Mental Vortex

Mental Vortex
Studio album by
Released12 August 1991
RecordedApril–June 1991
StudioSky Trak Studio, Berlin
Genre
Length47:30
LabelNoise
ProducerTom Morris
Coroner chronology
No More Color
(1989)
Mental Vortex
(1991)
Grin
(1993)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal9/10[2]

Mental Vortex is the fourth album by the Swiss thrash metal band Coroner, released on 12 August 1991.

Musical style

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Mental Vortex sees Coroner continuing the experimental formula from its predecessor No More Color (1989), showcasing a mixture of thrash metal with progressive, jazz fusion and avant-garde influences,[3] while "unbridled speed and aggression were replaced by highly technical and unconventional songwriting".[1]

Reissues

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After being out of print for many years, Noise/BMG reissued the album in 2018, remastered with the same track list in a digipack cd case, with additional photographs of the band and memorabilia.

Track listing

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All lyrics are written by Marquis Marky, except where noted

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Divine Step (Conspectu Mortis)" Baron, Royce7:05
2."Son of Lilith" Baron, Royce6:55
3."Semtex Revolution" Baron5:31
4."Sirens" Baron, Royce4:56
5."Metamorphosis" Baron, Royce5:35
6."Pale Sister" Baron4:55
7."About Life" Baron5:18
8."I Want You (She's So Heavy)" (The Beatles cover)Lennon, McCartneyLennon, McCartney7:15
Total length:47:30

Personnel

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Coroner
  • Ron Broder (as Ron Royce) – vocals, bass
  • Tommy Vetterli (as Tommy T. Baron) – guitars
  • Marky Edelmann (as Marquis Marky) – drums, cover concept and design
Additional musicians
  • Kent Smith – keyboards
  • Janelle Sadler – backing vocals
  • Steve Gruden – backing vocals
Production
  • Tom Morris – producer, engineer, mixing
  • Sven Conquest – second engineer
  • Karl-U. Walterbach – executive producer
  • Martin Becker – photography (cover and sleeve)
  • Maren Lotz – typography
  • Robbie Müller – digital image

Notes

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References

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  1. ^ a b Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Coroner Mental Vortex review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
  2. ^ Popoff, Martin (1 August 2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 87. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
  3. ^ Rowella, Chris (12 August 2016). "Coroner's 'Mental Vortex' Turns 25". Invisible Oranges. Archived from the original on 14 August 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
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