Retroactive Abortion

Retroactive Abortion
Studio album by Venomous Concept
Released	June 29, 2004 (2004-06-29)
Recorded	October 5–10, 2003
Genres	Hardcore punk grindcore
Length	27:11
Label	Ipecac
Producer	Venomous Concept
Venomous Concept chronology
Retroactive Abortion (2004) Split with 324 (2006)

Retroactive Abortion is the debut album by American grindcore band Venomous Concept. It was released on June 29, 2004, through Ipecac Recordings. In 2006, Belgian record label Hypertension Records re-issued the album on vinyl.

Critical reception

The album generally received mixed reviews from music critics. Scott McKeating of Stylus Magazine thought that the album was "defiantly loud, messy and loose, but it could’ve done with being a lot more abrasive; the lo-fi production sounds underdone." McKeating concluded: "Chopped down to a fistful of songs this would’ve made a great EP, but even at thirty minutes this album is way too long." Exclaim! critic Greg Pratt wrote: "Venomous Concept had brilliance written all over it. Ultimately, it falls a bit short of that however, being more of a fun, jam-room one-off project." PopMatters' Adrien Begrand described the record as "a moderately enjoyable hardcore album… if you ignore the lyrics, that is."

Track listing

1. "Weirdo" – 2:21
2. "Oink!" – 1:04
3. "Rhetoric" – 2:30
4. "I Said It Before" – 1:51
5. "Freakbird" – 1:29
6. "Infest" – 0:36
7. "Life's Line" – 1:54
8. "Idiot Parade" – 2:31
9. "Hard On" – 2:00
10. "Group Hug" – 1:33
11. "Anti-Social" – 1:12
12. "Run Around" – 1:25
13. "Smash" – 1:41
14. "Monkey See - Monkey Beat" – 1:10
15. "Total Recall" – 1:54
16. "Braincrash" – 2:14
17. "Think!"

• "Total War" (QuickTime bonus video)

Personnel

Venomous Concept

• Shane Embury – bass guitar
• Kevin Sharp – vocals
• Buzz Osborne – guitar
• Danny Herrera – drums

Other personnel

• Oscar Garcia – additional vocals
• Venomous Concept – production
• Huey Dee – engineering
• Phil Wright – assistant engineering

References

External links

• Retroactive Abortion at Discogs (list of releases)