𝐅𝐑𝐎𝐌 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐑𝐘𝐏𝐓𝐒 - 𝐂𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐁𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐏𝐀𝐒𝐓 𝐀𝐋𝐁𝐔𝐌 𝐑𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄𝐒 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐘 𝐨𝐟 𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐃 𝐑𝐎𝐂𝐊 & 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐕𝐘 𝐌𝐄𝐓𝐀𝐋…
August 1, 1988 — Coroner released their second full-length studio album, Punishment for Decadence via Noise Records. (Apple Music or Spotify)
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.
A music video was made for Masked Jackal (Watch video)
Overview:
Switzerland's Thrash Metallers Coroner are one the most understated Thrash bands of the 80’s, and their 1988 release Punishment for Decadence is no exception. An album that stood out against many releases by the reigning Thrash icons of the period like a raw and unpolished diamond. Its dark and foreboding progressive elements, T. T. Baron's technical acrobatics, Marquis Mark's hard hitting, yet precise percussion, and Royce's hauntingly harsh vocals painted the colorful masterpiece that is Punishment for Decadence.
Forget about the fact that the band began as three roadies for the mighty Celtic Frost, and bask in the glory of the Technical Progressive Thrash that is Coroner. — E.N. Wells
Album Notes:
• Purple Haze” (track 10) is a Jimi Hendrix cover, and was originally included as a B-Side on the Masked Jackal single.
• The album's artwork features a close-up portion of The Gates of Hell by the French sculptor Auguste Rodin.
• The album has been re-released with an alternative cover, without the consent of the band, featuring a portion of the woodcut Der Tod als Würger by German painter Alfred Rethel.
(𝙰𝚕𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚗𝚊𝚝𝚎 𝚌𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚛)
• The second 12" vinyl and cassette pressings by Noise Records, the 12" vinyl and cassette release by Maze Music and the cassette release by Accord excludes Purple Haze.
• The 1988 unofficial cassette release by RC excludes the Intro song and Purple Haze.
• The 1988 unofficial cassette release by Baron Music misspells the album's title as Ponishment for Decedance.
• The Japanese release contains the 1989 album No More Color.
• The 2014 reissue by Death Cult Switzerland features the original cover.
Critical Reception:
In his book Collectors Guide to Heavy Metal, Canadian music journalist, critic and author, Martin Popoff gave Punishment for Decadence a rating of 7 out of 10 stars.
In his retrospective review for AllMusic, Loudwire’s Eduardo Rivadavia stated;
