Coroner "Punishment For Decadence (2013 Reissue, Switzerland, Death Cult Switzerland, DCS-002)"

Punishment for Decadence is the second album by the Swiss thrash metal group 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.

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.

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

For the first time on CD with the original vinyl cover.

• 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.
• Tracks 1 and 4 are instrumental.
• 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 releases contains the 1989 album No More Color
• The 2014 reissue by Death Cult Switzerland features the original cover
• A music video was made for "Masked Jackal"

Recording information:

Recorded and mixed at Sky Trak Studio, Berlin in May 1988.