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First of all, in this day and age of metal, I have a difficult time
taking anything seriously that ends in “…of Doom.” It’s just goofy
sounding and it’s been used and over used too many times. So when I saw
that the title of this demo from Sweden’s Portrait was “Black Hole of
Doom” I reflexively rolled my eyes. Not that I was going to judge them
on that alone, but that isn’t a good way to start. But anyway, let’s
get to the music. Portrait plays a melodic style of classic metal with a singer who is
desperately trying to sound as close to King Diamond as possible and I
can’t help but think that naming the band Portrait was not a
coincidence, get me? Musically, they are very competent and are clearly fans of
the old school style of classic heavy metal. Nice soloing, good drum
work and classic riffing, even if somewhat tired and rehashed. The
production is very demo-ish. Kind of flat and hollow and sounds like it
was recorded in a warehouse. Overall, there isn’t much to say about this three song demo other
than it makes me want to throw in some old Mercyful Fate. With some good
production, Portrait should have a decent career ahead of them should
they decide to add a few fresh ideas into the mix and keep the classic
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