Christ Aborted In Nativity was formed in September 2000 by vocalist Quinton Gardner and guitarist Nate Satkewich. Previously, Gardner was in a gothic outfit while Satkewich played in a thrashing power metal quartet. However, their vision for Christ Aborted was remarkably simple: to form a death and black metal crossover band that maintained clarity and definition no matter how heavy or complex the individual parts became. After approximately a month of writing and arranging songs, it was decided that a bass player and drummer were needed to take the band to its next phase.       Enter drummer Dan Brunnemer and bassist Jon Dilks. Brunnemer was a highly touted session player in the area and Dilks was the mastermind of Kinma, another local death metal band. When the two were invited to jam with Gardner and Satkewich, undeniable chemistry and magic were felt by the band's originators - so much that the two were asked to join immediately. With a full four-piece line up, Christ Aborted began to rehearse material and write new songs.       Following several months full of practice sessions, both as a band and on the individual level, Christ Aborted played their first show on February 17th, 2001. The set included immediate crowd pleasers such as Imprisoned In Flesh and ...Of Razor Blades and Membranes. After the band's second performance the following weekend (at which they played before a much larger audience), Christ Aborted decided to add a keyboard player in order to beef up their sound. Immediately, thoughts turned to Tommy Soden, whose ambient/experimental set had served as filler before the band's first show. Tommy was invited to attend a practice session and he quickly picked up the material, improvising parts while setting others in stone. The rest of the band, quite pleased by the new dimension added to their music by the keyboard, quickly whipped up a four-track recording of several of their songs for Tommy to play along with on his own. Just days after his first practice session, Tommy played with the band at their third show.       Over the course of the next several months, the band continued to perform regularly - even performing an acoustic set during a blizzard-induced power outage. Over this time the band developed a significant following, particularly among other bands of the local music scene; members of Dubôk, Chartruse, and The Dirty Hearts could be found at every show the band put on.       During the car-ride back from the Worchester Metal & Hardcore Expo (which Christ Aborted did not play, but attended as observers), it was decided that perhaps another addition was in order. Adam Fletcher, a devoted fan of the band, was known to be available to play guitar, his Urban Legend project being temporarily on hold. Several practices were held with Adam, he and Nate worked together outside of full band practices, and another copy of the four-track recording was made for him. By the time the band played on April 28th - a show delayed several hours due to a scheduling conflict - Adam was ready to join in on several songs. His guitarwork added yet more power to an already-heavy sound.       It was decided that by this point in the band's development, it was about time to put together a recording more serious than the simple one-takes they had laid down sporadically on the four-track. The band headed to the studio and, after much confusion, was eventually able to record four songs. However, at around this time the news came that Tommy would not be able to stay with the band - at least not for the immediate future - because he needed to return home to California to settle some private matters. And while Adam was a great addition in the live setting, he was not 100% on all of the songs. For this reason, the two were not used a great deal in the recording; for their studio session, the band returned to its original four-piece format, with occasional contributions from the other two members. After running out of time in the studio, the songs were mixed (unfortunately a bit too quickly due to time constraints) and then re-edited by Jon to optimize their sound. On the 21st of May, the demo - entitled, "If You Set Yourself On Fire, The World Will Pay To Watch You Burn" - was released, at first in limited quantity for friends and supporters, but then in June it was re-edited, packaged more professionally, and submitted for review by fanzines worldwide. Some responses have been tracked down.       After a few months off-time, the band (minus Tommy) reunited in late Summer with the intention of playing a few more shows and recording a second EP. However, after their first show, which was moved to an odd venue due to a scheduling conflict at its originally intended location, Dan decided to leave the band in order to pursue other projects. Within weeks, Tucker Dalton, formerly of Mangerine, a noteworthy local jazz band, was brought in as a replacement. The band has now resumed playing shows, but will wait until Tucker is completely familiar with the material before attempting to put together a second recording.       The future: Christ Aborted intends to record again late in 2001. The band hopes to have more time this go-round, and while we will certainly focus on material other than that which appeared on the If You Set Yourself demo, we may revisit a song or two from it just for the purpose of getting a better recording together. With Tommy's absence, Jon will be taking over keys for recording; the live situation has not yet been resolved.