The Oval Portrait was an American rock band from
West Paterson
Woodland Park (formerly West Paterson) is a borough in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2020 United States Census, the borough's population was 13,484.
What is now Woodland Park was formed as a borough under the name West ...
,
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
Post-hardcore is a punk rock music genre that maintains the aggression and intensity of hardcore punk but emphasizes a greater degree of creative expression. It was initially inspired by post-punk and noise rock. Like post-punk, the term has been ...
and
post-punk to
psychedelic rock
Psychedelic rock is a rock music Music genre, genre that is inspired, influenced, or representative of psychedelia, psychedelic culture, which is centered on perception-altering hallucinogenic drugs. The music incorporated new electronic sound ...
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
The Sun The Moon The Stars are a stoner metal band from Woodland Park, New Jersey.
History
Prior to the band's formation, frontman Matthew Dwyer began writing and demoing material in hopes of finding other musicians to accompany him. Eventua ...
.
Discography
* 2003:
Life In Death,
Eyeball Records.
References
External links
Myspace.com: The Oval Portrait Eyeball Records
Musical groups from New Jersey
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