Style: experimental death metal
Primary Emotions/Themes: An incomprehensible mess of guitars drums and vocals
Thoughts: Every time I listen to Portal part of my mind loses itself. Part of my sanity is lost to the void. Every album of theirs defies all logic, defies all conventions, and perhaps none more so than Swarth.
In many ways Swarth is the most "musical" album that the band has ever released. This is due to the actual presence of riffs rather than just... events... happening. There is some loose definition to the songs... if you can call them that. Some moments that sound remotely like something somewhat conventional... maybe... I'm not sure. It could just be the band playing tricks on me again.
Regardless, the insanity that is captured by the band on their third record is one that plays with my mind more than almost any other. The fact that the music sounds somewhat similar yet so completely alien is what distorts my sanity. There should be something here to grab on to, but just as I think I'm hearing some structure the band ruthlessly yanks it away into the void again.
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