“𝙼𝚘𝚜𝚝 𝚊𝚗𝚢𝚘𝚗𝚎 𝚜𝚝𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚍𝚘𝚞𝚋𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝙲𝚘𝚛𝚘𝚗𝚎𝚛‘𝚜 𝚖𝚎𝚛𝚒𝚝𝚜 𝚊𝚜 𝚊𝚗𝚢𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚋𝚞𝚝 "𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚋𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚖𝚎𝚍 𝚋𝚢 𝙲𝚎𝚕𝚝𝚒𝚌 𝙵𝚛𝚘𝚜𝚝‘𝚜 𝚘𝚕𝚍 𝚛𝚘𝚊𝚍𝚒𝚎𝚜" 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚕𝚒𝚔𝚎𝚕𝚢 𝚜𝚒𝚕𝚎𝚗𝚌𝚎𝚍 𝚋𝚢 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚒𝚛 𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚢 𝚒𝚖𝚙𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚜𝚒𝚟𝚎 𝚜𝚎𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚍 𝚊𝚕𝚋𝚞𝚖, 𝟷𝟿𝟾𝟾’𝚜 𝙿𝚞𝚗𝚒𝚜𝚑𝚖𝚎𝚗𝚝 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝙳𝚎𝚌𝚊𝚍𝚎𝚗𝚌𝚎. 𝚃𝚑𝚘𝚞𝚐𝚑 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚗𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚕𝚢 𝚊𝚜 𝚊𝚍𝚟𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚞𝚛𝚘𝚞𝚜 𝚊𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚒𝚛 𝚙𝚛𝚎𝚟𝚒𝚘𝚞𝚜 𝚎𝚖𝚙𝚕𝚘𝚢𝚎𝚛𝚜 𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚕𝚢 𝚘𝚗, 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚖𝚎𝚖𝚋𝚎𝚛𝚜 𝚘𝚏 𝙲𝚘𝚛𝚘𝚗𝚎𝚛 𝚑𝚊𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚌𝚕𝚎𝚊𝚛 𝚊𝚍𝚟𝚊𝚗𝚝𝚊𝚐𝚎 𝚘𝚏 𝚋𝚎𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚒𝚗𝚌𝚛𝚎𝚍𝚒𝚋𝚕𝚢 𝚐𝚒𝚏𝚝𝚎𝚍 𝚖𝚞𝚜𝚒𝚌𝚒𝚊𝚗𝚜 𝚏𝚛𝚘𝚖𝚍𝚊𝚢 𝚘𝚗𝚎; 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚊𝚎𝚜𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚝𝚒𝚌𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚢, 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚢 𝚎𝚟𝚒𝚍𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚕𝚢 𝚊𝚕𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚍𝚢 𝚊𝚜𝚙𝚒𝚛𝚎𝚍 𝚝𝚘 𝚋𝚎𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚎 T𝚑𝚛𝚊𝚜𝚑 M𝚎𝚝𝚊𝚕 𝚙𝚘𝚠𝚎𝚛-𝚝𝚛𝚒𝚘 𝚎𝚚𝚞𝚒𝚟𝚊𝚕𝚎𝚗𝚝 𝚘𝚏 𝚁𝚞𝚜𝚑 𝚋𝚢 𝚜𝚙𝚕𝚒𝚝𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚜𝚘𝚗𝚐𝚠𝚛𝚒𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚍𝚞𝚝𝚒𝚎𝚜 𝚋𝚎𝚝𝚠𝚎𝚎𝚗 𝚐𝚞𝚒𝚝𝚊𝚛𝚒𝚜𝚝 𝚃𝚘𝚖𝚖𝚢 𝚃. 𝙱𝚊𝚛𝚘𝚗 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚋𝚊𝚜𝚜𝚒𝚜𝚝/𝚂𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚛 𝚁𝚘𝚗 𝚁𝚘𝚢𝚌𝚎, 𝚠𝚑𝚒𝚕𝚎 𝚍𝚛𝚞𝚖𝚖𝚎𝚛 𝙼𝚊𝚛𝚚𝚞𝚒𝚜 𝙼𝚊𝚛𝚔𝚢 𝚑𝚊𝚗𝚍𝚕𝚎𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚕𝚢𝚛𝚒𝚌-𝚠𝚛𝚒𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐. 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚊𝚗𝚊𝚕𝚘𝚐𝚢 𝚖𝚊𝚢 𝚜𝚎𝚎𝚖 𝚊 𝚝𝚊𝚍 𝚏𝚊𝚛-𝚏𝚎𝚝𝚌𝚑𝚎𝚍, 𝚋𝚞𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚘𝚞𝚐𝚑 𝙿𝚞𝚗𝚒𝚜𝚑𝚖𝚎𝚗𝚝 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝙳𝚎𝚌𝚊𝚍𝚎𝚗𝚌𝚎, 𝚏𝚘𝚌𝚞𝚜 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚜𝚝𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚢 𝚖𝚞𝚌𝚑 𝚘𝚗 𝚜𝚙𝚎𝚎𝚍 (𝚊𝚜 𝚒𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚙𝚕𝚊𝚢𝚎𝚛𝚜 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚜𝚒𝚖𝚙𝚕𝚢 𝚛𝚎𝚕𝚒𝚜𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚓𝚘𝚢𝚜 𝚘𝚏 𝚙𝚞𝚕𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚘𝚏𝚏 𝚜𝚞𝚌𝚑 𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚙𝚕𝚎𝚡 𝚝𝚎𝚌𝚑𝚗𝚒𝚌𝚊𝚕 𝚐𝚢𝚖𝚗𝚊𝚜𝚝𝚒𝚌𝚜 𝚒𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚏𝚒𝚛𝚜𝚝 𝚙𝚕𝚊𝚌𝚎), 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎’𝚜 𝚗𝚘 𝚍𝚒𝚜𝚐𝚞𝚒𝚜𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝙲𝚘𝚛𝚘𝚗𝚎𝚛‘𝚜 𝚊𝚖𝚊𝚣𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚙𝚘𝚜𝚒𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚊𝚕 𝚝𝚊𝚕𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚜 𝚝𝚘 𝚖𝚊𝚔𝚎 𝚒𝚝 𝚊𝚕𝚕 𝚠𝚘𝚛𝚔.
