Punishment for Decadence

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Punishment for Decadence
Coroner punishment LP.jpg
Studio album by
Released1 August 1988
RecordedMay 1988
StudioSky Trak Studios, Berlin, Germany
Genre Technical thrash metal [1]
Length38:54
Label Noise
Producer Guy Bidmead
Coroner chronology
R.I.P.
(1987)
Punishment for Decadence
(1988)
No More Color
(1989)
Alternative cover (CD edition)
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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal 7/10 [3]

Punishment for Decadence is the second album by the Swiss thrash metal band Coroner, released on 1 August 1988.

Contents

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. [4]

Coroner
Additional musicians
Production

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References

  1. "Review: Coroner "Punishment for Decadence" [Noise Records]". https://antichristmagazine.com/review-coroner-punishment-for-decadence-noise-records/ . Antichrist Magazine.{{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)
  2. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Coroner Punishment for Decadence review". AllMusic . Retrieved 2011-09-10.
  3. 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.
  4. Punishment For Decadence (booklet). Coroner. Noise International. 1988