The Necrotic Manifesto
Aborted · 2014
42 min · 14 tracks · brutal death metal
Brutal riffs and guttural growls converge in a relentless barrage of visceral storytelling and intricate musicianship.
Top tracks — play these first
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Necrotic Manifesto — The title track encapsulates the album's thematic focus on decay and mortality, featuring a blend of rapid-fire drumming and complex guitar work that exemplifies their brutal style.
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Coffin Upon Coffin — This track stands out with its dynamic shifts between frenetic energy and calculated grooves, highlighting the band's ability to balance brutality with melodic sensibility.
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Sade & Libertine Lunacy — Delving into darker lyrical territories, this song showcases Aborted's penchant for horror-themed narratives while maintaining a relentless pace that keeps listeners engaged.
Elevation
Our rating, out of 100 — and why.
AI-generated from five scored dimensions. An opinion, not a measurement.
The album showcases intricate musicianship and intense vocals, characteristic of the brutal death metal genre.
What we noticed
- The album features rapid tempo changes, with tracks alternating between blast beats and slower, heavy breakdowns.
- Guttural growls dominate the vocal delivery, often layered with higher-pitched screams for contrast.
- Several songs end abruptly or on dissonant chords, contributing to a sense of chaos and urgency.
- Composition 25% of the score
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7/10
- Craft 20% of the score
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8/10
- Durability 25% of the score
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6/10
- Distinctiveness 18% of the score
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7/10
- Sequencing 12% of the score
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5/10
the writing — melody, harmony, structure, lyrics
production, performance, arrangement
whether it rewards returning to it
whether it sounds like itself
running order, pacing, length
Known within its scene. Reported but not counted — how far a record travelled describes its reception rather than the record, and a newer release has had less time to travel than an older one.
Is this for you?
Good fit if you like
- steady pacing for focused sessions
- intense energy for cathartic release
- relentless drive for workout motivation
- guttural vocals for adrenaline boost
Maybe skip if you
- prefer softer musical landscapes
- seek melodic, slow tempos
Where this album fits
- Career context
- Released on January 1, 2014, The Necrotic Manifesto is Aborted's seventh studio album, following the critically acclaimed Global Flatline. At this point in their career, they had solidified their status as key players in the brutal death metal scene, known for their technical prowess and graphic lyrical themes.
- Stylistic neighbors
- Dying Fetus· Origin· Cryptopsy
Tracklist
Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.
- 1 Six Feet of Foreplay 1:12
- 2 The Extirpation Agenda 3:11
- 3 Necrotic Manifesto 2:45
- 4 An Enumeration of Cadavers 3:31
- 5 Your Entitlement Means Nothing 1:44
- 6 The Davidian Deceit 3:32
- 7 Coffin Upon Coffin 3:25
- 8 Chronicles of Detruncation 3:07
- 9 Sade & Libertine Lunacy 3:41
- 10 Die Verzweiflung 2:28
- 11 Excremental Veracity 2:38
- 12 Purity of Perversion 2:44
- 13 Of Dead Skin & Decay 3:08
- 14 Cenobites 5:28
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