Retroactive Abortion

Retroactive Abortion
Studio album by Venomous Concept
Released	June 29, 2004
Recorded	October 5–10, 2003
Genre	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.^[1] It was released on June 29, 2004, through Ipecac Recordings.^[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Stylus Magazine	D–[3]

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."^[3] 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."^[4] PopMatters' Adrien Begrand described the record as "a moderately enjoyable hardcore album… if you ignore the lyrics, that is."^[5]

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
• 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

1. "Venomous Concept: Classic Debut to Receive Vinyl Release". Blabbermouth.net. June 11, 2006. Retrieved March 25, 2013.
2. "CMJ New Music Report". Books.google.co.uk. 2004-06-28. p. 8. Retrieved 2016-01-08.
3. McKeating, Scott (July 16, 2004). "Venomous Concept - Retroactive Abortion - Review". Stylus Magazine. Retrieved March 25, 2013.
4. Pratt, Greg. "Venomous Concept - Retroactive Abortion". Exclaim!. Retrieved March 25, 2013.
5. Begrand, Adrien (September 1, 2004). "Venomous Concept: Retroactive Abortion". PopMatters. Retrieved March 25, 2013.

External links

• Retroactive Abortion at Discogs (list of releases)