Portrait
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Below is our complete Portrait news coverage, including columns and articles pertaining to the band. Some articles listed may be indirectly related, such as side projects of the band members, etc.
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Portrait Posts New Album Online
Swedish heavy metallers Portrait are streaming all of their new album "Crimen Laesae Majestatis Divinae" online through Zero Tolerance. You can check out the whole album at this location.
Portrait guitarist Richard Lagergren also commented on the album, "The eight songs on 'Crimen Laesae Majestatis Divinae' constitutes Portrait's by far darkest, hardest and most intense material to date. This album is an outburst of a long time of targeted hard work, an intense creative process and pure black magic. To Hell and back and to Hell again! To achieve the goals we had for this album, working with someone not being the obvious choice for our type of music proved to be just the right (or if you will, wrong) decision. 'Crimen Laesae Majestatis Divinae' sounds like Portrait was always meant to. It is hate, and it is love. And in many ways, it is our true debut album."
The track listing for "Crimen Laesae Majestatis Divinae" is as follows:
1. Beast of Fire
2. Infinite Descension
3. The Wilderness Beyond
4. Bloodbath
5. Darkness Forever
6. The Nightcomers
7. The Passion
8. Der Todesking
Portrait Posts New Song Online
Portrait has posted a new song online titled "Beast of Fire." The track is off the band's upcoming album "Crimen Laesae Majestatis Divinae." Head over to the album's new landing page here to check out the track.
Guitarist Richard Lagergren also commented on the new album: "The eight songs on 'Crimen Laesae Majestatis Divinae' constitutes Portrait's by far darkest, hardest and most intense material to date. This album is an outburst of a long time of targeted hard work, an intense creative process and pure black magic. To Hell and back and to Hell again! To achieve the goals we had for this album, working with someone not being the obvious choice for our type of music proved to be just the right (or if you will, wrong) decision. 'Crimen Laesae Majestatis Divinae' sounds like Portrait was always meant to. It is hate, and it is love. And in many ways, it is our true debut album."
The track listing is as follows:
1. Beast of Fire
2. Infinite Descension
3. The Wilderness Beyond
4. Bloodbath
5. Darkness Forever
6. The Nightcomers
7. The Passion
8. Der Todesking
Portrait Comments On Upcoming Album
Guitarist Richard Lagergren of Swedish heavy metal act Portrait has issued the following statement about the band's upcoming album:
"The eight songs on 'Crimen Laesae Majestatis Divinae' constitutes Portrait's by far darkest, hardest and most intense material to date. This album is an outburst of a long time of targeted hard work, an intense creative process and pure black magic. To Hell and back and to Hell again! To achieve the goals we had for this album, working with someone not being the obvious choice for our type of music proved to be just the right (or if you will, wrong) decision. 'Crimen Laesae Majestatis Divinae' sounds like Portrait was always meant to. It is hate, and it is love. And in many ways, it is our true debut album."
Portrait guitarist Christian Lindell also commented about the recordings: "Outside the walls danced the plague that is man its one-way dance, so blindly strutting about the path that leads to its ever-hungry end. Inside the fires burned and the cauldron bubbled, enhancing forever the fierce opus that is 'Crimen Laesae Majestatis Divinae'. A beastly support was present in the Necromorbus Studio, pointing us in the right directions all the way through those dark days in November. The songs could not have materialized in a more satisfying way than they have on this album. Prepare to get burnt to ash by its fires, swallowed by its darkness and forever trapped in its boundless abyss, in anguish trying to convince yourself that what you've gone through was only music. If this one doesn't kill you, you’re already dead!"
The track listing for "Crimen Laesae Majestatis Divinae" is as follows:
1. Beast of Fire
2. Infinite Descension
3. The Wilderness Beyond
4. Bloodbath
5. Darkness Forever
6. The Nightcomers
7. The Passion
8. Der Todesking
Portrait Hires Nicke Andersson To Mix New Album
Swedish heavy metallers PORTRAIT have tapped Nicke Andersson (Imperial State, Death Breath, Entombed, The Hellacopters) to mix their second full-length album, "Crimen Laesae Majestatis Divinae," at Deuce Studio. The CD is currently being recorded at Necromorbus Studio (Watain, Deströyer 666, Razor Of Occam, Valkyrja, a.o.) in Alvik, Sweden for a tentative early 2011 release via Metal Blade Records. The CD will feature cover artwork by Rok (Sadistik Exekution) and a guest appearance by Kimmo Kuusniemi from the Finnish cult act Sarcofagus.
PORTRAIT's lineup is as follows:
Per Karlsson - Vocals
Christian Lindell - Guitar
Richard Lagergren - Guitar
Erik Jansson - Bass
Anders Persson - Drums
Portrait Announces New Album Details
Swedish heavy metallers Portrait have tapped Nicke Andersson (Imperial State, Death Breath, Entombed, The Hellacopters) to mix their second full-length album, "Crimen Laesae Majestatis Divinae," at Deuce Studio. The CD is currently being recorded at Necromorbus Studio in Alvik, Sweden for an early 2011 release via Metal Blade Records. The CD will feature cover artwork by Rok (Sadistik Exekution) and a guest appearance by Kimmo Kuusniemi from the Finnish cult act Sarcofagus. The Portrait lineup is as follows:
Per Karlsson - Vocals
Christian Lindell - Guitar
Richard Lagergren - Guitar
Erik Jansson - Bass
Anders Persson - Drums
Portrait Announces Irish Shows
Swedish metal act Portrait has announced three upcoming Irish live shows in March, 2011. The currently announced dates are as follows:
3/10 2011 An Cruiscin Lan Cork, IRELAND
3/11 2011 The Pint Dublin, IRELAND
3/12 2011 The Limelight Belfast, IRELAND
Portrait is also currently in the process of recording a new album. Additional details on the album's title and release date will be announced as they are made avialable.
Portrait To Enter The Studio
Swedish heavy metal band PORTRAIT will play Helsinki on November 12th and will enter the studio shortly after. The band issues the following update about the shows:
"On November 12th, Portrait returns to Helsinki to play the Helvation Festival together with among others Grand Magus. This will be the last show to be performed before the recording of the new album, and the first time the material is performed live. See all you Finnish maniacs there! Some new merchandise stock just in: The limited picture disc version of the debut LP, plus new patches. Check the 'releases' section on the website for details."
Enforcer Announces European Tour Dates
Swedish metal band Enforcer have announced an upcoming European tour alongside Portrait. The tour dates are as follows:
2/7 - Murcia, Spain - Heavy Metal Espectros Fest
2/20 - Pforsheim, Germany - Kupferdachle
2/21 - Wurzburg, Germany - Fist Held High Festival
2/22 - Berlin, Germany - Amnesie
2/23 - Kiel, Germany - Pumpe
2/24 - Osnabruck, Germany - Bastard Club
2/25 - Lille, France - Chimere
2/26 - Gent, Belgium - TBA
2/27 - Leeuwarden, Holland - Mukkes
2/28 - Oberhausen, Germany - Helvete
3/21 - Sandviken, Sweden @ Byggeriet Metal Club