Retrogore

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Retrogore
RetrogoreAlbumCover.jpg
Studio album by
Aborted
ReleasedApril 22, 2016 (2016-04-22)
RecordedDecember 2015 at Kohlekeller Studios Germany
Genre Death metal [1] [2]
Length43:16
Label Century Media
Producer Kristian "Kohle" Kohlmannslehner
Aborted chronology
The Necrotic Manifesto
(2014)		Retrogore
(2016)		 TerrorVision
(2018)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Distorted Sound9/10 [2]
Exclaim! 9/10 [3]
Metal BlastStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [4]
Metal Injection9/10 [1]
MetalSucks Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [5]

Retrogore is the ninth studio album by Belgium-based death metal band, Aborted. It was released on 22 April 2016 worldwide, through Century Media Records. [6] It is the first Aborted album with guitarist Ian Jekelis, and the last with bassist JB van der Wal.

Contents

The first song, "Retrogore", was streamed on 8 March 2016 via YouTube. [7] The song "Termination Redux" previously made an appearance on the band's 2016 EP Termination Redux .

Critical reception

Retrogore received overwhelmingly positive critical reception upon release, with many reviewers praising it to be the best record the band has released to this date. [8]

Chart performance

The album peaked at No. 59 on the Belgian albums chart, making it Aborted's best charting album until the release of TerrorVision . [9] [10] The album remained in the Belgian charts for a total of four weeks.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Dellamorte Dellamore"0:51
2."Retrogore"4:17
3."Cadaverous Banquet" (featuring Julien Truchan)4:12
4."Whoremageddon"3:29
5."Termination Redux"3:27
6."Bit by Bit"4:03
7."Divine Impediment" (featuring Travis Ryan of Cattle Decapitation)4:18
8."Coven of Ignorance" (featuring David Davidson)3:42
9."The Mephitic Conundrum" (featuring Jason Keyser)3:18
10."Forged for Decrepitude"2:41
11."From Beyond (The Grave)"4:22
12."In Avernus"4:36
13."Slasher Hysteria (bonus track)"3:27
14."Les Miserables (bonus track)"3:57
Total length:43:16

Personnel

Aborted

Guest musicians

Production

Charts

Chart (2016)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [11] 88
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [12] 59
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [13] 90
French Albums (SNEP) [14] 184
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [15] 64
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [16] 100

References

  1. 1 2 Aaron. "Album Review: ABORTED Retrogore". Metal Injection. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  2. 1 2 Weaver, James (17 April 2016). "ALBUM REVIEW: Retrogore – Aborted". Distorted Sound. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  3. ↑ Zorgdrager, Bradley. "Aborted Retrogore". Exclaim! . Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  4. ↑ Bradley (24 April 2016). "Aborted – Retrogore". Metal Blast. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  5. ↑ Boozeman, Phil (18 April 2016). "Aborted Kill You Nostalgically with Retrogore". MetalSucks . Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  6. ↑ "Aborted: New album announced, cover artwork". centurymedia.com. 12 February 2016. Archived from the original on 20 April 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  7. ↑ "ABORTED: 'Retrogore' Title Track Available For Streaming". blabbermouth.net. 8 March 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  8. ↑ Aaron. "Album Review: ABORTED Retrogore". Metal Injection. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  9. ↑ "Aborted – Retrogore". Ultratop. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  10. ↑ "Aborted – TerrorVision". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  11. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (30 April 2016). "ARIA Albums: Beyoncé Is No 1 But Prince Is Everywhere". Noise11. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  12. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Aborted – RetroGore" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  13. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Aborted – RetroGore" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  14. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Aborted – RetroGore". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  15. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Aborted – RetroGore" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  16. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Aborted – RetroGore". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
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