Coroner "Punishment For Decadence"

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 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"