Grin

Coroner | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 10, 1993)
• Label: Futurist Records
• ASIN: B000008N5K
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #113,250 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Coroner : "Grin", August 26, 2003

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Masked Jackal (Ft. Lauderdale, FL United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Grin (Audio CD)

This is the last studio release from Coroner. It's also one of their most impressive releases ever. "Grin" takes over where "Mental Vortex" left off, but it also goes beyond in many ways. It's certainly their most unique release from start to finish....

Guitarist Tommy T. Baron has always been incredible, and on "Grin", he raises the bar even higher. His solos are masterpieces, and this releases is full of some of his best ever. He's one of the best guitarists in Heavy Metal history no doubt.....

The music on "Grin" is not quite as "in your face" as previous efforts, and the sound is a little more controlled when it comes to the blinding speed riffs, and screaming out lyrics. "Grin" has some of that, but for the most part, it's very evenly balanced, and very well controlled. That makes it very enoyable to listen to....

I think "Mental Vortex" still holds the top spot as Coroner's best, but "Grin", with it's unique sound and direction, puts it as a very close second. This is certainly worth five stars, and is a highly recommended masterpiece. It's just impossible to find....

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Their Testament, December 26, 2007

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Frederic Barras "Fred" (Switzerland) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Grin (Audio CD)

This album is quite difficult to find...but definitely worth the time and money spent on it : it's pure pleasure.

Tommy Baron skills are just so d**mn good, and his solos on this album are even better than thoses on "Mental Vortex". I think is one of the most gifted guitar player from Metal, along with Alex Skolnick.
But is Grin better than Mental Vortex ? Hard to say honestly..one reviewer wrote that it continues where Mental Vortex stop... and evoluate magnificently I will add..It's all about theses dark atmospheres punctuated by killer solos and clever rythm guitar, incredibles breaks, everything is at his place at the right time, as usual with Coroner.The production is even better than "Mental.."
Special mention for Mesmerized / paralyzed : a song of 8 minutes, maybe the most intense of it all.
Just imagine how Coroner would have evoluate with the quality of the new production they had at last...

But there's maybe a good news : it seems they are preparing a reunion tour............

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome progression from one of the best, March 21, 2005

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sknight (NYC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Grin (Audio CD)

Been a Coroner fan since I was a kid.

While "Grin" isn't the artful and controlled chaos of the previous efforts, it's just as good, owing to its refinement and their push into other areas. Not as fast, but a dark and polished sound that is highly interesting and entertaining. There is some more directions they go in, but the sound is undeniably Coroner.

Anyone who's a fan of them will love Grin. The essence of their sound is still there, while they dabble into some different areas for their sound, including some eerie female vocals at the end and Ron making his voice resemble death vocals more during some parts.

Awesome, just awesome.