Punishment for Decadence

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Punishment for Decadence
Coroner punishment LP.jpg
Studio album by
Coroner
Released1 August 1988
RecordedMay 1988
StudioSky Trak Studios, Berlin, Germany
GenreProgressive metal, thrash metal
Length38:54
LabelNoise
ProducerGuy Bidmead
Coroner chronology
R.I.P.
(1987) 		Punishment for Decadence
(1988) 		No More Color
(1989)
Alternative cover (CD edition)
Coronerpunfd.PNG
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal7/10[2]

Punishment for Decadence is the second album by the Swiss thrash metal band Coroner, released on 1 August 1988. It bears many similarities to the previous album, except the band's performance is more precise and features increased use of slightly more melodic guitar work, as well as a slightly different lyrical style.[citation needed]

Track listing[]

All lyrics are written by Marquis Marky, except where noted; all music is composed by Tommy T. Baron and Ron Royce, except where noted.

No.TitleLength
1."Intro" (instrumental)0:12
2."Absorbed"3:43
3."Masked Jackal"4:46
4."Arc-Lite" (instrumental)3:20
5."Skeleton on Your Shoulder"5:35
6."Sudden Fall"4:50
7."Shadow of a Lost Dream"4:31
8."The New Breed"4:52
9."Voyage to Eternity"3:45
10."Purple Haze" (Jimi Hendrix cover)3:20
Total length:38:54

Personnel[]

All information is taken from the CD liner notes of the 1988 release.[3]

Coroner
  • Ron Broder (as Ron Royce) – vocals, bass
  • Tommy Vetterli (as Tommy T. Baron) – guitars
  • Marky Edelmann (Marquis Marky) – drums
Additional musicians
  • Gary Marlowe – synthersizer, effects
  • Dexter – backing vocals, assistant engineer
Production
  • Guy Bidmead – producer, engineer
  • Andreas Gerhard – assistant engineer
  • Marquis Marky – cover, concept and design, photo credits
  • Micha Good – skull logo
  • Auguste Rodin – front cover sculpture

Notes[]

  • Track 10 is a Jimi Hendrix cover, and was originally included as a B-Side on the "Masked Jackal" single.
  • The album's artwork features a close-up portion of The Gates of Hell by the French sculptor Auguste Rodin
  • The album has been re-released with an alternative cover, without the consent of the band, featuring a portion of the woodcut "Der Tod als Würger" by German painter Alfred Rethel.
  • The second 12" vinyl and cassette pressings by Noise Records, the 12" vinyl and cassette release by Maze Music and the cassette release by Accord excludes "Purple Haze"
  • The 1988 unofficial cassette release by RC excludes the "Intro" song and "Purple Haze"
  • The 1988 unofficial cassette release by Baron Music misspells the album's title as "Ponishment for Decedance"
  • The Japanese releases contains the 1989 album No More Color
  • The 2014 reissue by Death Cult Switzerland features the original cover
  • A music video was made for "Masked Jackal"

References[]

  1. ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Coroner Punishment for Decadence review". AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-09-10.
  2. ^ Popoff, Martin (November 1, 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 77. ISBN 978-1-894959-31-5.
  3. ^ Punishment For Decadence (booklet). Coroner. Noise International. 1988

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