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Skip to ContentNew MusicPortrayal Of Guilt Announce New Album …Beginning Of The End: Hear “Ecstasy” & “Human Terror”By Tom Breihan10:15 AM EST on March 4, 2026Share on FacebookShare on RedditShare on EmailShare on BlueskyThe world always needs a little more heavy, discordant, knowingly ugly freak music, so it's a good thing that the ultra-intense Austin weirdos Portrayal Of Guilt are ready to drop a new LP on us. POG's last album was the deranged conceptual 2023 work Devil Music — one side of regular Portrayal Of Guilt tracks, one side of orchestral reworkings of those songs. This spring, the band will follow that one with a new LP called ...Beginning Of The End. Along with the album announcement, Portrayal Of Guilt have shared a couple of tracks from the new LP, and they work as signs that we should once again have no idea what to expect from this band. "Ecstasy" combines the band's harsh vocals and scraping metallic guitars with a loping trip-hop breakbeat that somehow makes the whole package even more seasick and off-kilter than usual. That song's Craig Murray-directed video gets into surreal body-horror territory, so be warned. "Human Terror," the other new POG track, finds the band dipping into nü metal territory, which fits them better than you might expect. The churning bassline and deep groove conjure images of five guys in matching tracksuits all headbanging at the same time. Both songs are big departures for this band, and I am into both of them. Along with the album announcement, Portrayal Of Guilt have also unveiled plans for a big North American tour with fellow Austin freaks Street Sects. At various points in the trek, they'll also be joined by Taraneh, Halloween, the Infinity Ring, and reunited screamo OGs pageninetynine. Below, check out "Ecstasy," "Human Terror," the ...Beginning Of The End tracklist, and those tour dates.TRACKLIST:01 "Backstabber"02 "Human Terror"03 "Heaven’s Gate"04 "Under Siege"05 "Ecstasy"06 "Death From Above"07 "God Will Never Hear Me"08 "Chamber Of Misery Pt. IV" (feat. Slim Guerilla)"09 "Total Black"10 "Object of Pain"11 "The Last Judgement"TOUR DATES:4/17 - Tilburg, NL @ Roadburn Festival5/09 - Austin, TX @ Mohawk *~5/12 - New Orleans, LA @ Siberia *5/14 - Memphis, TN @ Minglewood Hall, 1884 Lounge *5/15 - Birmingham, AL @ TrimTab Brewing *5/16 - Chattanooga, TN @ The Boneyard *5/17 - Louisville, KY @ Portal *5/19 - St. Louis, MO @ Off Broadway *5/20 - Cudahy, WI @ X-Ray Arcade *5/21 - Minneapolis, MN @ Zhora Darling ^5/22 - Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle ^5/24 - Indianapolis, IN @ Black Circle Brewing ^5/26 - Cleveland, OH @ Mahall's ^5/27 - Grand Rapids, MI @ Pyramid Scheme ^5/28 - Detroit, MI @ Lager House ^5/29 - Hamilton, ON @ Bridgeworks ^5/30 - Toronto, ON @ Prepare the Ground - The Cave 5/31 - Montreal, QC @ Sotterenea ^6/01 - Medford, MA @ Deep Cuts +6/02 - New York, NY @ Le Poisson Rouge (In the Round) +6/03 - Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda's +6/04 - Washington, DC @ DC9 +6/05 - Durham, NC @ Stanczyks +6/06 - Savannah, GA @ Dog Days Fest6/07 - Atlanta, GA @ The Earl +~ with pageninetynine* with Street Sects & Taraneh^ with Street Sects & Halloween+ with Street Sects & the Infinity Ring...Beginning Of The End is out 4/24 on Run For Cover.Craig MurrayShare on FacebookShare on RedditShare on EmailShare on BlueskyTom Breihan@tombreihan.bsky.socialRead More:Craig Murray,Portrayal Of GuiltGET THE STEREOGUM DIGESTThe week's most important music stories and least important music memes.EmailSign upMore from New MusicExplore New MusicNew MusicHammok Announce New Album When Does This Place Become Our Scene: Hear “The Scene”March 4, 2026New MusicFcukers Make TV Debut, Share New Song “if you wanna party come over to my house”March 4, 2026New MusicPatti Harrison Remixed SASAMI’s “I’ll Be Gone”March 4, 2026New MusicBruce Hornsby – “Ecstatic” (Feat. Bonnie Raitt)March 4, 2026New MusicStream Dagmar Zuniga’s Stunning Debut in filth your mystery is kingdom / far smile peasant in yellow musicMarch 4, 2026Band To WatchBand To Watch: SuitorMarch 4, 2026