Aborted is a Belgian

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band formed in 1995 in

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. The group currently consists of vocalist, founder and only constant member Sven de Caluwé, guitarist Ian Jekelis, bassist Stefano Franceschini and drummer Ken Bedene. Although the band originally had an entire lineup of members living in Belgium, Aborted's current lineup now features members from Belgium, The Netherlands, Iceland and the United States. The band has released nine studio albums, five EPs and one live DVD.

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stated that Aborted "had grown into the role of key contributors to the '

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' genre" and described the band's style as "unrestrained grindcore savagery and meticulously crafted death metal technicality".

History

Aborted was founded by vocalist Sven de Caluwé in 1995 in the city

. The band initially featured an all-Belgian lineup, which consisted of de Caluwé, bassist Koen Verstraete, drummer Steven Logie and guitarists Niek Verstraete and Christophe Herreman. According to de Caluwé, the band was named "Aborted" in hopes that the band's CDs could be found on the racks in music stores as the very first selections in the "A" section. Short years after forming, the band released a demotape titled The Necrotorous Chronicles. Following early recordings and some live shows, the band were eventually signed to Uxicon Records. Since then the band has released three splits (on Soulreaper Records, Bones Brigade, and

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, respectively), eight full-length albums, five EPs, and a DVD. Aborted are currently signed to

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. According to

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, Aborted "had grown into the role of key contributors to the death-grind genres". The band released the ''

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'' EP on 14 January 2010. On 28 March 2011, de Caluwé announced that recording for Aborted's seventh studio album, ''

Global Flatline ''Global Flatline'' is the seventh album by death metal band Aborted. It was released on January 20, 2012, in Europe, through Century Media Records. The album was recorded at Hansen Studios in Denmark with producer Jacob Hansen, and is the first ...

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. Goremageddon.be. Retrieved on 19 October 2011. The album is reported to contain fifteen tracks.New Aborted Album To Feature Guest Appearances By Rotten Sound, Benighted Members – July 6, 2011
Blabbermouth.net ''Global Flatline'' was produced by Jacob Hansen, who previously worked with Aborted on 2003's '' Goremageddon: The Saw and the Carnage Done'' and 2004's '' The Haematobic EP''. On 20 June 2011, the band entered Hansen Studios in

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with Hansen to record ''Global Flatline''. On 9 July 2011, it was confirmed that recording for ''Global Flatline'' has been completed. Confirmed guest vocalists on the album include Julien Truchan of

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, Keijo Niinimaa of

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and Jason Netherton of Misery Index. ''Global Flatline'' was released in January 2012. A digital single of the title track was released on 25 October 2011. On 29 April 2014, '' The Necrotic Manifesto'' was released through

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and charted in the USA (Heatseeker charts spot 4), The Netherlands, Germany, Belgium and France. On 9 November 2015, Aborted has announced their new 20th anniversary EP ''Termination Redux'' to release on 8 January 2016 and a tour date to perform in Europe along with

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and

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. On 12 February 2016, the band announced to release their latest full-length album '' Retrogore'' on 22 April 2016. On 26 March 2018, the band announced the release of their new album, ''

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'', produced by Kristian "Kohle" Kohlmannslehner, which released on 21 September 2018.

Band members

Current members

* Sven "Svencho" de Caluwé – vocals (1995–present) * Ken Bedene – drums (2010–present) * Ian Jekelis – guitars (2015–present) * Stefano Franceschini – bass (2016–present) * Dan Konradsson – guitars (2022–present)

Live members

* Etienne Gallo – drums (2006) * Nicolas Bastos – drums (2007) * Kevin Verlay – bass (2011–2012) * Josh Neale – bass (2012)

Former members

200px, Frontman and founding member Sven de Caluwé in 2012 * Koen Verstraete – bass (1997–2002) * Steven Logie – drums (1997–1998) * Niek Verstraete – guitars (1997–2002) * Frank Rousseau – drums (1998–2003) * Christophe "Herre" Herreman – guitars (1998–2000) * Thijs "Tace" de Cloedt – guitars (2000–2006) * Frederic "Fre" Vanmassenhove – bass (2002–2006) * Bart Vergaert – guitars (2002–2005) *

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– drums (2003–2004, 2009) * Gilles Delecroix – drums (2004–2006) * Olivia "Raziel" Scemama – bass (2005–2006) * Stephane Souteyrand – guitars (2005–2006) * Sebastian "Seb Purulator" Tuvi – guitars, backing vocals (2005–2009) * Peter Gomaere – bass (2006–2007) guitars (2007–2009) * Matty Dupont – guitars (2006–2007) * Sven "Svenchini" Janssens – bass (2007–2009) * Daniel Wilding – drums (2007–2009) * Cole Martinez – bass (2009) * JB van der Wal – bass (2009–2011, 2012–2016) * Eran Segal – guitars (2009–2012) * Ken Sorceron – guitars (2009–2011) * Michael Wilson – guitars (2011–2012) * Mendel bij de Leij – guitars (2012–2019) * Danny Tunker – guitars (2012–2015) * Harrison Patuto – guitars (2019–2021)

Discography

Studio albums

* '' The Purity of Perversion'' (1999) * '' Engineering the Dead'' (2001) * '' Goremageddon: The Saw and the Carnage Done'' (2003) * ''

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'' (2005) * '' Slaughter & Apparatus: A Methodical Overture'' (2007) * '' Strychnine.213'' (2008) * ''

'' (2012) * '' The Necrotic Manifesto'' (2014) * '' Retrogore'' (2016) * ''

'' (2018) * ''ManiaCult'' (2021)

Extended plays

* '' The Haematobic EP'' (2004) * ''

'' (2010) * ''Scriptures of the Dead'' (2014) * ''Termination Redux'' (2016) * '' Bathos'' (2017) * '' La Grande Mascarade'' (2020)

DVDs

* ''

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'' (Listenable, 2006)

Demo tapes

* ''The Necrotorous Chronicles'' (Esophagus, 1997)

Splits

* ''Eructations of Carnal Artistry'' (split CD with Christ Denied, 2000) * ''Created to Kill'' (4-way split CD with Misery Index, Brodequin and Drowning, 2002) * ''Deceased in the East/Extirpated Live Emanations'' (live split 10" record with Exhumed, 2003)

References

External links

* {{Authority control Belgian death metal musical groups Musical groups established in 1995 Century Media Records artists Musical quintets Listenable Records artists Belgian grindcore musical groups