Portal

EvilChuck · 02-13-2011, 12:12 PM

I searched, but didnt find anything about them at all. Portal are an Australian Avant-Garde Blackened Death Metal band (not that they've been pigeon holed much lol). Their music is very atmospheric, every album could be used as the soundtrack for a horror film IMO. The best way I could describe their sound would be Immolation's music, with the breathy vocal style of Bolt Thrower, all mixed together with the Filosofem era Burzum ambience

Members

The Curator – vocals (1994–present)
Horror Illogium – lead guitar (1994–present)
Aphotic Mote – rhythm guitar (2003–present)
Ignis Fatuus – drums (2007–present)
Omenous Fugue – bass (2009–present)

Discography

Studio albums

Seepia (2003)
Outré (2007)
Swarth (2009)

Extended plays

The End Mills (2002)
The Sweyy (2004)

Demo albums

Portal (1998)
Lurker at the Threshold (2006)

Stephen · 05-07-2012, 11:37 PM

LOL. I'm intrigued (and a little confused by what looks like a cuckoo clock on his head - I guess it's some sort of tabernacle?).

According to Wikipedia;

Quote:

If Morbid Angel and Gorguts had birthed a German Expressionist child, that unholy creature would be Portal.

The Batlord · 05-08-2012, 09:20 AM

I ****ing love Portal. I plan to put them up when my turn on the Metal Wars thread comes up. They're not the most accessible DM band, but if you like your death metal with a feeling of near formless horror slithering/crawling/shambling up from the depths of your subconscious to pull you into the depths of the void, then Portal is for you.

P.S. I've been meaning to ask EvilChuck if his avatar was a Portal reference, but I guess this answers my question.

02-13-2011, 12:12 PM	#1 (permalink)
EvilChuck #based Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: (Near) London, England Posts: 443	Portal I searched, but didnt find anything about them at all. Portal are an Australian Avant-Garde Blackened Death Metal band (not that they've been pigeon holed much lol). Their music is very atmospheric, every album could be used as the soundtrack for a horror film IMO. The best way I could describe their sound would be Immolation's music, with the breathy vocal style of Bolt Thrower, all mixed together with the Filosofem era Burzum ambience Members The Curator – vocals (1994–present) Horror Illogium – lead guitar (1994–present) Aphotic Mote – rhythm guitar (2003–present) Ignis Fatuus – drums (2007–present) Omenous Fugue – bass (2009–present) Discography Studio albums Seepia (2003) Outré (2007) Swarth (2009) Extended plays The End Mills (2002) The Sweyy (2004) Demo albums Portal (1998) Lurker at the Threshold (2006)