Coroner - "Mental Vortex" (1991)

^ I only like Coroner's 80s stuff. Punishment for Decadence is one of the best (thrash) metal albums ever though.

NP:

New songs of this band aren't doing too much for me but I'm sure their upcoming album will be interesting anyway.

Sounds like modern Septic Flesh. Just with actual riffs instead of just annoying orchestration on top.

I played the hell out of that album in 1995. Loved it back then. It doesn't sound quite as good to me now, but they were definitely onto something unique with that album. The Mystical Gate of Reincarnation is also one of the best demos I've ever heard. They really fucked it up early on though. Temple of Knowledge is quite good, but the production is balls and the song structures aren't as interesting as Sorcery, then they released that shitty hardcore influenced album in the late 90's. Epic was good, but most of their albums after that were complete tedium.

N.P New Rotting Christ

I don't mind "Punishment For Decadence" & "No More Color" but "Mental Vortex" & "Grim" are where it's at for Coroner as far as I'm concerned. I don't actually have much time for "R.I.P.".

Carcass - "Necroticism - Descanting the Insalubrious" (1991)

Arguably the best death metal release to come out of England & a part of my top five records for death metal as a whole.

5/5

Great album, but I wish I heard it earlier. By the time I got to it in the late 90's or so, Carcass were done and dusted. Until that point I'd only heard two Carcass albums in full: Heartwork and Swansong.

N.P Norah Jones Begin Again

Heavy!

I fucking despise that album.

Why? I can't stand the samples/intros but apart from that it's damn near perfect IMO.

Doesn't remind me of Carcass. Too fucking melodic. I only really like Reek/Symphonies.

Makes me think of early Rotting Christ with some thrash/death influences.