The Metal Crypt on Facebook  The Metal Crypt's YouTube Channel
Review: Portrait - The Host
Portrait
www.facebook.com/portraitsweden
The Host

Label: Metal Blade Records
Year released: 2024
Duration: 1:14:31
Tracks: 14
Genre: Heavy Metal

Rating:
3.25/5


Review online: August 23, 2024
Reviewed by: Michel Renaud
Readers' Rating
How do you rate this release?

Rated 4.21/5 (84.29%) (14 Votes)
Review

This is a weird album. There's nothing wrong with any of the individual songs, but this is all over the place. Sometimes I'm thinking King Diamond, sometimes Manowar, sometimes epic metal (pick your band), sometimes just straightforward traditional heavy metal, and add the occasional power metal leanings for seasoning. I don't know where the band was going with this, but The Host feels more like a compilation of songs than an actual album. Personally, when I listen to an album, I like some cohesion, and that's why I'm not too fond of this one. The songs, however, are all pretty cool and solid, even though most if not all don't really bring anything new to the table. Lots of good music here, but it's a disjointed album. I guess this would make for a nice live set list.

See below for more reviews... ↓
More about Portrait...
Review: At One with None (reviewed by MetalMike)
Review: Burn the World (reviewed by Michel Renaud)
Review: Crimen Laesae Majestatis Divinae (reviewed by Michel Renaud)
Review: Portrait (reviewed by Hermer Arroyo)
Review: The Host (reviewed by MetalMike)
Review: The Host (reviewed by Sargon the Terrible)
Review: The Murder of All Things Righteous (reviewed by MetalMike)
Review: Under Command (reviewed by Christopher Foley)
Click below for more reviews
Latest 0-9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Various Books/Zines 



The Metal Crypt - Crushing Posers Since 1999
Copyright  © 1999-2025, Michel Renaud / The Metal Crypt.  All Rights Reserved.