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Punishment for Decadence is the second album by the Swiss thrash metal band 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.^{[citation needed]}

Punishment for Decadence
Studio album by Coroner
Released	1 August 1988
Recorded	May 1988
Studio	Sky Trak Studios, Berlin, Germany
Genre	Progressive metal thrash metal
Length	38:54
Label	Noise
Producer	Guy Bidmead
Coroner chronology
R.I.P. (1987) Punishment for Decadence (1988) No More Color (1989)
Alternative cover (CD edition)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	7/10[2]

Track listing

Personnel

All information is taken from the CD liner notes of the 1988 release.[3]

Coroner

• Ron Broder (as Ron Royce) – vocals, bass
• Tommy Vetterli (as Tommy T. Baron) – guitars
• Marky Edelmann (Marquis Marky) – drums

Additional musicians

• Gary Marlowe – synthersizer, 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

Notes

• 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.
• 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"

References

External links

• BNR Metal Pages' section on Coroner
• Fan page with detailed album information and lyrics
• Coroner @ Last.fm

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