Portrait of the Goddess

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Portrait of the Goddess
PortraitOfTheGoddess.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 30, 2002
RecordedNovember 2001 – February 2002
StudioF-1 Studios, Brea, CA
Genre Metalcore, melodic death metal, hardcore punk [1]
Length39:38
Label Indecision
Producer Greg Koller
Bleeding Through chronology
Dust to Ashes
(2001)
Portrait of the Goddess
(2002)
This Is Love, This Is Murderous
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Lambgoat7/10 [2]

Portrait of the Goddess is the second studio album by American metalcore band Bleeding Through. The album was released on April 30, 2002 through Indecision Records.

Contents

Tracks "Just Another Pretty Face", "Turns Cold to the Touch", "III Part 2" and "I Dream of July" first appeared on their debut album Dust to Ashes and the band decided to re-record the tracks for this album.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Rise" (featuring John Pettibone)2:06
2."Our Enemies"3:23
3."Wake of Orion"5:25
4."Just Another Pretty Face"3:04
5."Savior, Saint, Salvation" (featuring M. Shadows and Synyster Gates)6:33
6."Turns Cold to the Touch"4:16
7."Portrait of the Goddess"3:08
8."Ill Part 2"4:41
9."I Dream of July"3:34
10."Insomniac"3:28

Personnel

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References

  1. Maddock, Kyle. "In Depth: Bleeding Through - Twenty Years of Portrait of the Goddess". DSCVRD. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
  2. "BLEEDING THROUGH 'Portrait Of The Goddess' Album Review". Lambgoat. May 18, 2002. Retrieved August 16, 2021.