Aborym were originally formed in Taranto, Apulia, Italy, in 1993 by Malfeitor Fabban, then bassist in Funeral Oration and keyboardist for Memory Lab. The band started out as a covers band, playing the likes of Sepultura, Rotting Christ and Sodom, amongst others. Along with Alex Noia (guitars) and Mental Siege (drums), Fabban recorded the first Aborym demo, the five-track Worshipping Damned Souls, in 1993. The band split up shortly afterwards, with Fabban pursuing his other project, Funeral Oration. Fabban however reformed the band in 1997 in Rome, with a new line-up containing Yorga SM on vocals and David Totaro on guitars, who recorded Aborym's second demo (Antichristian Nuclear Sabbath) that same year. In 1999, the band struck a deal with the Italian Scarlet Records to release their first full-length album, Kali Yuga Bizarre. The album featured guest vocals from Attila Csihar, well known in the black metal scene for his work with Mayhem, Tormentor and Plasma Pool, who was to join the band full-time following the departure of Yorga SM. Around the same time, the band added a second guitarist, Nysrok Infernalien Sathanas, of the band Satanikk Terrorists. The album was well-received, with the caveat that was to become their trademark: one has to be open-minded when listening to it.
In 2001 Aborym released their second album, Fire Walk with Us!, with Csihar fulfilling vocal duties and the band including a cover of Norwegian group Burzum's "Det Som En Gang Var". The album was extremely well received; Terrorizer awarded it album of the month with a maximum score of 10/10, commenting, "Most black-heads will hate it, others will be curiously offended by it, and a fearless few will call it their own and use it as their very lifeblood. You can almost see the majority snicker at Aborym's psychedelic time-travel-meets-corpse-paint image, but these visuals serve to underline specifically where band and record belong: the outer reaches of the cosmos." The album also made Terrorizer's Albums of the Year for 2001, at position 39. Eduardo Rivadavia of Allmusic highlighted the potentially divisive nature of the record, stating: "Is it any good? Well, it really comes down to how the listener positions himself along the digital divide. Those who prefer their metal stripped down and straightforward will likely find Aborym too industrial and chaotic. Yet for fans of truly unique new directions in metal, Fire Walk With Us is a full-course meal."
2003 saw Aborym release With No Human Intervention through Code666 in Europe and Mercenary Musik in the United States. The album continued to expand on the band's experimentation with electronica, with Aborym citing influences from drum and bass, jungle, techno, classical, EBM and industrial. The album featured guest appearances contributions from Bard Eithun, Roger Rasmussen, Matt Jarman (of Void), Mick Kenney and Richard Szabo (of Timewave Zero).
In 2006, Aborym signed with a bigger label in the form of Season of Mist to release their fourth record, Generator. The band underwent further line-up changes, with Csihar leaving after seven years to return to Mayhem, and Totaro moving to Sweden to join the reformed Dissection, and later Watain. Csihar was replaced by Preben "Prime Evil" Mulvik, previously of Mysticum and Amok, and for the first time the band employed a human drummer in the form of Bard G. Eithun, ex-drummer with Emperor and then of Blood Tsunami. Chad Bowar of About.com praised the album's atmospheric elements and the vocals of Mulvik, noting also that Csihar returns to appear on one track ("Man Bites God"). He also commented that whilst the synths had a tendency to make the album sound melodramatic and sterile, the addition of a live drummer helps to alleviate this. In July 2007, Nysrok Infernalien Sathanas, Aborym's long-term guitarist, left the band, stating that his "approach to our way of working, living and thinking" was out of sync with the rest of the band. Mulvik also departed to band to concentrate on other priorities in his life.
In 2010 Aborym became a trio: Fabban, Eithun and new guitarist Paolo Pieri (stage name Hell:IO:Kabbalus). Recording the fifth album commenced on February 20 at Fear No One studios in Montefiascone, Italy, under the supervision of sound engineer Emiliano Natali. The band announced that the album would consist of a single track, which they described as "a harsh sonic monolith of sickness and depravity". The album featured sound consulting by Marc Urselli Shrarer at Eastside Sound Studios, New York. As usual, the album was announced to be featuring a number of guest appearances, in this case Narchost (of Fabban's other band, Malfeitor), and Richard Szabo (of Timewave Zero), amongst others yet to be revealed. In August 2010, Aborym announced that the title of the fifth album was to be Psychgrotesque and was to be released on November 8 in Europe (November 23 in the USA).
