''Retrogore'' is the ninth studio album by Belgium-based

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band,

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. It was released on 22 April 2016 worldwide, through

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. It is the first Aborted album with guitarist Ian Jekelis, and the last with bassist JB van der Wal. The first song, "Retrogore", was streamed on 8 March 2016 via YouTube. The song "Termination Redux" previously made an appearance on the band's 2016 EP '' Termination Redux''.

Critical reception

''Retrogore'' received overwhelmingly positive critical reception upon release, with many reviewers praising it to be the best record the band has released to this date.

Chart performance

The album peaked at No. 59 on the

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, making it Aborted's best charting album until the release of ''

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''. The album remained in the Belgian charts for a total of four weeks.

Track listing

Personnel

Aborted

*Sven de Caluwé – vocals *Mendel bij de Leij – guitar *Ian Jekelis – guitar *JB van der Wal – bass *Ken Bedene – drums

Guest musicians

*David Davidson (

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) – vocals (track 8) *Julien Truchan (

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) – vocals (track 3) *Jason Keyser (

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) – vocals (track 9) *Travis Ryan (

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) – vocals (track 7) *Alex Karlinsky – samples, keyboards (all tracks)

Production

*Kristian "Kohle" Kohlmannslehner – producer,

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, mixing, mastering *Christopher Lovell – artwork

Charts

References

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