Atlanta-born rock group the Funeral Portrait's music recalls a wave of 2000s post-hardcore acts from My Chemical Romance to the Used, with an on-stage theatricality and heaviness that recall Ghost or Ice Nine Kills. Beyond the rock chart hits from their 2024 breakthrough Greetings from Suffocate City, including "Suffocate City" and "Holy Water," the group has also courted attention with their LGBTQ+ positive messaging, defying conservative critics (and even would-be fans) with on-stage kissing between the all-male members of the group.
The five-piece band -- frontman Lee Jenn...