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Giving death metal a new boost, ABORTED, with their 3rd and 4th albums "Goremageddon, The Saw andthe Carnage Done" and "The Archaic abattoir", largely surpassed the title of assistant to become a headsurgeon in their own o... more »perating theatre.« less
Giving death metal a new boost, ABORTED, with their 3rd and 4th albums "Goremageddon, The Saw andthe Carnage Done" and "The Archaic abattoir", largely surpassed the title of assistant to become a headsurgeon in their own operating theatre.
CD Reviews
Brutal horror / gore themed death metal. Awesome!
Ben Stubbs | Australia | 05/21/2006
(5 out of 5 stars)
"After 2003's fantastically brutal "Goremageddon" album, I was very much anticipating Aborted's next release. Over the years, these Belgium death metal fanatics have been exponentially improving both their skills and their sound, so I knew "The Archaic Abottoir" was going to be something special. But I didn't expect this!
Aborted have at some point made a conscious decision to expand their sound, adding some much needed variety that has taken them from "just another Carcass rip-off" into the upper legions of modern death metal. Now don't get me wrong, this is seriously brutal, and contains all of the recognisable trademarks of an Aborted album, such as gore-themed lyrics, horror movie samples, growls, screams and awesome blast-beats. It's not what the band has taken out as much as what they've added to the mix. There's a newly acquired emphasis on melody which had only occasionally showed its face on previous outings, the occasional groove, along with much more variety in speed in general. Basically, these guys are no longer content blasting their way through 40 minutes and to be honest, I think it was a great time for the change. If this had sounded just like "Goremageddon", then the band would not have garnered any further praise or more importantly, they wouldn't have expanded their fan base the way this baby certainly will.
If anything, I don't think the production is as clear as on its predecessor, but it still sounds great. The slightly rawer sound gives it more of a live sound and some real depth to proceedings. It did take me a few listens to come to this opinion though as everything sinks in and becomes more apparent. Each track has an identity of it's own this time round, which is something that is more difficult to say about the bands past discography.
So it's fairly obvious at this stage that I think "The Archaic Abottoir" is great. I recommend it blindly to anyone that enjoys brutal death metal, especially fans of gore or horror themes. Aborted may not be that original, but that's never been what they're about. And this is just too solid and gripping to be ignored."
Give me Gore or give me Death!
Ellen Radow | 11/05/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This a must have for fans of death metal. Aborted are very presice, and unlike the there previous albums, they are changing back between a a low death metal growl to screaching scream. I sometimes get annoyed when they slow down, but other than that the music is very fast and satisflying. Whatever comes next from Aborted though, I expect will be there masterpeice."
First of all......
gravemonkey | seattle, wa | 11/03/2005
(4 out of 5 stars)
"... the mother facko's who are giving this album a bad review are probally the same people who bought the latest in flames cd. while their not as brutal as in goremageddon, they still have claims on ownage. i saw them live w/cryptopsy and suffocation here in seattle, and they rocked, i've been listening to these guys since goremagedden and personaly knew i might not get to see them again. so jumped at the opertunity to rock out with my c*ck out to thes belgium f_*ks, and was not dissapointed. as far as the album goes, i actually hated it for months after i bought it and untill recently when i saw their new video, i thought i might give the new cd a chance again, and found myself listening to it over and over at work. now i'm freaking hooked after seeing them live. shiznit i didnt even notice they had as many guest vocalist's on the cd untill i saw them live, a little bit let down that they resorted to another mans voice, but still it owns"
Some people can't appreciate precise death metal
Shanus Jr. | Sun Valley, ID | 09/16/2005
(4 out of 5 stars)
"I dunno what's up with all these "average" reviews, but this album is pretty damn good. I listen to a helluva a lot of different music, and I'm not normally into "gore" anything. But when I heard that some guys from In Quest were involved in Aborted (at least the singer, obviously), I had to check it out. Not having followed the band through the years may be why my point of view is different from these other guys.
From the get-go you can tell what you're in for. Some (sometimes humorous) horror movie samples, death-metal style riffs & drumming, and a combination of hardcore screams and growls. Going back to the guitar and drums... Both are done quite well. It's good enough to make most musicians a little jealous. I also like the vocals more than your average growls.
Anyway, check it out, listen to the samples, buy it, and blast it through a hi-fi stereo for best results. Repeat twice daily for two months."
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Chris Conlan (BreakingCustom.com) | Iowa | 06/25/2005
(4 out of 5 stars)
"Review by Tyler Wagnon:
The Archaic Abattoir is Belgium's Aborted at their best. The Purity of Perversion and Engineering the Dead were decent death metal albums in their own right, but Aborted really stepped it up with 2003's Goremageddon:The Saw and the Carnage Done. Once again now, in 2005, Aborted takes another leap up the ladder into the upper echelon of metal.
Their basic style starts with a base of goregrind, but they add a lot of other elements like mid-paced death grooves, breakdowns, solos, and tons of other stuff. Everything they write has a distinct catchy edge, not poppy or melodic or anything, but they have a knack for memorable riffs. Vocally they mix a deep guttural bellow with more hardcore-ish yelling. The yelling vocals remind you of Mike Olender of Burnt By the Sun fame, in both tone and delivery.
The Archaic Abattoir takes the formula from Goremageddon and enhances it a bit. They toned down the brutality a bit, but added a little more melody and some more solos. It kind of sucks that it isn't as brutal, but the songwriting is stronger overall.
If you want to check out Aborted, listen to Goremageddon. first as a reference point. Then be prepared to be blown away by The Archaic Abattoir."