𝚃𝚘 𝚋𝚎 𝚜𝚞𝚛𝚎, 𝚜𝚘𝚗𝚐𝚜 𝚕𝚒𝚔𝚎 𝙰𝚋𝚜𝚘𝚛𝚋𝚎𝚍 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚂𝚑𝚊𝚍𝚘𝚠 𝚘𝚏 𝚊 𝙻𝚘𝚜𝚝 𝙳𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚖 𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚢 𝚝𝚛𝚞𝚎 𝚝𝚘 𝚃𝚑𝚛𝚊𝚜𝚑 𝙼𝚎𝚝𝚊𝚕‘𝚜 𝚖𝚎𝚕𝚘𝚍𝚢-𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚜𝚎 𝚙𝚑𝚒𝚕𝚘𝚜𝚘𝚙𝚑𝚢, 𝚋𝚞𝚝 𝚌𝚊𝚛𝚎𝚏𝚞𝚕 𝚕𝚒𝚜𝚝𝚎𝚗𝚎𝚛𝚜 𝚠𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚗𝚘𝚝𝚒𝚌𝚎 𝙱𝚊𝚛𝚘𝚗’𝚜 𝚜𝚘𝚕𝚘𝚜 𝚋𝚎𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚖𝚘𝚛𝚎 𝚖𝚞𝚜𝚒𝚌𝚊𝚕 𝚋𝚢 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚖𝚒𝚗𝚞𝚝𝚎 —𝚎𝚜𝚙𝚎𝚌𝚒𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚢 𝚘𝚋𝚟𝚒𝚘𝚞𝚜 𝚘𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚏𝚛𝚎𝚗𝚎𝚝𝚒𝚌 𝙰𝚛𝚌-𝙻𝚒𝚝𝚎,𝚠𝚑𝚒𝚌𝚑 𝚏𝚎𝚊𝚝𝚞𝚛𝚎𝚜 𝚊 𝚜𝚙𝚎𝚕𝚕𝚋𝚒𝚗𝚍𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚠𝚘𝚛𝚔𝚘𝚞𝚝 𝚘𝚏 𝚈𝚗𝚐𝚠𝚒𝚎 𝙼𝚊𝚕𝚖𝚜𝚝𝚎𝚎𝚗-𝚕𝚒𝚔𝚎 𝚜𝚙𝚎𝚎𝚍 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚍𝚎𝚡𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚒𝚝𝚢. 𝙼𝚘𝚛𝚎 𝚊𝚌𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚙𝚕𝚒𝚜𝚑𝚎𝚍 𝚝𝚛𝚊𝚌𝚔𝚜 𝚕𝚒𝚔𝚎 𝙼𝚊𝚜𝚔𝚎𝚍 𝙹𝚊𝚌𝚔𝚊𝚕, 𝙰 𝚂𝚞𝚍𝚍𝚎𝚗 𝙵𝚊𝚕𝚕 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚜𝚎𝚖𝚒-𝚒𝚗𝚍𝚞𝚜𝚝𝚛𝚒𝚊𝚕 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝙽𝚎𝚠 𝙱𝚛𝚎𝚎𝚍 𝚊𝚕𝚕 𝚑𝚊𝚟𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚒𝚛 𝚖𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚜, 𝚋𝚞𝚝 𝚒𝚝’𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚎𝚡𝚌𝚎𝚕𝚕𝚎𝚗𝚝 𝚂𝚔𝚎𝚕𝚎𝚝𝚘𝚗 𝚘𝚗 𝚈𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚂𝚑𝚘𝚞𝚕𝚍𝚎𝚛 𝚠𝚑𝚒𝚌𝚑 𝚘𝚏𝚏𝚎𝚛𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚖𝚘𝚜𝚝 𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚝𝚜 𝚘𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚋𝚊𝚗𝚍’𝚜 𝚒𝚗𝚌𝚛𝚎𝚍𝚒𝚋𝚕𝚎 𝚘𝚞𝚝𝚙𝚞𝚝 𝚒𝚗 𝚕𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝚢𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚜. 𝙿𝚕𝚞𝚜, 𝚖𝚊𝚗𝚢 𝚃𝚑𝚛𝚊𝚜𝚑 𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚑𝚞𝚜𝚒𝚊𝚜𝚝𝚜 𝚠𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚏𝚒𝚗𝚍 𝙲𝚘𝚛𝚘𝚗𝚎𝚛‘𝚜 𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚛-𝚝𝚑𝚎-𝚝𝚘𝚙 𝚛𝚎𝚗𝚍𝚒𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚘𝚏 𝙿𝚞𝚛𝚙𝚕𝚎 𝙷𝚊𝚣𝚎 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚜𝚘𝚗 𝚎𝚗𝚘𝚞𝚐𝚑 𝚝𝚘 𝚒𝚗𝚟𝚎𝚜𝚝𝚒𝚐𝚊𝚝𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚛𝚘𝚞𝚐𝚑-𝚑𝚎𝚠𝚗 𝚐𝚎𝚖.”
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