Album Rating: 3.7 | Sound Off

Absolutely agreed.

Album Rating: 4.0

Album is terrific. I was not as into Grin as some others & I feel as if not releasing anything for so long definitely saved Coroner from an embarrassing 90s, as Grin was clearly the beginning of doing a groove / alternative metal era if they stayed together. This being received so well here, on RYM & also #2 this year on Metal Storm, is impressive. Bloody good record. At times this made me think of Fiction by Dark Tranquility, the general atmospheric nature, even the vocals, definitely has quite a bit of Melodic Death Metal influence, the digital voice on Consequence definitely made me think of Cynic. The guitar solo on Sacrificial Lamb is absolutely gorgeous, especially when it rises into that uplifting melodic transition supported by the rising riffwork.

Album Rating: 4.0

Guitar work is massive here

Album Rating: 4.5

Goated band

Album Rating: 4.0

Indeed!

Album Rating: 3.7 | Sound Off

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Album Rating: 4.0

Good to see that the band are still at the top of their game after all these years.

Album Rating: 3.5

“At times this made me think of Fiction by Dark Tranquility, the general atmospheric nature, even the vocals, definitely has quite a bit of Melodic Death Metal influence”. Yes

Album Rating: 4.0

Definitely a heavy melodic death metal, for sure.

this is massive

Album Rating: 3.5

Shocked how good this is - like I was with new Testament. Also shocked its a 30 year break since the previous. This band was not big in the 90's and nvr rly chased them up. Will have to peek their early stuff

Album Rating: 4.0

Secretly glad this dropped back down to 3.9. It's great but on the same level as Grin it is not

Album Rating: 3.7 | Sound Off

Agreed. Very good album, but cannot touch any of their previous albums.

as someone with limited coroner experience and no emotional ties to their previous work, i'd say this very much can touch their previous albums. maybe it doesn't top em, but let's find out after a couple of months

Album Rating: 4.2

-- but let's find out after a couple of months

this





My subjective ranking

Grin > No More Color > Dissonance Theory

Dissonance Theory > Mental Vortex > Punishment For Decadence ~= R.I.P.

Album Rating: 3.7 | Sound Off

1. Mental Vortex

2. No More Color

3. Punishment For Decadence

4. Grin

5. R.I.P.

6. Dissonance Theory

Ok but meh

Album Rating: 4.0

1. Mental Vortex

2. Grin

3. No More Color

4. Dissonance Theory

5. Punishment for Decadence

6. R.I.P.

I might put the new songs on the self-titled compilation above Dissonance Theory, if they were like on their own EP

Album Rating: 4.0

Grin = Mental Vortex > No More Color > Dissonance Theory = Punishment for Decadence > R.I.P.



Think the more straightforward approach on here makes it easier to revisit compared to the rest of their stuff. Also the production has grown on me though I def prefer the more stripped back approach on Grin and Mental Vortex

Album Rating: 3.7 | Sound Off

We can all agree on one thing, whole discog rips extremely hard.