Aborted
Origin	Beveren, Belgium
Genre(s)	Deathgrind (early) Death metal (current)
Years active	1995 – present
Label(s)	Century Media
Website	Official Aborted website
Members
Sven de Caluwé Seb Purulator Matty Dupont Peter Goemaere Étienne Gallo

Aborted, formed in 1995, is a Belgian death metal band. Founded by vocalist Sven de Caluwé, who was able to find additional members in 1997, they released a demo tape and eventually got the band signed to their first deal on UXICON records. Since then the band has released two splits (on Soulreaper Records and Bones Brigade, respectively), five full albums, an EP and a DVD on French label Listenable Records. Aborted are currently signed to Century Media and have toured with such acts as Behemoth, Cannibal Corpse, Cryptopsy, Grave, Hatesphere, Immolation, Impaled, Kataklysm, Krisiun, Morbid Angel and Suffocation. Image File history File links Flag_of_Belgium_(civil). ... Beveren is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is about the musical genre. ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Century Media Records is an independant metal record label with offices in the USA, Brazil, Germany, France, Italy, Sweden and the United Kingdom. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about the musical genre. ... Behemoth ( ) is a Polish death metal band. ... Cannibal Corpse is an American death metal band founded in 1988. ... Cryptopsy is a technical death metal band from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ... Grave is a Swedish (Visby) death metal band. ... Hatesphere is a Danish melodic, death/thrash metal band. ... Immolation is a death metal band from Yonkers, New York. ... Since 1997, the dank corners of the city of Oakland, California have been subject to the brutality of a group out of their minds. ... Kataklysm is a Canadian death metal band. ... Krisiun is a Technical Brutal Death metal band from Brazil, formed in 1990 in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul. ... Morbid Angel is a Florida-based death metal band assembled in 1983. ... Suffocation is an American death metal band. ...

In 2007 a unique fanbase for Aborted was born under the collective name of the Aborted Army. Organised primarily for the attendance at the metal festival Hellfest Summer Open Air, the Aborted Army soon made a name for themselves and has since grown to include many worldwide members. The Aborted Army are a loyal fanbase who attend Aborted shows dressed in blood splattered surgical gear such as surgical masks and gloves. The inspiration for this was taken from the 2003 release of the album Goremageddon: The Saw and the Carnage Done which included a demented surgeon on the cover artwork. The Aborted Army are constantly adding new members to their ranks via their MySpace page and festival forums. Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Hellfest Summer Open Air is an extreme music festival held annually in Clisson (France) since 2006. ... Fandom (A fusion of the words fan and kingdom. ...

Members

Current members

• Sven de Caluwé - Vocals (1995-)
• Sebastien "Seb Purulator" Tuvi - Guitar (2005-)
• Peter Goemaere - Guitar (2006-)
• Sven Janssens - Bass (2007-)
• Dan Wilding - Drums (2007-)

Previous members

• Matty Dupont - Guitar (2006)
• Jess Moyle - Guitar (2006)
• Stephane Soutreyard - Guitar (2005-2006)
• Bart Vergaert - Guitar (2002-2005)
• Thijs De Cloedt - Guitar (2000-2006)
• Christophe Herreman - Guitar (1998-2000)
• Niek Verstraete - Guitar (1997-2002)
• Olivia Scemama - Bass (2006)
• Frederik Vanmassenhove - Bass (2002-2006)
• Koen Verstraete - Bass (1997-2002)
• Gilles Delecroix - Drums (2004-2006)
• Frank Rousseau - Drums (1998-2003)
• Steven Logie - Drums (1997-1998)

Studio session & live members

• Ariën van Wesenbeek - Session Live Drums (2007)
• Étienne Gallo - Session Live Drums (2006)
• Dave Haley - Session Studio Drums for "Slaughter & Apparatus: A Methodical Overture" (2006)
• Dirk Verbeuren - Session Live & Studio Drums (2003-2004)
• Matan Shmuely - Session Live Drums In Israel (10.8.2006)

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Guest appearances

• Hendrik "Henne" Vanwynsberghe (Demonizer) - Vocals on "The Sanctification Of Fornication" from the album The Purity of Perversion (2000)
• Kurt (Ectopia) - Vocals on "Wrenched Carnal Ornaments" from the album The Purity of Perversion (2000)
• Michael Bøgballe (Mnemic) - Vocals on "Dead Wreckoning" from the album The Archaic Abattoir (2005)
• Bo Summer (Illdisposed) - Vocals on "The Gangrenous Epitaph" from the album The Archaic Abattoir (2005)
• Jacob Bredahl (Hatesphere) - Vocals on "Threading on Vermillion Deception" from the album The Archaic Abattoir (2005)
• Jacob Bredahl (Hatesphere) - Vocals on "A Methodical Overture" from the album Slaughter & Apparatus: A Methodical Overture (2007)
• Jeff Walker (Carcass) - Vocals on "An Odious Emanation" and "A Methodical Overture" from the album Slaughter & Apparatus: A Methodical Overture (2007)
• Mark "Barney" Greenway (Napalm Death) - Guest vocals on the album Slaughter & Apparatus: A Methodical Overture

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Trivia

• It has been rumored that original members (and brothers) Koen (guitar) and Niek Verstraete (bass) have started up a death metal project of their own, in the vein of (early) Aborted, this however has been refuted by frontman/vocalist (and sole original member) Sven de Caluwé.
• Vocalist Sven de Caluwé has been the founding member/drummer of Leng Tch'e, a grindcore side project that grew in prominence alongside Aborted. He recently quit this project to prioritize his main band.
• Unconfirmed rumors say that de Caluwé is working on a new grindcore related side project.

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Discography

Demos

• The Necrotorous Chronicles (1997)
• The Splat Pack (1998)

Albums and EP

• The Purity of Perversion (1999)
• Engineering the Dead (2001)
• Goremageddon: The Saw and the Carnage Done (2003)
• The Haematobic (EP, 2004)
• The Archaic Abattoir (2005)
• Slaughter & Apparatus: A Methodical Overture (2007)

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Split

• Eructations Of Carnal Artistry (split CD with Christ Denied) (2000)
• Created to Kill (4-way split CD, with Misery Index, Brodequin and Drowning (2002)

Misery Index is a deathgrind band formed in 2001 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States, by Jason Netherton (bass, vocals), Mike Harrison (guitar, vocals) and Kevin Talley (drums). ... Brodequin is a death-grind band from Knoxville, Tennessee. ...

Live

• The Auricular Chronicles (Live DVD) (2006)

External links

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