The Funeral Portrait’s “Live From Suffocate City” gives fans a peek into their high-energy world

Emo-rock revivalists The Funeral Portrait have been making waves in the alternative music scene over the past couple of years, opening for bands such as Ice Nine Kills, Five Finger Death Punch, and The Rasmus across the United States and Europe. Their intense touring schedule accompanied the release of their studio album, “Greetings From Suffocate City,” in September 2024. On January 16, 2026, fans of the band will be treated to a special live-edition of the album “Live From Suffocate City.”

To build anticipation for the album, a few of the live tracks were already released, including “Voodoo Doll,” “Dark Thoughts,” and “Suffocate City.” While “Suffocate City” no longer features Ice Nine Kills’ Spencer Charnas’ vocals on the track for this live edition, it still stands out as one of the strongest songs on the album. The live edition track also keeps the extended outro that the band uses to close out their set, something that you previously only got to experience if you had a chance to see them in person.

The band is known for their theatrics onstage, and this album gives you a peek at what they get up to during their set time. From watching the live music video for “Dark Thoughts,” you can see the fans counting one, two, three along with vocalist Lee Jennings onstage. Just from listening to the track “Blood Mother,” you can hear the additions of the crowd’s yells of “Hell!” and “yeah!” into what previously had been a beat of silence.

For fans like me who haven’t yet seen The Funeral Portrait as a headliner, the album is a special peek into what it’s like to get a full-length performance. The band typically sticks to either 6 or 9 tracks when performing as an opening band, and my favorite song off the album, “Alien,” has never been able to make the cut. This is the first time I’ve had the chance to hear the song ‘live,’ which is always how a song is truly meant to be heard.

In my opinion, the sound of the album is also a slightly better noise mix than the studio album. There is some of the crowd noise, which is obviously something to be expected in a live album and makes you feel like you’re really there. You can hear guitarist Cody Weissinger’s accompanying scream vocals much louder in the live mix than in the studio album, which stands out to me as I’ve always thought that his vocals can get a bit lost in the studio sound.

Overall, I think this is a monumental release for the band. Between the mixing being better than the studio album, the additions of the off-track comments from Jennings added in between lyrics, and the crowd’s palpable excitement, you truly get transported into the music venue right along with them. They’ve announced that 2026 is a slower year for the band when it comes to touring, but I can only hope they’ll be back at it again in 2027 and give us all a chance to not just hear these songs in a live setting but witness them.

Tracklist

1. Generation Psycho
2. You’re So Ugly When You Cry
3. Paper Mache Man
4. Blood Mother
5. Voodoo Doll
6. Chernobyl
7. The Crash
8. Flowers In The Attic
9. Alien
10. Stay Weird
11. Dark Thoughts
12. Holy Water
13. Suffocate City
14. Casanova