We’ve gotten some new stuff in our distro! First and foremost, we finally have the AGE OF COLLAPSE Burden of Beast LPs in, and limited editions are ready to ship!  The screens came out rad on these, so grab one before they’re all gone, we only did 50 of ‘em.  Due to delays in the cassette plant, we are going to be shipping the cassette version that accompanies the Limited Editions separately, so as not to make people who pre-ordered wait any further.  We apologize for that, but it’s kind of out of our hands as what was supposed to be ready in mid December is going to press only now.  If anyone has a great recommendation for a cassette duplication vendor other than NAC we are all ears .

We will be running a sale from now until the end of January as we gear up for some new stuff.  Use the promo code “JAN2012” during checkout at our store and receive 15% off any order over $25.00. 

We’ve taken over distribution of the NUX VOMICA – President is Dead 7″ (color vinyl) and the ORDER OF THE VULTURE – Death Mask 7″ from Defector Records.  We have limited quantities of these on hand, but they weren’t heavily distro’ed at the time, so pick em up!  Distros and stores get in touch for wholesale rates.  We are almost out of the NUX VOMICA – Embrace the Cycles EP and the ORDER OF THE VULTURE – Martyr for Nothing EPs are moving fast!  The MURDERESS LP is officially sold out and we will be repressing this year along with their forthcoming LP.  We also got in AGE OF COLLAPSE shirts and patches, MURDERESS patches, and ORDER OF THE VULTURE t-shirts!  All shirts are available in limited qtys of style and size, so check em out below!

Other distro items recently added:

BONEBLACK – s/t LP – crushing dark d-beat crust from Montreal with scathing female vox.  Reccomended!
KALASHNIKOV – Living in a Psycho-Caos Era LP – Restock of this amazing anarcho punk record from Milan, Italy.  On constant play!
MUNDO MUERTO – Entre El Kaos LP – Fast paced, 80′s influenced HC punk from this So Cal powerhouse.  A must have.
PIPSQUEAK – Fowl Hymns LP – Debut LP from this Seattle acoustic duo.  Awesome artwork by Jen Meyers!

AGE OF COLLAPSE patches
AGE OF COLLAPSE t-shirts
MURDERESS patches
ORDER OF THE VULTURE t-shirts

Coming up next:
ABSOC 022 – FUTURE RUINS – s/t LP – crushing d-beat crust from Sweden!  Check out a track on our media player!
MURDERESS “The Last Thing…” LP repress
NUX VOMICA “A Civilized World?” LP repress
ORDER OF THE VULTURE Cassette releases
new MURDERESS LP
new NUX VOMICA LP
new ADELIT@S LP
new COUNTDOWN TO ARMAGEDDON LP

Keep posted as we will be adding a ton of Second Hand/Used items in the distro this week!

Cheers!  XOXO ABSOC

AGE OF COLLAPSE will be in Seattle for two dates to support their newest release Burden of Beast on Aborted Society.  Come out and ring in the New Year with some melodic crust!

NEW YEAR’S EVE at Club M!

with

AGE OF COLLAPSE (SD – experimental crust/hc – LP release show!)
http://www.facebook.com/ageofcollapse
ADELIT@S (PDX -hc punk inspired by Latin American revolutionary music)
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Adelits/206751726033776
DEATHRAID
http://deathraid.wordpress.com/
DREADFUL CHILDREN
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dreadful-Children/130107767008825
FRUSTRATION
www.myspace.com/frustrationpunk
+ special performance from AIRPOCALYPSE

guest DJs
screen printed posters will be available

Doors 8PM
Show followed by dance party

FB event page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=137318619704010

AGE OF COLLAPSE – Monuments of Promise by AbortedSociety

Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012

AGE OF COLLAPSE (experimental hc/crust from SD)
http://www.facebook.com/ageofcollapse
COUNTDOWN TO ARMAGEDDON
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Countdown-to-Armageddon/75910641684
RATBITE
http://www.facebook.com/RATBITE.seattle
LEFT ASKEW
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Left-Askew/315429782856

Galway Arms (Kraken)
5257 University Way NE

21+ 9PM donation for touring band!

