Band Origin: Beveren, East Flanders, Belgium
Genre: Death Metal / Deathgrind
Label: Century Media Records
Running Time: 43 minutes
Release Date: January 23, 2012
Best Part: A perfect balance of technicality, brutality and musicianship.
Favorite Tracks: The Origin of Disease, Fecal Forgery, Nailed Through Her Cunt, Endstille, and Eructations of Carnal Artistry
Grade: 4.5
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Global Flatline in way more than 20 words or less:
Global Flatline is Aborted's seventh full-length release and continues to push the levels of their status as one of the best deathgrind bands out there, with a record that is sure to compete for top nods this year from any death metal fan worthy of the title.
Global Flatline is Aborted's seventh full-length release and continues to push the levels of their status as one of the best deathgrind bands out there, with a record that is sure to compete for top nods this year from any death metal fan worthy of the title.
The Band:
Aborted are a five piece deathgrind band from Belgium which was founded by Sven "Svencho" de Caluwé in 1995, and has remained its sole original member since their debut release. Over the course of their 15+ year career and seven full-length releases, Aborted have grown to become one of the biggest names and key influences in the deathgrind genre. Fusing the frenetic pace and intensity of grindcore with the technicality, and crushing force of brutal death metal. Svencho also has one of the more distinctive voices in death metal, pushing excellent harsh, raspy screams and bile drenched gutturals that drop just low enough without going too far into the deep-end, so to speak.
Jay's Take on Global Flatline:
It was only 10 days ago when I covered Prostitute Disfigurement that I talked briefly about some of the drawbacks of the death metal genre, but more so the standard order formula found in most brutal death metal. Despite how much a band is able to hone and pull off their craft, when compared to other entrants in the genre it's a bit more rare to find that shiny diamond. Which is why death metal most benefits in fusion genres, with Global Flatline being a great example. Aborted have always pushed an intense pace with their fusion of grindcore and brutal death metal, creating some of the fastest, technical and crushing music from album to album, and this most recent release is no exception. Svencho has once again put together a strong lineup of musicians, including friend and guitarist Eran Segal and drummer Ken Bedene who have been working with him since 2009. Global Flatine features some superb technical guitar work, with a smattering of sweep-frenzy guitar solos throughout the record in between the high speed riffing and more foreboding, crushing moments. Svencho himself continues to lead Aborted with his signature vocal work with his array of screams, death growls, guttural churns and generally disturbing spoken word injections. Global Flatline is one of the most intense albums I've listened to recently and will probably hold intently onto its status as one of the best early death metal albums of 2012.
Sample of the Day:
The Origin of Disease probably has one of the sickest drops in death metal that I've heard in a long - long time.
- J
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