Punishment for Decadence
Studio album by
Coroner
Released1 August 1988
RecordedMay 1988
StudioSky Trak Studios, Berlin, Germany
Genre
Length38:54
LabelNoise
ProducerGuy Bidmead
Coroner chronology
R.I.P.
(1987) 		Punishment for Decadence
(1988) 		No More Color
(1989)
Alternative cover (CD edition)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[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
Additional musicians
Production

Notes

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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