CORONER · Mental Vortex | BLUE BLACK MARBLED LP

Transparent marble blue/black vinyl, single sleeve, inner sleeve with lyrics and notes.

Background information about 'Mental Vortex'

Some records don't just survive their era, they quietly outgrow it. "Mental Vortex" is one of those. Originally cut in September 1991, this third full-length from Swiss trio Coroner found the band moving past the straight-ahead thrash of their early days and into something far stranger: cold, geometric, technically absurd, yet weirdly hummable. Recorded at Sky Trak Studio in Berlin and mixed by Tom Morris at Morrisound in Tampa, it carries that unmistakable early-nineties sheen without ever sounding like a museum piece.

What makes it tick is the tension. Tommy T. Baron's guitar work is a labyrinth of odd intervals and pin-sharp riffing, Ron Royce's bass tone could cut glass, and Marquis Marky plays like a man counting in a language nobody else speaks. "Divine Step (Conspectu Mortis)" opens the thing like a trapdoor, "Son Of Lilith" slithers with real menace, and "Semtex Revolution" is pure controlled detonation. Then there's "Sirens" and "Metamorphosis", where the band lets the weirdness breathe, and "About Life", which might be the most underrated thing in their catalogue. Closing with a brooding, seven-minute take on The Beatles' "I Want You (She's So Heavy)" is a flex, and somehow it lands perfectly.

This Listenable Records reissue brings the whole thing back on transparent marble blue/black vinyl, remastered by Andy Pearce, with a single sleeve and an inner sleeve carrying the lyrics and notes. For anyone who has been chasing a decent copy for years, this is the moment. Thrash that thinks, riffs that stick, atmosphere that lingers.

For fans of: Voivod, Watchtower, Mekong Delta, Deathrow, Toxik

Other Versions

DIGIPAK CD · 14,99 €

Track listing

A1. Divine Step (Conspectu Mortis)
A2. Son Of Lilith
A3. Semtex Revolution
A4. Sirens
B1. Metamorphosis
B2. Pale Sister
B3. About Life
B4. I Want You (She's So Heavy)

Manufacturer: Listenable Records, 26 Rue de Bertinghen, 62200 Boulogne-Sur-Mer, France, Contact: www.listenable.eu