Vexovoid

Vexovoid
Studio album by Portal
Released 19 February 2013
Genre Experimental metal, death metal, black metal
Length 34:03
Label Profound Lore
Portal chronology

Swarth
(2009)		 Vexovoid
(2013)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
About.com [1]
Decibel Magazine [2]
Exclaim! [3]
Pitchfork [4]
Tiny Mix Tapes [5]

Vexovoid is the fourth full-length album by Australian extreme metal band Portal. The album has been noted for providing clearer production values than heard on previous albums,[5] which renders the band's "intricacies...more apparent"[5] without detracting from the band's mysterious[5] qualities, which were described as a "temple to the inscrutable".[5] Writing for Decibel Magazine, Rod Smith concurred, noting that, with Vexovoid, "Portal retire the idiosyncratic production style that had people mentioning vacuum cleaners and wind tunnels...The added clarity imparts a new sense of urgency" to the band's approach.[2]

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "Kilter"   5:46
2. "The Back Wards"   4:16
3. "Curtain"   5:57
4. "Plasm"   5:47
5. "Awryeon"   4:21
6. "Orbmorphia"   2:40
7. "Oblotten"   5:16
Total length:
 34:03

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Hayes, Craig. "Portal - Vexovoid Review". About.com. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Smith, Rod (March 2013). "Portal, Vexovoid". Decibel Magazine (101): 71–72.
  3. ↑ Walschots, Natalie Zina. "Portal Vexovoid". Exclaim!. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
  4. ↑ Currin, Grayson. "Portal Vexovoid". Pitchfork. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Phillips, Matthew. "Portal Vexovoid". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved 30 June 2013.