Devil Music

by Portrayal of Guilt

Devil Music cover art
  • Type: EP
  • Released: 20 April 2023
  • Label: Run For Cover
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 30:57
  • Community rating: 3.62/5 from 8 ratings

Artists on this release: Rachel Drehmann, Rachel Gawell, Joe Exley

Album Notes & Community Reviews

'Devil Music' is an ambitious and harrowing release that presents its five core songs in two distinct forms: a ferocious studio recording and a full orchestral reinterpretation. The A-side delivers the band's signature blend of blackened hardcore, screamo, and sludge with unrelenting intensity. The B-side reimagines this chaos through a classical lens, transforming the apocalyptic compositions into dramatic and bleak chamber music pieces, showcasing the band's versatility and the depth of their songwriting.

Genres

Descriptors: abrasive, dissonant, ferocious, bleak, strings

Tracklist

  1. One Last Taste of Heaven (1:36)
  2. Untitled (2:09)
  3. Burning Hand (2:03)
  4. Where Angels Come to Die (3:41)
  5. Devil Music (5:46)
  6. I (One Last Taste of Heaven) (1:36)
  7. II (Untitled) (2:14)
  8. III (Burning Hand) (2:08)
  9. IV (Where Angels Come to Die) (4:00)
  10. V (Devil Music) (5:38)

Credits

  • Ben Roberts - artwork by, illustration
  • Rachel Gawell - cello
  • Rachel Drehmann - french horn
  • Matt Colton - mastered by, mastering
  • Andrew Hernandez - recorded by [additional recording], additional recording
  • Ben Greenberg - recorded by, mixed by
  • Matt Michel - recorded by, mixed by
  • Joe Exley - tuba

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