FB event page: http://www.facebook.com/events/155178521249752/

Halloween in Seattle this year was a total blast!  Thanks to Club M for hosting another awesome party! Here is some incriminating evidence:

http://www.cvltnation.com/eater-of-worlds-countdown-to-armageddonreview/

It’s hard to have a peaceful state of mind when you are living in constant mental and physical warfare. Ever since I was a kid, music has always been that thing that has brought peace into my life while at the same time waking me up to whats going on around and beyond my world. I would not trade my teenage years as a peace punk for anything in the world, and I have said it before, in 1984 the lines between Positive Punk, Death Rock, Peace Punk and Post Punk almost did not exist. That’s why when I hear a band like Countdown to Armageddon, I get so fucking excited. This Seattle band released a super killer album in 2010 called Eater of Worlds, via Aborted Society Records, that combines the best of the aforementioned genres. Honestly, there is not one weak or insincere moment on this album. The audio and lyrical messages that this band creates on this album are fucking inspirational. The kind of music that this band creates gives me the energy to face anything negative that might come my way, plus it magnifies the positivity that is happening around me. With Eater of Worlds, Countdown to Armageddon made an album that has layer after layer of righteous emotion built into it, so that this record will age with you and never become dated. When I hear their songs, I get this intense feeling of doom from the dirgey bass lines and sound effects moving in and out of their songs. Then within the vocals of this band, you can hear how the vocalists are screaming for change, and in their anguish you can hear this vibe of hope. Countdown to Armageddon’s guitar work on this album is a voice unto itself, and on every song the notes that are being played draw you into the band’s minds eye. They have truly found a way to bridge the gap between anarcho-punk, crust and post punk, but on the real once your hear this record it goes far beyond any sort of label or barrier! Countdown to Armageddon are also killer song writers that know how to build planets of angst around a sun filled with lava hot melody. I know when you hear the intro to their tune “Eater of Worlds,” you will realize that the countdown is on!

This year will be 3 days… SEPTEMBER 15, 16, 17…
Also expect pre-shows, day shows, after shows, and a lot of cider drinking and glue huffing.

SEPT 15:
WHITE LUNG (Vancouver weirdo punks)
MASS GRAVE (Vancouver crust masters)
COUNTDOWN TO ARMAGEDDON (Seattle dark hardcore)
YADOKAI (San Francisco raw punk)
VILE HORRENDOUS ARIEL BOMBARDMENT (Portland war noise assaulters)
RAPID LOSS (Edmonton old school hardcore punk)
ORGANIZED SPORTS (Portland tough hardcore punk)
VIOLENT GORGE (Winnepeg grinders)
SICK CHARADE (Vancouver raw hardcore)
OBACHA (Squamish Violence)

SEPT 16:
NO PROBLEM (Edmonton Deranged punks)
BELLICOSE MINDS (Portland brooding goth influenced punk)
SPECTRES (Vancouver peace punk masters)
MAUSER (Florida raging raw punk)
DISABLE (Atlanta, GA Kawakami worship d-beat)
FODDER (Sacrameto, CA d-beat raw punks)
HELLKONTROLL (Florida raw noise distort fuckers)
TRUNCHEONS (Montreal FRAMTID inspired d-beat punk – ex AFTER THE BOMBS!)
GEISTER (Edmonton melodic peace punk)
CRIMSON SCARLET (Chucklavista goth wave punk)

SEPT 17:
UNRULED (Montreal classic punk from the 80′s)
AUTHORITIES (Berkely, CA/Vancouver classic KBD punk)
MUNDO MUERTO (LA hardcore punk)
DEFECT DEFECT (Portland big time catchy, WIPEResque punk)
NAPALM RAID (Halifax, NS d-beat crusties)
NIGHTGAUN (Phoenix/Vancouver crasher crust fucks)
SKELETON (Winnepeg raw d-beat)
SALTED CITY (Portland ex-CALL THE POLICE/TALK IS POISON/etc. Catchy d-beat punk)
WILD MOHICANS (Portland, wild party punx)
INFECT PROPAGANDA (Vancouver crust mayhem)

All three shows will take place at the Rickshaw Theatre – 254 E. Hastings, East Vancouver.
Each show is $15, or $40 for a 3 day pass. For tickets e-mail distortvancouver@hotmail.com and put Distort in the subject so i know it’s not junk.
UP THE PUNKS and keep checking this shit out for updates.

