Punishment for Decadence

by Coroner

Punishment for Decadence cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1 August 1988
  • Label: Noise
  • Country: Switzerland
  • Length: 38:54
  • Community rating: 3.88/5 from 6 ratings

Artists on this release: Ron Royce, Gary Marlowe, Tommy T. Baron

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Showcasing clinical precision and highly complex riffing, this album elevated Coroner to the forefront of the technical thrash metal movement. Guitarist Tommy Vetterli weaves neoclassical arpeggios and intricate, rapid-fire rhythms into an aggressive, technically dazzling assault.

Genres

Descriptors: technical, complex, uncommon-time-signatures, death, Riff-Driven

Tracklist

  1. Intro (0:13)
  2. Absorbed (3:42)
  3. Masked Jackal (4:47)
  4. Arc-Lite (3:19)
  5. Skeleton on Your Shoulder (5:33)
  6. Sudden Fall (4:50)
  7. Shadow of a Lost Dream (4:32)
  8. The New Breed (4:53)
  9. Voyage to Eternity (3:42)
  10. Purple Haze (3:20)

Credits

  • Coroner - primary artist
  • Auguste Rodin - artwork [front cover]
  • Micha Good - artwork [skull logo]
  • Dexter - backing vocals, engineer [assistant]
  • Ron Royce - bass, vocals, music by
  • Marquis Marky - concept by [cover], design, drums, backing vocals, lyrics by, photography by [front cover]
  • Andreas Gerhardt - engineer [assistant]
  • Tommy T. Baron - guitar, music by
  • Andy M. Siegrist - management
  • New Requiem Management - management
  • Alex Solca - photography by [back cover]
  • Guy Bidmead - producer, engineer
  • Gary Marlowe - synthesizer

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