Grin (Coroner album)

Grin
Studio album by Coroner
Released	1993
Recorded	Greenwood Studios, Switzerland, February-April 1993
Genre	Technical thrash metal, avant-garde metal, progressive metal, ambient music
Length	57:44
Label	Noise
Producer	Coroner
Coroner chronology
Mental Vortex (1991)Mental Vortex1991 Grin (1993) Coroner (1995)Coroner1995

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Grin is the fifth studio album by the Swiss thrash metal band Coroner, and was followed by their self-titled compilation album, Coroner. It is the result of the progression of their sound from previous albums, mixed with a more "laidback" and experimental style which features a lot of repetition and longer song lengths, as well as use of ambience and samples in some tracks. The album split the band's fanbase - some thought it was their crowning achievement, and the pinnacle of their songwriting, while others accused them of "selling out". Grin was Coroner's final album before their fourteen year break up from 1996 to 2010, and is their final album to feature Marky Edelmann on drums.

Track listing

1. "Dream Path" – 1:11
2. "The Lethargic Age" – 4:17
3. "Internal Conflicts" – 6:19
4. "Caveat (To the Coming)" – 6:39
5. "Serpent Moves" – 7:38
6. "Status: Still Thinking" – 6:14
7. "Theme for Silence" – 1:32
8. "Paralyzed, Mesmerized" – 8:09
9. "Grin (Nails Hurt)" – 7:22
10. "Host" – 8:23

Credits

• Ron Broder - Vocals/Bass
• Tommy Vetterli - Guitars
• Marky Edelmann - Drums/Spoken Word on "Host"

Notes

• The film Aliens is sampled at the start of "Internal Conflicts". The voice is Bill Paxton's and Colette Hiller's.
• Polish technical death metal band Sceptic covered the song "Paralyzed, Mesmerized" for their 2005 album Internal Complexity.

External links

• BNR Metal Pages' section on Coroner
• Fan page with detailed album information and lyrics
• Coroner @ Last.fm