Portrait line-up: Per Lengstedt - vocals Christian Lindell - guitars Fredrik Petersson - bass Anders Persson - drums
When it comes to modern heavy metal, there are few bands operating at the same level as Portrait. For a decade and a half, the Swedish unit have been forging their own path, and in the process, infusing life into a longstanding, well-established genre and taking it in new directions. Following up 2017's acclaimed Burn The World, they return with the mighty At One With None, which was recorded at JFK Studios in Kristianstad, Sweden with Tommy Hansen (Helloween, Hatesphere) handling the mixing. While Portrait fans will immediately recognize it as the work of their heroes, they are not simply rehashing old ideas and treading where they have before. "One simple 'rule' that I have had personally is that no song written for this album and onwards should be similar to any song that we have already written and released. We have been doing this for 15 years now, and I am proud to say that I think we have managed to find our own identity and sound, which can't really be said about that many bands today. This is our greatest achievement, and the goal is to keep exploring and developing our own sound, without repeating ourselves." The results of working with this philosophy are undeniable, making for an essential addition to the Portrait canon.
"At One with None" track-listing 1. At One with None 2. Curtains (The Dumb Supper) 3. Phantom Fathomer 4. He Who Stands 5. Ashen 6. A Murder of Crows 7. Shadowless 8. The Gallow's Crossing
Video credits
Girl - Eelin Oinonen Villain - Micke P Wilson / skrackfabriken.se Director of photography - Stefan Johansson / photobystefan.se
Lyrics:
Above us all stands the governing force Heaven sent to protect and to serve And in its arms we find comfort and hope At the cost of our self-sacrifice
Dressed up as liberty Untouchable in all its glory
Phantom fathomer embrace us all Come clear all our doubts Phantom fathomer thy sweet caress Shall wash away our sins
Do what thou wilt is the whole of the law Nothing hidden, no conspiracies Remain unarmed for the safety of all And your betters shall guide every step
Holy book agreed upon by birth Eternal goodness buried yet unearthed The old lord died to give room for the next No banner of religion, yet constant crucifixion
From the day when I came to know life I no longer have trust in anything in this world
Portrait line-up:
ReplyDeletePer Lengstedt - vocals
Christian Lindell - guitars
Fredrik Petersson - bass
Anders Persson - drums
When it comes to modern heavy metal, there are few bands operating at the same level as Portrait. For a decade and a half, the Swedish unit have been forging their own path, and in the process, infusing life into a longstanding, well-established genre and taking it in new directions. Following up 2017's acclaimed Burn The World, they return with the mighty At One With None, which was recorded at JFK Studios in Kristianstad, Sweden with Tommy Hansen (Helloween, Hatesphere) handling the mixing. While Portrait fans will immediately recognize it as the work of their heroes, they are not simply rehashing old ideas and treading where they have before. "One simple 'rule' that I have had personally is that no song written for this album and onwards should be similar to any song that we have already written and released. We have been doing this for 15 years now, and I am proud to say that I think we have managed to find our own identity and sound, which can't really be said about that many bands today. This is our greatest achievement, and the goal is to keep exploring and developing our own sound, without repeating ourselves." The results of working with this philosophy are undeniable, making for an essential addition to the Portrait canon.
"At One with None" track-listing
1. At One with None
2. Curtains (The Dumb Supper)
3. Phantom Fathomer
4. He Who Stands
5. Ashen
6. A Murder of Crows
7. Shadowless
8. The Gallow's Crossing
Video credits
Girl - Eelin Oinonen
Villain - Micke P Wilson / skrackfabriken.se
Director of photography - Stefan Johansson / photobystefan.se
Lyrics:
Above us all stands the governing force
Heaven sent to protect and to serve
And in its arms we find comfort and hope
At the cost of our self-sacrifice
Dressed up as liberty
Untouchable in all its glory
Phantom fathomer embrace us all
Come clear all our doubts
Phantom fathomer thy sweet caress
Shall wash away our sins
Do what thou wilt is the whole of the law
Nothing hidden, no conspiracies
Remain unarmed for the safety of all
And your betters shall guide every step
Holy book agreed upon by birth
Eternal goodness buried yet unearthed
The old lord died to give room for the next
No banner of religion, yet constant crucifixion
From the day when I came to know life
I no longer have trust in anything in this world