Aborted is a Belgiandeath metal band formed in 1995 inWaregem. The group currently consists of vocalist, founder and only constant member Sven de Caluwé, guitarist Ian Jekelis, guitarist Dan Konráðsson 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.[2] The band has released twelve studio albums, six EPs and one live DVD.
AllMusic has described the band's style as "unrestrained grindcore savagery and meticulously crafted death metal technicality".[3][1]
Aborted was founded by vocalist Sven de Caluwé in 1995 in the cityWaregem. 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.[4] 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, andListenable Records, respectively), eight full-length albums, five EPs, and a DVD. Aborted are currently signed toCentury Media Records. According toAllmusic, Aborted "had grown into the role of key contributors to the death-grind genres".[1]
On 28 March 2011, de Caluwé announced that recording for Aborted's seventh studio album,Global Flatline would begin in June.[5] The album is reported to contain fifteen tracks.[5][6]Global Flatline was produced by Jacob Hansen, who previously worked with Aborted on 2003'sGoremageddon: The Saw and the Carnage Done and 2004'sThe Haematobic EP.[5]
On 20 June 2011, the band entered Hansen Studios inDenmark with Hansen to recordGlobal Flatline.[7][8] On 9 July 2011, it was confirmed that recording forGlobal Flatline has been completed.[9] Confirmed guest vocalists on the album include Julien Truchan ofBenighted,[6][10] Keijo Niinimaa ofRotten Sound[6][11] and Jason Netherton ofMisery Index.[12]Global Flatline was released in January 2012.[13] A digital single of the title track was released on 25 October 2011.[14]
On 29 April 2014,The Necrotic Manifesto was released throughCentury Media 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 EPTermination Redux to release on 8 January 2016 and a tour date to perform in Europe along withKataklysm andSepticflesh.[15] On 12 February 2016, the band announced to release their latest full-length albumRetrogore on 22 April 2016.[16][17] On 26 March 2018, the band announced the release of their tenth album,TerrorVision, produced by Kristian "Kohle" Kohlmannslehner, which released on 21 September 2018.[18] In September 2021, Aborted released their eleventh albumManiaCult. The band released their twelfth studio album titledVault of Horrors on March 15, 2024.[19]
