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Portal (Australian band)
Portal is an Australian extreme metal band known for its unorthodox fusion of death metal with black metal. 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 guttural grunts. Writing for ''Popmatters'', 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".
==Musical style==
Portal's main musical influences were Morbid Angel, Beherit, and Immolation.〔 Describing the band's style, ''Decibel'' magazine said: "If Morbid Angel and Gorguts had birthed a German Expressionist child, that unholy creature would be Portal."〔 〕 The band has been praised for its "hellish atmosphere" and "distant, obscure"〔 interpretation of extreme metal. Denise Falzon, writing for Exclaim!, described Portal's 2004 EP, ''The Sweyy'', as "extremely raw () with heavily distorted guitar riffs that aid in the album's overall chaotic and apocalyptic atmosphere". The band's style has also been described as oriented around "constant dissonance", "sporadic compositions", and "abstract themes". However, lead guitarist Horror Illogium has disputed the view that the band's songwriting lacks structure: "We are indeed making songs, although our structures are unusual. They are constructed with a great deal of artistic, obsessive scrutiny () An insane asylum is a structure; our songs can be viewed as structures housing insane elements".
Asked if Portal's exploration of extreme music could eventually move beyond the scope of death metal, Horror Illogium responded that:
While some critics have noted 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".〔
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