[Cover photo credit to Aaron Mash]
The Emo Rock outfit The Funeral Portrait will release their second full-length album Greetings From Suffocate City, via Better Noise Music on September 13, 2024. The album’s story arc is told across its 14 tracks, which blend “religious and violent imagery” into a mix of “the holy and unholy, the sacred and sacrilege.”
Guest appearances include Bert McCracken of The Used, Spencer Charnas of Ice Nine Kills, Danny Worsnop of Asking Alexandria, and Eva Under Fire.
Vocalist Lee Jennings explains:
This album is a statement. Its title reflects our conviction, respect, and most importantly, DEVOTION to its message. This record talks of love and loss. That the people we love, the passions we dedicate ourselves to, the culture we are surrounded by, and the society we partake in, will all inevitably hurt us. Yet through the pain and struggle of it all, we still choose to love, unabashedly, even when it kills us. It is a warning of the challenges life will present us all with and a universal truth that suffering is inherent in all joy.
The band have also released a new Industrial-tinged track, “Blood Mother” along with a video.
Jennings describes it thus:
This southern-fried riff machine brings a low, pulsing energy to the record. It harks on modern medication and the fear of risking losing your personality and sense of self once prescribed.
The track’s release marks the start of their U.S. tour supporting Five Finger Death Punch, Marilyn Manson, and Slaughter To Prevail in Hershey, PA. The tour will stretch until September 19 ending in Houston, TX.
In addition to their tour, the band have announced a special “double feature” night on August 6 in Detroit, Mitchigan. It consists of a free in-store performance at Rock of Ages from 5-7 PM, followed by a private ghost hunt with the band at Eloise Asylum in Westland, MI starting at 8pm. Limited to 30 spots, tickets are currently available HERE.
THE FUNERAL PORTRAIT TOUR DATES
8/3 Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore Silver Spring #
8/5 Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center %
8/6 Detroit, MI – Rock of Ages (FREE In-Store, 5-7pm)
8/6 Detroit, MI – Eloise Aslyum (Private Ghost Tour)
8/7 Detroit, MI – Pine Knob Music Centre %
8/8 Cincinnati, OH – Riverbend Music Center %
8/10 St. Louis, MO – Hollywood Casino Amp %
8/13 Rogers, AR – Walmart Amp %
8/14 Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena %
8/16 Noblesville, IN – Ruoff Music Center %
8/17 Chicago, IL – Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom **
8/19 Des Moines, IA – Wells Fargo Arena %
8/21 Omaha, NE – CHI Health Center %
8/22 Denver, CO – Ball Arena+
8/24 Saskatoon, SK – SaskTel Centre*
8/27 Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena %
8/29 Airway Heights, WA – BECU Live at Northern Quest %
8/31 Portland, OR – RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheater %
9/1 Reno, NV – Grand Theatre at Grand Sierra Resort and Casino #
9/3 Mountain View, CA – Shoreline Amphitheatre %
9/4 Chula Vista, CA – North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre %
9/6 Anaheim, CA – Honda Center %
9/8 Las Vegas, NV – MGM Grand Garden Arena %
9/10 Phoenix, AZ – Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre %
9/11 Albuquerque, NM – Isleta Amphitheater %
9/13 Durant, OK – Choctaw Grand Theater %
9/15 Atlanta, GA – Lakewood Amphitheatre %
9/16 Biloxi, MS – Mississippi Coast Coliseum %
9/18 Austin, TX – Germania Insurance Amphitheater %
9/19 Houston, TX – Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion %
9/28 Louisville, KY – Louder Than Life 2024 ^
10/12 Sacramento, CA – Aftershock Festival ^
% with 5FDP, Marilyn Manson & Slaughter To Prevail
* with 5FDP & Slaughter To Prevail
+ with 5FDP & Marilyn Manson
# with Marilyn Manson & Slaughter To Prevail
** with Marilyn Manson
^ festival date
