From the opening riff fest that is "Die By My Hand" all the way through the odd closer, "Last Entertainment", Coroner takes you through 39 minutes of necksnapping tech-thrash.
The guitars are definitely the highlight and stand a step above everything else on here. You need look no farther than the first riff on the album to know that these guys know how to play their instruments. Trying to play most of this stuff makes me feel like it's my second day playing guitar all over again, especially the solos. Speaking of solos, there are tons of them and they're all great.
Ron Royce belts out some interesting vocals with an odd accent, which is kind of strange at first, but definitely fitting for the music. The lyrics are well written and have a bit of a depressing undertone that you wouldn't really notice unless you read them while you listened.
A couple of my favorite parts:
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Originally Posted by Ron Royce
Endless run, endless pain
Thousands of words, beating my brain
Thousands of lips, try to explain
But never found the answer
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Originally Posted by Ron Royce
Mistress of deception
Daughter of death
Realm of the sun
Merciless, invincible
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The lyrics are delivered in catchy vocal lines that make you want to sing along... even with the weird accent.
The drum work is fairly technical and solid all throughout the album adding even more headbangability, completing the flow of the riffs. No annoying badly-tuned snare drums, too-loud cymbals, not too loud, not too quiet.
For all you bass players, there is some quality bass work on this album. It's prominent in the mix and has a big role in the overall sound of the album. I'll be listening and forget about the bass until it suddenly emerges out of the mix with a cool run or an interesting riff.
Really, there are no weak songs. They're all very well written, very well executed, and memorable. There's definitely some catchy parts to be found on this. Listen to it a few times and you'll be pretty familiar with it. It's difficult to recommend similar artists since this album is really unique and not much sounds like it.
