Violent Portraits of Doomed Escape

Violent Portraits of Doomed Escape
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 7, 2020
RecordedDecember 2–20, 2019
StudioThink Loud Studios
GenreTechnical death metal
Length50:00
LabelCentury Media
ProducerCarson Slovak, Grant McFarland
Black Crown Initiate chronology
Selves We Cannot Forgive
(2016)
Violent Portraits of Doomed Escape
(2020)
Singles from Violent Portraits of Doomed Escape
  1. "Years in Frigid Light"
    Released: September 20, 2019 (2019-09-20)
  2. "Invitation"
    Released: March 13, 2020 (2020-03-13)
  3. "Sun of War"
    Released: June 5, 2020 (2020-06-05)
  4. "Death Comes in Reverse"
    Released: July 24, 2020
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Angry Metal Guy(3.5/5)
Distorted Sound Magazine(10/10)
Blabbermouth.net(8.5/10)
Tuonel Magazine(9/10)
Ghost Cult Magazine(9/10)

Violent Portraits of Doomed Escape is the third full-length album from American extreme metal band Black Crown Initiate. The album was released on August 7, 2020. It was produced by Carson Slovak and Grant McFarland, with cover art by Schon Wanner. The album sold 1,075 copies in its first week, debuting at No. 85 on the Billboard Top Album Sales chart. The album's subject matter was conceived during a "dark period" in lyricist and guitarist Andy Thomas' life. Thomas called the album's theme "a bookmark on thirty three years of my life," and realizing "you can go through whatever you want but you're still accountable to yourself."