History & Biography With the Deathcult CD Switzerland announced the arrival of a popular and original techno thrash band. Given birth in 1984 by Oliver Amberg, later of Celtic Frost, the band was also related to CF via Tom Fischer's guest work on the aforementioned demo and the roadie work of Tommy and Marquis for Celtic Frost in the Tragic Serenades tour of 1986. The act was called VoltAge initially between 1983 and 1984.
Punishment For Decadence’s cover was changed for the US market by the label. The label sought a more metal cover for the edition. While the band maintained an original sound, the albums differed from each other as well. A US tour was undertaken in support of Mental Vortex. The band, oddly enough, rarely played live and called it a day after the release of Grin with the self-titled compilation-cum-new album appearing posthumously.
Coroner reformed in 2011. The Swiss act was to play its comeback show at the Impetus festival on April 23rd at Les Docks in Lausanne, Switzerland. The band was also play at Maryland Deathfest IX in May 26 in Baltimore.
Amorphis, Stratovarius, Grave Digger, Coroner and others were confirmed for the 2012 edition of the 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise ship, which would set sail from Miami, Florida to Cayman Islands on January 23rd, 2012 and return four days later. A total of 40 acts were to perform on this cruise. In 2013, No Remorse Records would release the 1986 Death Cult demo from the band on CD and vinyl. Drummer Marky Edelmann (a.k.a. Marquis Marky) was leaving the band in 2014. The band swiftly recruited drummer Diego Rapacchietti (Paganini, 69 Chambers, etc.) to replace Marquis Marky. A 2016 CD/DVD compilation was called Autopsy - The Years 1985 - 2014 In Pictures and issued by Century Media.
The group began writing and recording a new album in 2017. The band was a part of 70000 Tons Of Metal Cruise 2019. The band was continuing to record and promise a new album in 2021 and 2022. Exciter, Vio-Lence, Coroner and Lich King were conducting a mini-tour of the USA in the spring of 2022. The band was playing European shows including Ruhrpott Metal Meeting with Saxon, Benediction and others. The group was entering the studio to record a new album in February 2023. The band was signed to Century Media and last issued a record in 1993. 2025 started with a concert with Messiah. The band was booked for Hell's Heroes VII in the USA for March 2025. Coroner and Deceased announced a Canada and USA tour called Non Omnis Moriar for March 2025. The latter band had a 40th anniversary. Coroner announced a hometown album release concert for November 14th, 2025. Opening the concert was to be Tar Pond, whose drummer Markus Edelmann was formerly a Coroner member. 30 years following its last album and 15 years after reforming, Coroner issued a new song in August of 2025. Renewal was taken from the new album, Dissonance Theory, which was scheduled through Century Media for October 17th, 2025. The album had been delayed thanks to the pandemic, Baron's divorce and day job producing bands and other members' work. Coroner booked concerts for Germany for later 2025. Coroner was booked for a tour of the USA in the winter of 2026. The band was also booked for the 2026 edition of Brutal Assault festival. The band was also booked to headline Metalitalia.com fest in 2026.
Reviews CORONER - DISSONANCE THEORY - CENTURY MEDIA 
If the reunited Swiss thrashers' album title refers to cognitive dissonance, then it is an apt one. As a rule, returning or reforming bands - virtually every act that has disbanded returns - are not something to look forward to. It is unlikely to work out this time if it didn't the first, and moreover, the music rarely equals, let alone surpasses, the group's heyday. The first Coroner album in 32 years gives me cognitive dissonance and the accompanying conflicting thoughts. This album is good, very good. That's not the way these things usually work, but Coroner has done it!
The thrash metal trio has ratcheted down its techno-thrash's technical wizardry a tad, but instead ratcheted up the intensity. Dissonance Theory is fast and heavy - more so than a band of this age has any business delivering. The music is tight, very tight, with disharmonic riffs and impressive solos that any true metal fan would crave, and the sound is nearly perfect. No doubt, guitarist Tommy T. Baron, being a producer, has done the band lots of good. It is likely that the man is advertising his services with his production for this record too, but given the clarity and impact he's achieved here, who could blame him? Granted, this album has been advertised and in progress for a decade now. The album is solid throughout, but surely when the band gloriously speeds up, like on the second half of The Law, things truly heat up.
As stated earlier, the band’s technical nature has been somewhat toned down, and hints of Dew-Scented or even Sadus appear occasionally. Still, the original duo of singer and bassist Ron Royce and guitarist Tommy T. Baron has kept Coroner unmistakably Coroner and even improved a few aspects. The intro, called Oxymoron, is a mix of the intro to Kataklysm's Sorcery and the creepiness of Tokyo Blade's Man On The Stair. This album is so good that even the electronic vocal effect on the first proper song Consequence, the organ on Prolonging or the odd whiff of synthesizers does not turn me off. Speaking of which, no need to worry. This is not the pseudo-industrial version of Coroner that killed the band off. This is the new Coroner that combines technical ability with relentless thrash metal. - Ali "The Metallian"
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