Portraits of Past

Portraits of Past was an American post-hardcore band from the San Francisco Bay Area that existed roughly from 1994–1995.[1] The genre of music that they helped create is often described as "screamo," though that term was not used at the time the band was active. As Kent McClard recounts on the Ebullition website, the band's popularity grew only a couple of years after their demise at the end of 1995.[2]

Portraits of Past
OriginSan Francisco, USA
GenresPost-hardcore • hardcore punk • screamo • emo
Years active1993–1995, 2008–2009
LabelsEbullition Records, Positively Punk Records, Excursions Into The Abyss
Associated actsFuneral Diner, Bellavista, Nexus Six, Seventeen Queen, The Audience, Vue, Who Calls So Loud
WebsiteOfficial Website
Past membersRobert Pettersen (vocals)
Jonah Buffa (guitar)
Rex John Shelverton (guitar)
Matthew Martin Bajda (drums)
Aaron Lee Schlieve (drums)
Jeremy Bringetto (bass)
Daniel Fenton (bass)

Former members of the band later formed other projects such as Nexus Six, Seventeen Queen, The Audience, Funeral Diner, Vue, Bellavista and Who Calls So Loud.

Portraits of Past played a number of reunion shows in the second half of 2008. A new song was played at two California and two New York shows. Of the new song, lead vocalist Rob Pettersen has said, "We are not sure if other songs will be written or how/if we will release it/them. Nothing is ruled out, however… "[3]

New material did eventually surface on an EP, Cypress Dust Witch, which was released by Excursions Into The Abyss on October 20, 2009.[4]

Discography
Studio albums
EPs
  • Demo Tape (1993, Self-released)
  • Portraits of Past/Bleed split 7" (1994, Ebullition)
  • Cypress Dust Witch CD/12" (2009, Excursions Into The Abyss)
Compilation albums
  • Portraits of Past discography CD (2008, Ebullition)
Compilation appearances
  • XXX: Some Ideas Are Poisonous (1995, Ebullition) – "Sticks Together"
  • Stealing The Pocket (1995, Positively Punk) – "The Song With The Slow Part"

Notes
  1. (A very short bio on their official website.)
  2. (Information on the Portraits of Past records that Ebullition released.)
  3. (Impose Magazine) Archived 2008-08-15 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "new EP - available for US preorder". Portraits of Past. 2009-09-21. Archived from the original on 2013-10-20. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
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