THE FUNERAL PORTRAIT were hailed by Pandora as one of their “Artists to Watch 2025: The Pandora Ten,” which shined a light on a group of ten emerging artists across all genres that the platform believed would break big. The emo-rooted Atlanta band more than lived up to that expectation by achieving two #1 Active Rock singles on the Billboard and Mediabase charts—“Holy Water” (featuring Ivan Moody of Five Finger Death Punch) and “Suffocate City” (featuring Spencer Charnas of Ice Nine Kills)—while the current “Dark Thoughts” is now in the Top 3. The band also had their busiest year on tour in the U.S. yet with bands including Ice Nine Kills and In This Moment, and their first-ever tour of Europe with The Rasmus.
THE FUNERAL PORTRAIT has jumped headlong into 2026 with today’s release of their first-ever live album, "LIVE FROM SUFFOCATE CITY" via Better Noise Music, available to stream/download and purchase as a CD/Blu-ray combo and on vinyl in their signature green and purple
HERE. To coincide with the album, the band is bringing the track “Stay Weird” to cinematic life with today’s video release
HERE.
“‘Stay Weird’ has always been our love letter to the beautifully strange souls who’ve supported this band from day one”, declares frontman Lee Jennings. “Hearing The Coffin Crew scream it back at us in Atlanta during our ‘Suffocate City Town Hall Meeting’ was unreal. That night captured everything we stand for—individuality, belonging, and the freedom to be exactly who you are. I’m beyond excited that this live album lets the world feel that energy.”
“Stay Weird” is the follow-up to the live video of their breakout single, “Voodoo Doll”, released October 31. Listen to it
HERE and view the video BELOW.
On "LIVE FROM SUFFOCATE CITY", fans are invited to step inside the chaos and catharsis of THE FUNERAL PORTRAIT’s first-ever “Suffocate City Town Hall Meeting,” captured live from their sold-out hometown show at The Masquerade in Atlanta, GA in 2025. The exclusive Blu-ray documents the band’s legendary performance in front of a packed house of diehard fans. It’s a thrilling night of raw emotion, high-energy theatrics, and fan-favorite anthems.
Fans were already treated to an early glimpse of the live album with the August 22 release of the four-track “Dark Thoughts” EP. In addition to the live track, three other versions of “Dark Thoughts” are featured: the original version, a version featuring vocals by Danny Worsnop of Asking Alexandria, and a new remix of the song. The EP can be streamed and downloaded
HERE, along with two videos: “Dark Thoughts (Beyond The Abyss Remix)”
HERE and “Dark Thoughts (Live From Suffocate City)”
HERE (which has over 34k views).
The "GREETINGS FROM SUFFOCATE CITY" album was originally released September 13, 2024. It consists of 14 tracks of theatrical, dramatic, unapologetic, full-throated flair with guest appearances from Bert McCracken of The Used, Spencer Charnas of Ice Nine Kills, Danny Worsnop of Asking Alexandria, and Amanda Lyberg of Eva Under Fire.
The deluxe edition, "GREETINGS FROM SUFFOCATE CITY - FROM BEYOND THE ABYSS: DELUXE EDITION", was released June 13 via Better Noise Music, with digital, CD, and vinyl copies available HERE. It contains 24 songs including tracks from the "CASSANOVA" EP and the "FROM BEYOND THE ABYSS" EP, as well as “Holy Water” feat. Ivan Moody of Five Finger Death Punch, “Hearse for Two” feat. Lilith Czar and three brand new songs: “Skinny Lies,” “Evergreen” and “Lost Boy”. The vinyl and CD two-disc deluxe packages feature 21 tracks, one of which is exclusive to the physical formats (“Friends Like These”).
The album campaign for "GREETINGS FROM SUFFOCATE CITY" began in August 2022 with the release of “Voodoo Doll” when they were an opening band in 300-400 person venues (or smaller). Throughout 2025 they performed 176 shows and drew the biggest crowds at major festivals including Warped Tour and Louder Than Life, touring all year with bands like Ice Nine Kills, The Used, Underoath, In This Moment, and they performed their first-ever European tour with The Rasmus.
2026 stands to be another big touring year for THE FUNERAL PORTRAIT. They’re set for two hometown “Suffocate City Town Hall Meeting” shows in Atlanta, GA on January 16 (tonight) and 17 before heading out on the “Alienation” tour with Three Days Grace along with I Prevail starting February 21 in Fort Wayne, IN.
Here's the tracklisting for the"LIVE FROM SUFFOCATE CITY" in all formats:
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
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