Punishment for Decadence
{{Infobox album
| name = Punishment for Decadence
| type = studio
| artist = Coroner
| cover = Coroner punishment LP.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1 August 1988
| recorded = May 1988
| studio = Sky Trak Studios, Berlin, Germany
| genre = Technical thrash metal,{{cite web |title=Review: Coroner “Punishment for Decadence” [Noise Records] |website=antichristmagazine.com |url=https://antichristmagazine.com/review-coroner-punishment-for-decadence-noise-records/ |publisher=Antichrist Magazine}} heavy metal, progressive metal{{cite web |title=Coroner - Punishment For Decadence (Reissue) - Metal Temple Magazine |website=metal-temple.com |url=https://metal-temple.com/review/coroner-punishment-for-decadence-reissue/ |publisher=Metal Temple Magazine}}
| length = 38:54
| label = Noise
| producer = Guy Bidmead
| prev_title = R.I.P.
| prev_year = 1987
| next_title = No More Color
| next_year = 1989
| misc = {{Extra album cover
| header = Alternative cover (CD edition)
| type = Studio album
| cover = Coronerpunfd.PNG
| border =
| alt =
| caption =
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}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 =AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web | url = http://www.allmusic.com/album/punishment-for-decadence-r4581/review | title = Coroner Punishment for Decadence review | accessdate = 2011-09-10 | last = Rivadavia | first = Eduardo | publisher = AllMusic}}
| rev2 =Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal
| rev2Score = 7/10{{cite book | last1 = Popoff | first1 = Martin | author-link1 = Martin Popoff | title = The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties | publisher = Collector's Guide Publishing | date = November 1, 2005 | location = Burlington, Ontario, Canada | isbn = 978-1-894959-31-5|page=77}}
| noprose = yes
}}
Punishment for Decadence is the second album by the Swiss thrash metal band Coroner, released on 1 August 1988.
Track listing
{{tracklist
| all_lyrics = Marquis Marky, except where noted
| all_music = Tommy T. Baron and Ron Royce, except where noted
| title1 = Intro
| note1 = instrumental
| length1 = 0:12
| title2 = Absorbed
| length2 = 3:43
| title3 = Masked Jackal
| length3 = 4:46
| title4 = Arc-Lite
| note4 = instrumental
| length4 = 3:20
| title5 = Skeleton on Your Shoulder
| length5 = 5:35
| title6 = Sudden Fall
| length6 = 4:50
| title7 = Shadow of a Lost Dream
| length7 = 4:31
| title8 = The New Breed
| length8 = 4:52
| title9 = Voyage to Eternity
| length9 = 3:45
| title10 = Purple Haze
| note10 = Jimi Hendrix cover
| length10 = 3:20
| total_length = 38:54
}}
Personnel
All information is taken from the CD liner notes of the 1988 release.Punishment For Decadence (booklet). Coroner. Noise International. 1988
;Coroner
- Ron Broder (as Ron Royce) – vocals, bass
- Tommy Vetterli (as Tommy T. Baron) – guitars
- Marky Edelmann (Marquis Marky) – drums
;Additional musicians
- Gary Marlowe – synthesizer, 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
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20061006124839/http://www.bnrmetal.com/groups/coro.htm BNR Metal Pages' section on Coroner]
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