Retroactive Abortion

Retroactive Abortion is the debut album by American grindcore band Venomous Concept.^[1] It was released on June 29, 2004, through Ipecac Recordings.^[2] In 2006, Belgian record label Hypertension Records re-issued the album on vinyl.^[3]

Retroactive Abortion
Studio album by Venomous Concept
Released	June 29, 2004 (2004-06-29)
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)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Stylus Magazine	D−[4]

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."^[4] 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."^[5] PopMatters' Adrien Begrand described the record as "a moderately enjoyable hardcore album… if you ignore the lyrics, that is."^[6]

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