Review by Daniel for Aborted - Engineering the Dead (2001)

Aborted's sophomore outing was a welcome surprise after their debut album "The Purity Of Perversion" failed to impress me. "Engineering The Dead" presented a band that had improved in just about every area & in doing so had produced a high quality brutal death metal record that would appeal to most fans of the genre. The welcome move towards a cleaner sound & production lifts the songs to higher levels than they would otherwise have been capable. "Skullfuck Crescendo" is a particular favorite of mine but it's generally hard to pick out highlights as there's a consistent quality across all of this material. Don't expect Aborted to reinvent the wheel. That wasn't the intention here however it's a far cry from the blatant Suffocation/Cannibal Corpse cloning they were guilty of on the debut. Instead they've produced some solid brutal death metal that's fit for purpose & personally I find it quite a fun listen.