Coroner

One time a friend of mine was talking about the band Foreigner, and I thought he said "Coroner", so I said, "Oh yes, I like Coroner." "No, not Coroner, Foreigner!" he said. "There's no band called Coroner." "Oh yes there is!" I said, and promptly showed him the CDs. He was dumbfounded. "I can't believe there's a band called Coroner!" he said.

"R.I.P."

  1. "Intro" (1:22)
  2. "Reborn Through Hate" (4:50)
  3. "When Angels Die" (4:39)
  4. "Intro (Nosferatu)" (1:10)
  5. "Nosferatu"--instrumental (3:31)
  6. "Suicide Command" (4:16)
  7. "Spiral Dream" (4:02)
  8. "R.I.P." (5:33)
  9. "Coma" (4:13)
  10. "Fried Alive" (4:37)
  11. "Intro (Totentanz)" (0:50)
  12. "Totentanz" (4:11)
  13. "Outro" (1:15)

Except for the awesome song "Reborn Through Hate" on their compilation CD, I had never heard this album and thought I never would, until I discovered it was still in print! Just arrived in the mail 2 days ago, and man this fuckin' thing ROCKS!! In fact I think I will listen to all my Coroner CDs again to see if their sound has grown on me yet.

"Punishment for Decadence"

  1. "Intro" (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" (3:20)

This was the first Coroner album I ever bought, though it was a long time before I upgraded to the CD (which has Jimi Hendrix's "Purple Haze" a somewhat comical bonus track). "Absorbed" is a monster thrash monster! The vocals are mixed WAY far back for a totally unique sound.

"No More Color"

  1. "Die By My Hand" (3:43)
  2. "No Need to Be Human" (4:24)
  3. "Read My Scars" (4:27)
  4. "D.O.A." (4:15)
  5. "Mistress of Deception" (4:53)
  6. "Tunnel of Pain" (4:23)
  7. "Why it Hurts" (3:43)
  8. "Last Entertainment (T.V. Bizarre)" (3:58)

This isn't a bad album, but for some reason I never got into it.

"Mental Vortex"

  1. "Divine Step (Conspectu Mortis)" (6:22)
  2. "Son of Lilith" (6:53)
  3. "Semtex Revolution" (5:30)
  4. "Sirens" (5:35)
  5. "Metamorphosis" (5:32)
  6. "Pale Sister" (4:55)
  7. "About Life" (5:18)
  8. "I Want You (She's so Heavy)" (7:14)

Never got into this one either. The first song starts out with a wicked groove, but after that it starts to sound...I hate to say this...derivative! The cover version of the Beatles' "I Want You" is worth the price of admission however.

"Grin"

  1. "Dream Path" (1:10)
  2. "The Lethargic Age" (4:16)
  3. "Internal Conflicts" (6:19)
  4. "Caveat (to the Coming)" (6:38)
  5. "Serpent Moves" (7:37)
  6. "Status: Still Thinking" (6:14)
  7. "Theme for Silence"--instrumental (1:32)
  8. "Paralized, Mesmerized" (8:07)
  9. "Grin (Nails Hurt)" (7:22)
  10. "Host" (8:23)

Finally got this to fill up my collection. Definitely their most progressive album, with some WEIRD music towards the end...

"Coroner"

  1. "Benways World" (0:49)
  2. "The Favorite Game" (4:30)
  3. "Shifter" (4:50)
  4. "Serpent Moves" (6:13)
  5. "Snow Crystal"--instrumental (0:37)
  6. "Divine Step (Conspectu Mortis)" (6:21)
  7. "Gliding Above While Being Below" (3:37)
  8. "Der Mussolini" (3:39)
  9. "Last Entertainment (T.V. Bizarre)" (3:51)
  10. "Reborn Through Hate" (4:02)
  11. "Golden Cashmere Sleeper, Part 1" (4:57)
  12. "Golden Cashmere Sleeper, Part 2"--instrumental (4:59)
  13. "Masked Jackal" (5:01)
  14. "I Want You (She's So Heavy)" (7:15)
  15. "Grin"--No Religion Remix (8:25)
  16. "Purple Haze"--Radio Live Cut (3:45)

Sort of a greatest hits album, with several new tracks thrown in. Sounds like Voi Vod in places! The perfect CD for the casual Coroner fan.

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