Aborted - Goremageddon - The Saw And The Carnage Done
2003 - Listenable Records
By Philip Whitehouse
Go to the Aborted web site.
Three line-ups in as many albums? If this were any other band than Aborted, then I'd be worried about the quality of this album after the excellent 'Engineering The Dead' - but luckily, such suspicions are unfounded. Even with the replacement of a guitarist and bassist, Aborted still churn out an admirably consistent, potent and brutalising brand of gore-obsessed death metal.
The spectre of Carcass still looms over this band somewhat, as it does with almost every band in this goregrind/death metal style, but Aborted shine through with their own brand of speedy, expertly-constructed songs, hyperblasting and insanely precise drumming, and early Malevolent Creation-esque vocal contortions. Shying away from the over-saturation of Swedish-style melodicism in death metal, these Belgian terrors instead rely on heavy riffage, occasional and always appropriate soloing, and well-constructed songs that segue seamlessly between wall-of-noise grind and down-tempo, chugging death metal breakdowns that simply command that you bang your head.
Easily the best album that Aborted have recorded, and the best example of brutal death metal to have come along in quite some time. Here's hoping the line-up responsible for this stays together for the next album!
9/10
2003 - Listenable Records
By Philip Whitehouse
Go to the Aborted web site.
Three line-ups in as many albums? If this were any other band than Aborted, then I'd be worried about the quality of this album after the excellent 'Engineering The Dead' - but luckily, such suspicions are unfounded. Even with the replacement of a guitarist and bassist, Aborted still churn out an admirably consistent, potent and brutalising brand of gore-obsessed death metal.
The spectre of Carcass still looms over this band somewhat, as it does with almost every band in this goregrind/death metal style, but Aborted shine through with their own brand of speedy, expertly-constructed songs, hyperblasting and insanely precise drumming, and early Malevolent Creation-esque vocal contortions. Shying away from the over-saturation of Swedish-style melodicism in death metal, these Belgian terrors instead rely on heavy riffage, occasional and always appropriate soloing, and well-constructed songs that segue seamlessly between wall-of-noise grind and down-tempo, chugging death metal breakdowns that simply command that you bang your head.
Easily the best album that Aborted have recorded, and the best example of brutal death metal to have come along in quite some time. Here's hoping the line-up responsible for this stays together for the next album!
9/10
