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With ceaseless, snarling brutality, the Texas post-hardcore trioâs second album finds a new level of confidence to express the pointlessness of existence.
Remember the cautious optimism of February 2020? Texas trio Portrayal of Guilt buried it under a flood of flesh-melting sludge called âThe End of Man Will Bring Peace to This Earth.â Nine months later, they commemorated New Yearâs Eve with a filmed live performance titled â2020 Will Burn in Hell Forever.â Their second LP arrives at a queasy time, when most resolutions are already abandoned andâmonths into a pandemicâarbitrary points on the calendar feel more arbitrary than ever. But it doesnât matter if the glass is half full, half empty, or just something to smash against a wall: On