Initial State - Abort The Soul
Review by Carlos Bock
Initial State's album Abort The Soul is a powerful and compelling work of industrial music that will leave a lasting impression on listeners. The album is marked by its relentless energy, driving rhythms, and haunting melodies that combine to create a dark and brooding atmosphere.
From the opening track, "Redemption," with its pounding drums and distorted vocals, to the closing track, "The End," with its eerie synth lines and haunting choir vocals, Abort The Soul is a tour de force of industrial music. The album is full of standout tracks, such as "Frailty," with its pulsing bassline and soaring chorus, and "Crash," with its pounding beats and aggressive vocals.
One of the strengths of Abort The Soul is its ability to balance aggression and emotion. While the album is full of intense and abrasive moments, it also has moments of vulnerability and introspection, such as the hauntingly beautiful "Solitude."
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Download
Filename: initial-state-abort-the-soul.zip- MP3 size: 89.6 mb
- FLAC size: 524.8 mb
Tracks
| Track | Duration | Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Swarm | ||
| Abort the Soul | 02:09 | |
| Birthright | ||
| Collapse | ||
| Begin to Breath | 04:01 | |
| Die Silent | ||
| Pagan Prayer | ||
| What Does It Mean? (Hand That Feeds) | ||
| Every Promise | 01:56 | |
| Feast | ||
| Every Promise Broken | ||
| Abort The Soul | ||
| Begin To Breathe | ||
| Eclipse | ||
| What Does It Mean? | ||
| Purge |
Video
Initial State - Abort the Soul (1994)
Images
Catalog Numbers
- CRVW 38
- PRANK 025
- Prank 025
- CRVW-38
- PIG 002
Labels
- Clearview Records
- Prank
- Not On Label
- Pig.ment
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Formats
- Vinyl
- LP
- Album
- CD
- Reissue
- Remastered
- Clear
- Cassette
- Limited Edition
- Test Pressing
- White Sleeve
- Brown Sleeve
- White Cover
- Repress
- Brown Cover
- 12"
- cardboard sleeve
- black vinyl Vinyl
Companies
| Role | Company |
|---|---|
| Recorded At | Jam Room Studios |
| Licensed From | Prank |
| Remastered At | Fantasy Studios |
| Mastered At | Greg Lee Processing |
Credits
| Role | Credit |
|---|---|
| Artwork By | John Yates |
| Bass | Alan |
| Drums | Scott |
| Vocals | Scott |
| Guitar | Kevin |
| Recorded By | Initial State, Jay Matheson |
| Remastered By | George Horn |
| Artwork | John Yates |
| Songwriter | Initial State |
| Written-By | Initial State (tracks: A1 to A5, B1 to B6) |
| Written By | Initial State |
Notes
- Recorded Spring 1994 at The Jam Room, Columbia, SC.
- Record itself has extra space between the grooves of every 2 songs, with etchings of the song titles (at beginning of record, etching reads "PAGAN PRAYER - BEGIN TO BREATHE", after A2, reads "DIE SILENT - FEAST", and so forth).
- Jay Matheson's name is misspelled on insert as "Jay Mathison".
- Recorded Spring of 1994 at The Jam Room, Columbia, SC. Re-mastered in 1999 at Fantasy Studios.
- Originally released in 1994 on Clearview Records.
- First Prank pressing used Clearview covers with stickers over their logo and came on clear vinyl.
- Recorded Spring of 1994 at "The Jam Room" in Columbia, SC.
- Not commercially printed, personal cassette copy made by members of the band and handed out at a show in Columbia, SC in May of 1994.
- Rare and limited test pressing
- Includes 8½ x 11 double-sided insert.
- Black vinyl has extra space between the grooves of every two songs, with etchings of the two song titles inside this extra space.
- At the beginning of the record on Side A, the etching reads "PAGON PRAYER - BEGIN TO BREATHE", after song A2, the etching reads "DIE SiLENT - FEAST", and after song A4, the etching reads "EVERY PROMiSE BROKEN - ABORT The SOuL".
- At the beginning of the record on Side B, the etching reads "COLLAPSE - SWARM", after song B2, the etching reads "ECLiPSE - PuRGE", and after song B4, the etching reads "BirtHRiGHT - HANDS ThAT FEED".
- No other etchings or stamps are present.
- Recorded Spring of '94 at The Jam Room, Columbia, SC. Remastered in 1998 at Fantasy Studios.
- Originally released in 1994 as LP on Clearview Records, later reissued on Prank Records.
- Recorded Spring of '94 at "the Jam Room" in Columbia, SC.
- First Prank pressing : Clearview covers (CRVW-38 appears on spine) with Prank sticker over their logo and came on clear and black vinyl (this).
- Continuous tracklisting on release.
- 'Mastered at' GLP means here 'Processed at'. Company identified with matrix.
- Comes with lyrics insert printed on grey cardstock.
- Recorded Spring of 1994 at The Jam Room, Columbia, SC.
- Remastered in 1998 at Fantasy Studios.
Barcodes
- Matrix / Runout (A-side): PRANK-025 A1 L-50504
- Matrix / Runout (B-side): PRANK-025 B1 L-50504X
- Matrix / Runout (Side A): PRANK-025 A1 8-53701 L-50504
- Matrix / Runout (Side B): PRANK-025 B1 8-53702 L-50504X
About Initial State
Hardcore punk crust band from Dallas, Texas.
Members
- Scott Cooper
- Kevin Byrd
- Lyz
- Alan Mozingo
Summary by Carlos Bock
Comments
2023-04-12
Industrial. crust punk!!!
2023-04-11
COOL CRUST PUNK❤
2023-04-10
This is pre HHIG
2023-04-10
It is amazing how this band is next to unknown, they were so influential in to how HC/crust/punk evolved followed, by bands like hhig, rotd, far etc.
2023-04-10
I have 2 lps of this, jus got my 3rd at amoeba yesterday
2023-04-10
Wassup .. got this on my shelf . Sometimes it just comes to ya
2023-04-09
lindo lindo lindoooo
2023-04-08
Really awesome even though I listen to it after I grow up.
2023-04-07
I love love love this album
2023-04-06
Thank you for the memories with my big bro
2023-04-06
Perfect album from begining to end. Nothing on the album sucks.
2023-04-05
sounds like antischism
2023-04-04
I'd like to thank the 'big pants waste precious fabric' comp. (no idea) 21 years ago for introducing me to this awesome band! those were the days...
2023-04-04
I lost this album years ago, thanks for the upload cause this will always hold a special place
2023-04-04
so good
2023-04-03
awesome album
2023-04-02
too bad more people don't listen to this!!! this album changed my life
2023-04-02
bought the vinyl at east side records in tempe when it was first issued. a buddy told me it was antiscism members. one of the best albums of all time.
2023-04-02
I remember back when i first discovered Antischism i got this album but never really listened to it but a couple of times.... after coming back too it i have no idea how this wasn't one of my favorite albums ever.
