Portent - Black Humours & Sour Chasms (Full Album)

Artist: Portent
Release: Black Humours & Sour Chasms
Label: Self-released
Year: 2021
Country: UK
1. Circular Finality 0:00
2. A Stratagem 2:51
3. Pride of Impurity 7:45
4. Blood Crescent 13:21
5. Rivers of Lesions 17:58
6. Hypnos 24:12
7. Conspiracy of the Bereft 29:53
In a year jam-packed with excellent UKBM, I would be remiss not to do everything in my power to make my cohort aware of this excellent and sadly overlooked project from England. This is pure zero-gimmick black metal executed with an uncompromising vision: morbidly melodic, mid-paced, and mad. Brimming with personal touches and shimmering leads, this album was clearly the product of much careful labor, a quality that so much modern black metal lacks; in this way, it is not unlike another modern favorite of mine, Brulvahnatu. The lyrics rule too, deftly balancing metal-ese metaphor and plain old good writing - I didn’t realize how badly I was missing a band that sang about the “pride of impurity” until now. I am also particularly impressed with how the album manages to blend Marston-esque unhinged technicality with galloping ferocity (akin to recent acts like Spirit Possession) - this variety in riffing, as well as in vocal delivery, keep every track distinct and memorable. Despite their power as individual tracks, though, I think this album works best when listened to in one sitting; its second half especially benefits from the LP listening approach. With that said, I sure hope this thing gets printed on a physical copy, preferably the kind that you have to flip over halfway through (sorry plastic disc-heads). In the meantime though, you can support the artist by purchasing it digitally at the second link below. I’d also encourage you to buy the ridiculously cheap copies of Dismal Deities, the band’s previous release, before they’re all gone.
UPDATE: tapes are now available from Pallid Vesture at the first link below.
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These melodic leads are beautiful
great album