Portrait

Portrait – At One with None (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 01:03:58 minutes | 797 MB | Genre: Metal
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Metal Blade Records

A magical proposition from the start, PORTRAIT somehow tapped into heavy metal’s unerringly atavistic principles without ever sounding like some self-consciously retro knockoff. Along with WOLF’s “Evil Star” and a handful of others, the Swedes’ self-titled 2008 debut album gave substance and sustenance to the welcome return of old-school clangor in the 21st century, with some much-needed mystique and malevolence thrown in as a bonus. Vocalist Per Lengstedt’s KING DIAMOND-saluting shriek was simply the blood-spattered icing on the cake.
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