Coroner - No More Color

No More Color album cover
8.8 | 449 votes |
Band
Coroner
Style
Technical thrash metal
Release date
1989
Owners
490 have it
78 want it
Tracklist
01. Die By My Hand
02. No Need To Be Human
03. Read My Scars
04. D.O.A.
05. Mistress Of Deception
06. Tunnel Of Pain
07. Why It Hurts
08. Last Entertainment
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9.3
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The 'other' Swiss power trio have matured from their sophomore effort with leaps and bounds. Just to name a few; the production gives Tommy Barons' swirling guitar playing a true spotlight that he lacked in their previous, thinly produced albums. Markys' lyrics are much more deep and lacking in juvenile ranting, and while Rons' vocals are still the groups' sore thumb, his vocals are buried a tad under the mix. That small short coming is easily ignored though.

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published 14.07.2007 | Comments ( 6 )
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07.01.2012 - 20:08
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I prefer the production of 'Mental vortex' and 'grin', but in terms of songwriting i would say this album iis definitely the best from coroner. Each and every song is so tight, and the last song is one epic way to end an album.
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05.02.2012 - 21:59
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My least favorite from Coroner. Lacks the edge of Punishment For Decadence and the sophistication of Mental Vortex. Too generic for me.
Die By My Hand and Last Entertainment are standouts, though.
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05.02.2012 - 22:36
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Written by [user id=101272] on 05.02.2012 at 21:59
Too generic for me.

Lols, if there is one thrash band with non generic albums (except their debut), it is Coroner. Oh well... Opinions I guess. I just think the term is wrong comparing the band with the rest of the thrash scene at that time and now.
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Like you could kiss my ass

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Rod, let me love you.

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05.02.2012 - 22:38
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Their best album for me.
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Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 05.02.2012 at 22:38

Their best album for me.

And for me (even if Grin is very close)
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Written by Darkside Momo on 05.02.2012 at 22:42

Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 05.02.2012 at 22:38

Their best album for me.

And for me (even if Grin is very close)

Grin would be thrid for me.
1. No More Color
2. Punishment For Decadence
3. Grin
4. Mental Vortex
and then quite a gap to
5. R.I.P.
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Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 05.02.2012 at 22:46

Written by Darkside Momo on 05.02.2012 at 22:42

Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 05.02.2012 at 22:38

Their best album for me.

And for me (even if Grin is very close)

Grin would be thrid for me.
1. No More Color
2. Punishment For Decadence
3. Grin
4. Mental Vortex
and then quite a gap to
5. R.I.P.

Downgrade Punishment to 4th position, upgrade Grin and MV, and you have mine
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Written by X-Ray Rod on 05.02.2012 at 22:36

Written by [user id=101272] on 05.02.2012 at 21:59
Too generic for me.

Lols, if there is one thrash band with non generic albums (except their debut), it is Coroner. Oh well... Opinions I guess. I just think the term is wrong comparing the band with the rest of the thrash scene at that time and now.

Yeah, maybe "generic" was a bad choice of words, but it still seemed like just another Thrash album to me. Doesn't have that spark that makes me say "Another fantastic album by Coroner." Maybe I oughta relisten to it.
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Written by [user id=101272] on 05.02.2012 at 23:09

Maybe I oughta relisten to it.


I daresay that DOA and Read My Scars are the two best songs Coroner ever wrote. Oh well, two of the very best anyway
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06.02.2012 - 03:24
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I haven't heard Grin or Mental Vortex yet, but this one I really dig. Some really catchy tech thrash, 'Last Entertainment' is probably my favourite.
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Crazy album with many twists and turns
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08.01.2017 - 17:28
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I just realized this is in the top 200. Sweet!
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18.08.2017 - 22:57
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Their best for me. Not by far (PFD following closely), but by more than a margin.
From all their albums this has the most interesting ideas in songwriting for me.
Highlights: Mistress of deception and Tunnel of pain.
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14.09.2019 - 03:03
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Not only Coroner's best album, but also the single greatest, most badass technical thrash record ever made. It seriously doesn't get any better than this. Remastered version could have fixed the muddy production a little - but then again who cares. It's Coroner, so you can be sure that the music itself is top friggin' notch, as usual.
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To me their best
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Written by [user id=101272] on 05.02.2012 at 21:59

My least favorite from Coroner. Lacks the edge of Punishment For Decadence and the sophistication of Mental Vortex. Too generic for me.
Die By My Hand and Last Entertainment are standouts, though.

generic? Seriously? No wonder your account was deleted.

As for the best of their albums:
1. No More Punishment for Mental Colors
4. R.I.P.
5. Grin
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Written by sgtrobo on 21.06.2020 at 07:26

Written by [user id=101272] on 05.02.2012 at 21:59

My least favorite from Coroner. Lacks the edge of Punishment For Decadence and the sophistication of Mental Vortex. Too generic for me.
Die By My Hand and Last Entertainment are standouts, though.

generic? Seriously? No wonder your account was deleted.

As for the best of their albums:
1. No More Punishment for Mental Colors
4. R.I.P.
5. Grin

I deleted the account myself, dipstick.

Opinion still stands; this is the weakest of their big three albums behind Punishment and Mental Vortex.
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21.06.2020 - 08:09
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Written by [user id=220667] on 21.06.2020 at 08:04

Written by sgtrobo on 21.06.2020 at 07:26

Written by [user id=101272] on 05.02.2012 at 21:59

My least favorite from Coroner. Lacks the edge of Punishment For Decadence and the sophistication of Mental Vortex. Too generic for me.
Die By My Hand and Last Entertainment are standouts, though.

generic? Seriously? No wonder your account was deleted.

As for the best of their albums:
1. No More Punishment for Mental Colors
4. R.I.P.
5. Grin

I deleted the account myself, dipstick.

Opinion still stands; this is the weakest of their big three albums behind Punishment and Mental Vortex.

I was being sarcastic, dipstick.
"Generic" is one thing I'd never think someone would ever use to describe Coroner. Nothing wrong with thinking it's the least of their 'big 3'.
But "generic"? C'mon, that's not the word you really meant to use, is it?

That said, credit for use of the term 'dipstick'
I had visions of Roscoe P. Coltrane there, and I giggled.
So thanks for that.
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09.04.2021 - 20:14
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Their best album definitely. The booklet of the album has that nice logo I use now as my Avatar.
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22.07.2021 - 19:04
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I wasn't a fan of Coroner when I first listened to them a few years ago. I've given them another try recently and I now understand why people rate them so highly!

I've listened to all of their albums today and would rate them:
1. Punishment For Decadence - 9.1/10
2. No More Color - 9.0/10
3. Mental Vortex - 8.8/10
4. Grin - 8.3/10
5. R.I.P. - 8.2/10
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17.11.2021 - 06:02
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Great record, "D.O.A", and "Die By My Hand" in particular are great.
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01.08.2025 - 06:28
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No More Color = Mental Vortex > Punishment For Decadence > RIP > Grin
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