Years active 2000-2004 Active until 2004 Albums Life in Death | Labels Eyeball Record label Eyeball Records | |
Associated acts Mermaid in a Manhole, The Sun The Moon The Stars Website www.myspace.com/theovalportrait Origin Paterson, New Jersey, United States (2000) Genres Post-hardcore, Post-punk, Psychedelic rock, Avant-garde metal Similar Wrongchilde, Head Automatica, Murder by Death, Thursday, Leathermouth | ||
The Oval Portrait was an American rock band from West Paterson, New Jersey active in the early-to-mid-2000s. Their name was taken from a short story by Edgar Allan Poe. They released the LP "Life In Death" on Eyeball Records in 2003. The band's musical style contained an eclectic mix of influences ranging from post-hardcore and post-punk to psychedelic rock and experimental metal. The lyrical imagery on many songs contained bleak, unsettling subject matter and numerous literary references. "Life In Death" featured guest performances by Gerard Way of My Chemical Romance on the songs "Barnabus Collins Has More Skeletons In His Closet Than Vincent Price" and "From My Cold Dead Hands", the latter also featuring Sarah Balliet of Murder By Death. The group disbanded in 2004 with several members going on to form Mermaid In A Manhole and The Sun The Moon The Stars.
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From My Cold Dead HandsLife in Death · 2003
Barnabus Collins Has More Skeletons in His Closet Than Vincent PriceLife in Death · 2003
Ask Me How to Get AddictedLife in Death · 2003