V
Aborym Lyrics
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If I could breathe the hate I found in humanity
I would be suffocated by its virulent fogs
If I could live in my way - no mercenaries
I would count on the pain, the only thing I own
I am a man... I am without a leg
If I look down I realize that I don't even have the other one
I don't have the right one either and I have no spinal column
I have no hands... I don't have eyes...I don't have hair
there's a lack of nose and ears in my face, I can't see anything of me: I am a black fly
I am misery: I am nothing: you made me a “non-man” dear doctor world
and if I transgress against your catechism I hope many will follow me!
If I exist I am no one else: I don't acknowledge in me this equivocal pluralism
My subjectivity and the Creator it's way too much for just a brain
this place... in where huge instinctive pulsions are lost: here there is the Final Apocalypse
The lyrics of Aborym's song V are rich with images of despair and hopelessness. The singer of the song is acutely aware of the darkness in humanity and the suffering that it causes. He feels that if he could experience this hate directly, it would be overwhelming and suffocating. He rejects the idea of mercenaries or anyone else intervening to alleviate his pain. Instead, he is willing to embrace his suffering because it is the only thing that he truly owns.
The imagery used in the song is quite vivid and disturbing. The singer considers himself a "non-man," a "black fly," and "misery." He is missing many body parts and senses, rendering him virtually helpless. He has been reduced to a mere shell of a human being by the cruelty of the world around him. At the same time, he rejects the idea of being part of a larger community, asserting that his subjectivity and relationship with the Creator are too complex for others to understand.
Overall, the song speaks to the feeling of utter hopelessness that can come from experiencing trauma or witnessing the cruelty of others. The singer is willing to embrace this suffering, but he is also defiant and willing to stand up against those who have tried to reduce him to nothingness.
Line by Line Meaning
If I could breathe the hate I found in humanity
The intensity of hatred in the world is overwhelming and if I were to immerse myself in it, I would be consumed by its destructive force.
I would be suffocated by its virulent fogs
The negativity and animosity present in society is so thick and pervasive that it would choke me and leave me breathless.
If I could live in my way - no mercenaries
If I were able to live true to myself and my beliefs without external influences or distractions, I could find contentment in my own pain.
I would count on the pain, the only thing I own
The pain and suffering that I have experienced is the one constant and familiar thing that I possess and can rely upon.
I am a man... I am without a leg
I identify as a human but feel incomplete and limited in my physical abilities, particularly the loss of a limb.
If I look down I realize that I don't even have the other one
My life has been marked by loss and grief, as evidenced by the realization that I have lost another limb and am even more compromised.
I am a legless man and I don't have my left arm
My body is so damaged that I am unable to function normally without the aid of others or advanced medical technologies.
I don't have the right one either and I have no spinal column
The extent of my physical weaknesses and disabilities is so severe that I lack the basic structural support necessary for normal life.
I have no hands... I don't have eyes...I don't have hair
The list of my physical inadequacies continues, leaving me almost unrecognizable as a human being.
there's a lack of nose and ears in my face, I can't see anything of me: I am a black fly
My physical state is so degraded that I am nothing more than a shell of a person, barely recognizable as a living being.
I am misery: I am nothing: you made me a “non-man” dear doctor world
My experiences in life have left me feeling utterly worthless and broken, a mere shadow of the person I once was. Society views me as less than human.
and if I transgress against your catechism I hope many will follow me!
If I am unable to find a way to cope with my pain and suffering within the constraints of society's rules, I would hope that others would join me in seeking a way out.
If I exist I am no one else: I don't acknowledge in me this equivocal pluralism
My experiences and sense of self are unique to me, and I reject any attempt to force me into a mold or label me as something I am not.
My subjectivity and the Creator it's way too much for just a brain
The complexity of my identity and experiences is far too much for me to fully comprehend or express with mere words or thoughts.
this place... in where huge instinctive pulsions are lost: here there is the Final Apocalypse
The world is a bleak and desolate place, where even our most basic human instincts and desires are smothered and crushed. It is the end of all things.
Contributed by Jackson A. Suggest a correction in the comments below.