Portals
Metal band
- Shows on record
- 10
- Rooms played
- 10
- Cities
- 9
- Releases
- 8
- Last show
- Apr 13, 2023Cobra Lounge
About
Portals is a band, tagged DJENT, downtempo, math metal by its sources. Shows on record run from 2012 to 2023, across 10 rooms in 9 cities.
- Portals has 3 release group(s) on MusicBrainz spanning 2010–2023 — MusicBrainz
- Portals has 12704 listeners on Last.fm — Portals on Last.fm
- Portals has released 5 recordings between 2015 and 2019 — Portals on Discogs
The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.
Shows
10 on record · SongkickShows per year
- 20121 show
- 20161 show
- 20172 shows
- 20182 shows
- 20191 show
- 20202 shows
- 20231 show
| Date | Venue | Billing | With |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 2023 | Cobra Lounge · ChicagoSupportwith Weeping Wound, By The Thousands, Tanzen, +1 | Support | Weeping Wound, By The Thousands, Tanzen, +1 |
| Mar 20, 2020 | Riffhouse Pub · ChesapeakeSupportwith Pathology, Pyrexia, Crucial Rip, +3 | Support | Pathology, Pyrexia, Crucial Rip, +3 |
| Mar 3, 2020 | Cafe Berlin · ColumbiaSupportwith Bardock, Polterguts, Morose | Support | Bardock, Polterguts, Morose |
| Aug 24, 2019 | Bottom Lounge · ChicagoSupportwith Northlane, ERRA, Currents, +1 | Support | Northlane, ERRA, Currents, +1 |
| Aug 12, 2018 | Shorewood Legion Hall · MilwaukeeSupportwith The Last Ten Seconds of Life, Extortionist, So This Is Suffering, +2 | Support | The Last Ten Seconds of Life, Extortionist, So This Is Suffering, +2 |
| May 15, 2018 | Warehouse · La CrosseSupportwith By The Thousands, TERRAFORM, Neck Of The Woods, +1 | Support | By The Thousands, TERRAFORM, Neck Of The Woods, +1 |
| Sep 22, 2017 | The Garage · BurnsvilleSupportwith Soulkeeper, Cup Check, Fiftyfifty, +2 | Support | Soulkeeper, Cup Check, Fiftyfifty, +2 |
| Aug 17, 2017 | Fubar · St LouisSupportwith West Cliffs, Arsonists Get All the Girls, Circuit of Suns, +3 | Support | West Cliffs, Arsonists Get All the Girls, Circuit of Suns, +3 |
| Jul 9, 2016 | Gabe's Oasis · Iowa CitySupportwith Zealot, Soulkeeper | Support | Zealot, Soulkeeper |
| May 6, 2012 | Will's Pub · OrlandoSupportwith Primary Colors, Dissident Aggressor, Octopoid, +2 | Support | Primary Colors, Dissident Aggressor, Octopoid, +2 |
Where they play
10 rooms in 9 citiesRooms played most
- Bottom Lounge · Chicago1 show
- Cafe Berlin · Columbia1 show
- Cobra Lounge · Chicago1 show
- Fubar · St Louis1 show
- Gabe's Oasis · Iowa City1 show
Cities played
- Chicago2 shows
- Burnsville1 show
- Chesapeake1 show
- Columbia1 show
- Iowa City1 show
and 4 other cities
Live history
10 shows on record- Shows counted
- 10
- First on record
- May 2012
- Latest on record
- Apr 2023
Shows per year
- 20121
- 20161
- 20172
- 20182
- 20191
- 20202
- 20231
Top rooms
- Cobra Lounge, Chicago · 1
- Riffhouse Pub, Chesapeake · 1
- Cafe Berlin, Columbia · 1
- Bottom Lounge, Chicago · 1
- Shorewood Legion Hall, Milwaukee · 1
Top cities
- Chicago, IL · 2
- Burnsville · 1
- Milwaukee, WI · 1
- Chesapeake, VA · 1
- Columbia · 1
Often on the bill with: By the Thousands, Soulkeeper, Arsonists Get All the Girls, Ascension of Akari, Ashbringer, Beyond the Grave, Bloodmoney, Circuit of Suns
Counted from the shows BandSlate holds; missing shows are not counted.
Releases
8 releases, 2010–2023Somebody's Watching Me
2023 · Single
Watch Out
2020 · Single
Desolation
2019
The Empty
2016
The Great Gray Compilation
2016
The Gideon Benefit Compilation
2016
I Love Mosh: Heavyweight Compilation Vol 6
2015
Know Your Flags
2010 · Ep
Lineup
- Scott McGinnis
- Bill Kaszubowski
- Aris Hess
- James McHenry
Airplay
Lineup history
4 members on record- Aris Hesstenure unknown
- Bill Kaszubowskitenure unknown
- James McHenrytenure unknown
- Scott McGinnistenure unknown
Years come from public music databases. Where none says a member left, the end is shown as unknown; it does not mean they are still in the band.
Shares members with: Blind Equation (via James McHenry), Deathandserenity. (via James McHenry), Exosphere (via Bill Kaszubowski), Hyperdoom (via Bill Kaszubowski), The Levitated (via Scott McGinnis), WorldsBiggestBassProShop (via James McHenry)
Photos, art and posters
Sources & corrections
| Source | Used for |
|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | Artist facts |
| Portals on Last.fm | Artist facts |
| Portals on Discogs | Artist facts |
| KEXP | Airplay |
| Songkick | Show history, Show posters |
| Discogs | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
| Last.fm | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.