffs and walls of distorted guitar. The vocals sit in the same “blackened” vein as heard on We Are Always Alone; a vicious, throaty screech that evokes black metal groups of the 80s and 90s, as well as perhaps warranting comparison to fellow hardcore/extreme music outfit Full of Hell. Pitchfork called the record “a roiling cauldron of scorched-earth sludge and hardcore” and it is easy to see why. The record is available on all streaming services, and physical copies can be purchased here. Furthermore, We Are Always Alone is also available on all streaming services, and physical media can be found here.
In addition to their impressive output this year, the group has thankfully not been forced to cancel any other previously announced shows, despite the international surge in COVID-19 cases. Starting in February, the band will be embarking on a North American tour in support of CHRISTFUCKER, alongside End, Yashira, Wake, World Peace and Anatomy. The group is among the incredible line-up for Oblivion Access in Austin, Texas, alongside bands and artists such as The Locust, Xiu Xiu, William Basinksi, Converge, Lil Ugly Mane and Windhand. For European fans, the band will be playing Full Force Festival in Germany, and Rock In Bourlon Festival in France. Additionally, the group announced back in November that they will be heading to Russia next June for two tour dates, one in St. Petersburg and one in Moscow.