FB event page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=209229925785870

COUNTDOWN TO ARMAGEDDON:
Eater of Worlds: LP

I thought the Turn into Shadows tape they released earlier was pretty good. But this album surpasses all they’ve done prior. The songs have a darker and more ominous tone and a stronger dynamic structure. The title track is a great example of this. The drums roll through with an avalanche in slow motion style, while the guitar rings out like a siren, and then there are some really cool accents from the bass. The cold and bleak feel of their music really comes through here. Plus, the recording is much more solid. Everything has more “oomph” to it. The opener, “Hymnal 238,” is fuckin’ epic! “The Scourge” is an absolute ripper! Fast and tight execution. I like how clean the drummer pulls off the rolls and makes use of the kit. Then they transition from that song into “Turn into Shadows,” and it’s pure godhead! They also re-record the excellent “Like Animals” (which also appeared on the Turn into Shadows tape). The closer, “Construiremos De Nuevo,” is perfect and wraps up the record with an even more ominous feel. Seriously, some of the best d-beat crust I’ve heard in a long time. –Matt Average (Aborted Society, abortedsociety.com)

http://equalizingxdistort.blogspot.com/2011/02/top-ten-february-2011.html

TOP TEN – FEBRUARY 2011
1. I OBJECT “Save Yourself” ep (Feral Kid)
2. COLA FREAKS CD (Hjernespind)
3. NERVOUS SYSTEM “Bombs Away” ep (Ratbite / Several Casualties)
4. DFA “Discography” CD (Unrest)
5. APPARATUS “Hardcore Religion!” LP (Disarmament / Totalmangel)
6. AGORAPHOBIC NOSEBLEED / A.N.S. “Tribute to Gang Green” 5” (Tank Crimes)
7. SICK-FUCKIN-O “Sex Cell$” ep (Regurgitated Semen)
8. 1981 ep (Passing Bells)
9. COUNTDOWN TO ARMAGEDDON “Eater of Worlds” LP (Aborted Society)
10. PARASITIC “Poison Minds” LP (Vex)

COUNTDOWN TO ARMAGEDDON – “Eater of Worlds” LP

This second release from this band is a vast improvement over their self-titled EP that came out in 2006.  Woah — long time.  The first thing that strikes me is that these tracks do not sound eager.  Does that make sense?  You can hear what has improved in the years gone by.  It’s still angry, but darker and more brooding.  There are some slightly discordant sounds here that serve to build tension on the long intro on the first track, and unlike many bands of this style that follow the long intro code, the length here is no hindrance.  The songs are melodic with the galloping guitars that we have come to expect from this style of crusty epic hardcore, and the vocals switch from higher-throated metal style to deeper growls.  The most interesting moments are when the band incorporates some of the darker elements of post-punk and some slightly metallic stuff — listen to “Like Animals” (the best song on this record) to see what I mean… I don’t think Eater of Worlds is for everyone and not every song is great, but if you like melodic crust with slight metallic leanings, but firmly rooted in punk, you should check this out.  These dudes are doing something different within their genre.  Interesting direction. (MB) (Aborted Society)

Listen to “Like Animals” –

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Old version of Aborted Society logo

It’s completely surreal to think this label is a decade old.  I thought it would be fun to recount the beginning of what is still an amazingly difficult habit to break!

In the winter of 1998 I was in the basement of my parent’s house in Colorado; I had been on a short visit for xmas break and was in my dad’s office on the internet, which even at the time was a crude, slow, dial-up driven foray into pop-up windows and flurries of adverisements.  Around that time we were using WebCrawler, which was an internet browsing application that truly lived up to its name.  There wasn’t a whole lot of punk on the internet; the stuff that was there was kind of buried.  A lot of people had started using Tripod, which let you have a free website under the URL of members.tripod.com, and so the beginnings of punk resources on the web began to sprout.  People were making really basic sites that were essentially just of links to other sites, with some marginal content as well.    I wanted to start getting into making websites, so I created a Tripod account and started what would then spiral out into areas I never would have imagined possible.  The logo you see to your right is what I quickly sketched out on a piece of printer paper when I created the site, and on the fly came up with a concept of a culture of people no one wanted; a congregation of marginalized freaks that would come together and foster some sort of a community to counteract the corporate, sterile environment around them: an aborted society.

Sounds totally ridiculous when I look back on it, but at the time I really wanted to create spaces where people come together, and the internet had all sorts of new avenues to accomplish that with that were being largely underused.  The site was really basic, I had no idea what I was doing but had a long list of website links of bands, artists, and activist-oriented websites, as well as the occasional rant or essay.  I would look at other websites and copy code, then used elements of that in the original ABSOC site.  I was teaching myself HTML essentially, and using Aborted Society as an experimental vehicle to test out new lines of code, effects, marquees, all the cheesy shit from the mid 90′s.

