Swiss technical thrash legends Coroner will launch their long-awaited studio album, Dissonance Idea, on October 17, 2025 through Century Media Information. The report marks the band’s first full-length in over three many years, following 1993’s Grin. Pre-orders are stay now.
To launch the brand new period, Coroner have unveiled the blistering first single, “Renewal”, accompanied by a video directed by Dariusz Szermanowicz. And actually, it would not sound like Coroner took almost that lengthy between releases. That is fairly rattling near basic Coroner!
Coroner guitarist and songwriter Tommy Vetterli mentioned: “I assumed lots about what Coroner ought to sound like as we speak, however fairly rapidly realized that trying backwards would not serve us. Even when the fabric is new, my writing will at all times really feel linked to earlier phases — however we weren’t attempting to proceed a legacy. We wished to create one thing trustworthy, grounded within the current. ‘Renewal’ opens a chapter that I am absolutely happy with, begin to end.”
Recorded by Vetterli at New Sound Studios in Switzerland and combined/mastered by Jens Bogren (Opeth, Kreator, Amon Amarth) at Fascination Avenue Studios in Sweden, Dissonance Idea spans ten tracks and 47 minutes. The paintings was created by Stefan Thanneur.
“We did not care about traits again then, and we did not make this report for anybody however ourselves,” added Vetterli. “So long as it is trustworthy, it is Coroner.”
Coroner is a Swiss thrash metallic band from Zürich, shaped in 1983 by guitarist Tommy Vetterli, drummer Marquis Marky, and bassist/vocalist Ron Broder. Earlier than beginning their very own recording profession, they had been a part of the highway crew for fellow Swiss metallic pioneers Celtic Frost. The band’s first demo, Dying Cult in 1986, featured Celtic Frost‘s Tom G. Warrior on vocals, which helped them acquire consideration within the underground metallic scene.
Their debut album R.I.P. in 1987 established them as a singular drive within the style, mixing neoclassical guitar work with aggressive thrash rhythms. They rapidly adopted it with Punishment for Decadence in 1988, which expanded their technical vary and launched extra intricate preparations.
No Extra Shade in 1989 marked a leap ahead in songwriting sophistication, merging velocity and complexity in a method that cemented their repute amongst critics and followers of progressive thrash. This development continued with Psychological Vortex in 1991, the place they adopted a cleaner manufacturing type and a barely extra melodic method whereas retaining their trademark precision and depth.
By the point Grin arrived in 1993, Coroner had shifted towards a darker, extra groove-oriented sound that integrated industrial and various metallic parts. Though well-regarded by many, the album’s stylistic departure coincided with the decline of thrash metallic’s business reputation within the Nineties. The band disbanded in 1996 after releasing a self-titled compilation, forsaking a small however extremely revered discography that influenced numerous technical and progressive metallic acts.
In 2010, Coroner reunited for stay performances, reintroducing their music to a brand new technology of followers.
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