Mental Vortex

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Mental Vortex
Studio album by Coroner
Recorded	April-June 1991 at Sky Trak Studio, Berlin
Genre	Thrash metal, progressive metal
Length	47:32
Label	Noise Records
Producer	Coroner
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
Coroner chronology
No More Color (1989) Mental Vortex (1991) Grin (1993)

Mental Vortex is the fourth album of the Swiss thrash metal trio Coroner. It is probably their most progressive and mature achievement and marks an improvement in the production compared to their first three albums. It features a cover of the song "I Want You (She's So Heavy)" (originally by The Beatles).

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Credits 3 Notes 4 External links

[edit] Track listing

1. "Divine Step (Conspectu Mortis)" – 7:04
2. "Son of Lilith" – 6:53
3. "Semtex Revolution" – 5:30
4. "Sirens" – 4:56
5. "Metamorphosis" – 5:32
6. "Pale Sister" – 4:55
7. "About Life" – 5:18
8. "I Want You (She's So Heavy)" – 7:14

[edit] Credits

• Ron Broder - Bass, Vocals
• Marky Edelmann - Drums
• Tommy Vetterli - Guitars
• Tom Morris - Producer
• K.-U. Walterbach - Executive Producer

[edit] Notes

• The sample at the end of "Semtex Revolution" is JFK, from the movie Moonstruck.
• One of the samples is from the film Hellbound: Hellraiser II.
• The intro on "Divine Step" (the "Emergency Room intro") is from the movie Reanimator.
• Lilith is a female demon of the Mesopotamian mythology.
• The cover image is a modified photograph of Anthony Perkins as Norman Bates in the 1960 Alfred Hitchcock film Psycho.

[edit] External links

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