Aborted Society Zine Issue #1

The next year in 1999 J@ck and I decided to start doing a DIY punk fanzine in Seattle.  When our friend Jay stopped doing Point of Interest zine, we knew there had to be something to fill that void so we fired up our glue sticks and transformed Aborted Society into a punk rock fanzine.  We wanted to differentiate ourselves by having fun in our zine.  So many punk zines at the time were so P.C. and activist-oriented that they were by and large, not the most fun things to read.  We came up with all sorts of gimmicks and schemes; coloring contests, mad-libs, games, funny rants, comics, anything we could do to lighten up the atmosphere and try and get punks to have fun again.  We’d interview people who were active in the scene, but not necessarily in bands.  We just liked featuring amazing punks, and J@ck kicked off the first issue by interviewing Chris Wheelchair of the Bus Station Loonies, who is a bit of a superpunk in that he played in bands, ran a label, zine, hilarious tape radio show, and about a billion other things.

I’m not exactly sure when the idea to put a record happened.  At the time I was working at a legal copy facility in downtown, and was pilfering copies of zines to keep myself from going insane.  My manager at the copy place was also good friend Ben Reagan, who ran Records Not Excuses, a DIY label in town putting out old school-style hardcore punk and grind.  In the legal copy industry I met a lot of people in the DIY world; a lot of 7″ record covers at the time were being pilfered from various legal copy joints all over town, and the one I worked in was certainly no exception.  I started meeting punks who were putting out records, and realized that the logistics of doing so were well within my grasp, and one thing I always remarked on was the need of a good compilation that was documenting the amazing music scene in Seattle and the greater Pacific Northwest at the time.

V/A - ABSCESS OPERANDI Compilation LP

I started saving and sold a bunch of my record collection to get some startup money for the first release, which began in the early fall of 1999 and didn’t actually culminate until June of 2000.  I was approaching a lot of new friends in the Northwest whose bands I liked: David Koresh Choir, Razed, Whorehouse of Representatives, Scathed, Blazing Carnage, as well as 80′s UK peace punks Riot/Clone, whose lead singer Dave was kind enough to grant us an interview in the first issue of the zine, Boston hc punk champions Toxic Narcotic, and various others.  ABSOC at the time was very conceptual, and I had these themes of decay, birth, death, and rebirth going on throughout the booklet of the record.  I had friends in town contribute pieces of art for the booklet, as well as each page dedicated to a band for their songs.  We did 500 copies on red vinyl with silk screened covers.  I called it “Abscess Operandi,” a play on the latin modus operandi for “method of operating.”  Overall the project was heinously expensive but sold very well.  It received initial good reviews in HeartAttack and Maxiumrocknroll, and it was a great learning experience.  This label started out as a concept and began to evolve almost seemingly on its own.  I’ve had some amazing experiences, met fantastically talented musicians, made some of the best friends I’ve ever had in my life, and have had a blast the entire time.

We are celebrating our 10th year of existence with two shows that are happening on February 18th and 19th.  We would have loved for all of the current bands on our label to participate, but things are hard to coordinate with so many people.  We are very excited to host ALARIC from Oakland, who if you have not been exposed play a great combination of darkwave and post-punk.  Also the return of MURDERESS to Seattle, their first appearance with their current line-up!  We’re very stoked to have AGE OF COLLAPSE, a punishing melodic crust group from San Diego, CA (keep your eyes out for a future ABSOC release!)

Cheers and thanks for the years of support and interest in our fledgling little endeavor.

-Rob
ABSOC

Friday, February 18th

ALARIC (Darkwave from Oakland feat. mems of Dead and Gone, Cross Stitched Eyes) – www.myspace.com/alaricalaric
COUNTDOWN TO ARMAGEDDON – www.myspace.com/countdowntoarmageddon
OCCULT SECRET SOCIETY – www.myspace.com/blackpunkwhitedeth
CROSS – http://www.myspace.com/crosscrosscross

Black Lodge
9PM

Saturday, February 19th

MURDERESS (PDX) – www.myspace.com/murderesspdx
AGE OF COLLAPSE (SD) – www.myspace.com/theamericans
FRUSTRATION – www.myspace.com/frustrationpunk
GENERATION DECLINE (Bremerton) – http://www.myspace.com/generationdecline

Club M in Georgetown
Doors 8PM

Flyers to follow, also we’ll be making screen printed posters that will be sold at the show!