⚔Portal Albums Ranked⚔

⚔Portal Albums Ranked⚔

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Portal formed back in 1994 in Queensland Brisbane Australia. Portal is an Australian extreme metal band whose style is an unorthodox fusion of death metal, black metal, dark ambient and experimental music. The band's hybrid musical style is characterised by heavily distorted guitar riffs, down-tuned rhythms, and vocals ranging from "menacing, echoing" sound effects to death grunts.

Adrien Begrand noted that "death metal always pretends to be scary, but it's all rather harmless. That said, however, I make no mistake in saying that the death metal peddled by Australia's Portal is truly friggin' terrifying" Lead guitarist Horror Illogium has described Portal's intent as "to capture a cinematic horror scope" They have released seven full-length albums to date, as well as a number of EPs and split releases. Their most recent albums, Avow and Hagbulbia, were released in 2021 on Profound Lore Records.

When asked if Portal's exploration of extreme music could eventually move beyond the scope of death metal, Horror Illogium responded that:

Portal explores depth and atmosphere in the aim of a descriptive soundscape. The term "extreme" would not really apply to us in the context that other bands would use: the fastest blastbeat or the most technical guitar work. That kind of mindframe as though it is a sport is sickening! Extreme for the sake of extreme in any regard has no place in our art. The feeling must flow, exploring different planes of darkness and atmosphere. There is no interest in taking the main core of Portal beyond Metal at all. In fact, we don't feel as though this form of Death Metal has reached its greatest potential yet.

Anonymity of the musicians
The band members keep their identities obscured and use stage names. Their costumes are composed of "suits and executioners' masks save for vocalist The Curator", who wears headgear fitting the theme of the latest album, such as "a huge, tattered wizard's hat that obscures his face" in the case of Seepia.

The idea for these costumes was developed by The Curator and Horror Illogium, who were inspired by fashion of the 1920s and imagery created by actor Lon Chaney Sr. in a few of his roles from the silent film era which, according to Horror Illogium, was the ideal figure that the band wanted to portray. The band's lead guitarist, Horror Illogium remarked that "anonymity has never been the modus operandi. It is the feeling we ourselves are subjected to, they [the costumes and stage names] serve as vessels for our escape] In an interview with underground media site Deaf Sparrow, PORTAL was interviewed entirely in character with the writer addressing them based on their anonymous personas.

people have complained about a "lack of production quality" and "unrefined, murky sound" on Portal's albums, Horror Illogium countered that the band spends considerable time consciously "exploring different equipment for guitar tones with enough articulation as well as dirt". Stating that "there are only so many frequencies that can share a space," he indicated that Portal's approach involved striking "a balance to allow the instruments to spill forth and explode when necessary.
This will give a more detailed soundscape and accentuate the impact and depth of certain sections of music" I fucking hate clean production as you guys know so, i love this raw dirty production in my metal!

Alright so lets get into the ranking now shall we?
►#7-Vexovoid (Released in 2013 on Profound Lore Records)
►#6-Swarth (Released in 2009 on Profound Lore Records)
►#5-Seepia (Released in 2003 on Blacktalon Media Productions)
►#4-Outre (Released in 2007 on Profound Lore Records)
►#3-ION (Released in 2018 on Profound Lore Records)
►#2-Hagbulbia (Released in 2021 on Profound Lore Records (Dark Ambient)
►#1-Avow (Released in 2021 On Profound Lore Records)