Punishment for Decadence

Punishment for Decadence is the second album by the Swiss thrash metal band Coroner, released on 1 August 1988.

Punishment for Decadence
Studio album by Coroner
Released	1 August 1988
Recorded	May 1988
Studio	Sky Trak Studios, Berlin, Germany
Genre	Technical thrash metal,[1] heavy metal, progressive metal[2]
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 and Cassette Tape edition)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	7/10[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
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

All lyrics are written by Marquis Marky, except where noted; all music is composed by Tommy T. Baron and Ron Royce, except where noted.

Personnel

All information is taken from the CD liner notes of the 1988 release.^[5]

Coroner

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

Additional musicians

• Gary Marlowe – synthesizer, 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