Look, you know before it has even started that Mania Cult, the new album from Belgian gore crew Aborted, is going to be a horrible slab of unmitigated filth. However, as the terrifying intro track, “Verderf” bleeds out of your speakers, it would appear that the band is travelling down a more disturbing road on their latest work. Sure, it would appear that normal business resumes when the Belgians slam straight into the title track and you find yourself in more familiar territory. However, as you progress through this maze of gore, grind and death metal, it becomes impossible to ignore the dark, sinister aura that encompasses the music. Of course, the spine of the album is still mindbending deathgrind and, listening to tracks like “Impetus Odi” and the unwavering groove of “Dementophobia,” ...