Coroner - Grin (Nails Hurt)

Added: Jan 18, 2009   By: SpiritNebula

Duration: 7:23

Channel: Music

Oppression, weighs a ton Depression, stains in black Regression, the way things run Aggression, my last resort Love never crossed my way Care, not even for myself Peace means to reload a gun Rest, I won't before I die Nails in my brain, all that's left ... just GRIN! x 2 Grin 'til I lose x 2 [ Until I lose x 3 Until I lose myself ] x 2 Adrenalin, a legal drug Anger corrodes my heart Boredom, nitroglycerine Violence, primal fear Nails in my brain, nails hurt x 2 Religion, violent innocence, guilt, panic. Exposed to all -- A false reality, Look all through society: More locks than keys Nails in my brain, all that's left just Grin x 2 Grin 'til I lose x 2 [ Until I lose x 3 Until I lose myself ] x 2——————————————————————— Ron Royce (aka Ron Broder) - Vocals/Bass Tommy T.Baron (real name Thomas Vetterli) - Guitars Marquis Marky (aka Marky Edelmann) - Drums Grin, the last Coroner album of all-new material to be released, was simultaneously the culmination and transformation of everything the band's first four albums had achieved. Fearlessly experimental, challenging, and "heavy" in a way that goes beyond mere sound, Grin has stood the test of time to emerge as Coroner's ultimate statement. It is a recording of astounding musical power, the conjuring of a ferocious, intangible force that the musicians have created and are battling to control. Even the album's more sedate passages ("Dream Path"; "Theme for Silence") seem afflicted with an underlying anger and tension. The music is like a living thing, snaking outward in a patient search to discover itself before moving in for the kill. When a positively vicious-sounding Ron Royce snarls "Nails in my brain, NAILS HURT!" his statement comes off as something more than just another fussy metaller declaring his vague angst; it leaves one with the feeling that the vocalist has tapped into that dark, primal side of himself that all of us possess... and do our best to keep buried. Taken as a unified statement, the songs on Grin would seem to be about just that--the struggle of mankind with his primitive instincts, trying to make sense of the artificial and often brutal society he has fashioned for himself. This is of course a universal concern, one that affects even those not consciously aware of it, and the importance of this can't be overlooked in relation to Grin's impact on the listener. Many of the best albums in rock history are those that take us on an emotional journey while examining the human condition: Dark Side of the Moon, Tommy, OK Computer. Grin is just such an album. That it has never received its due from the music establishment or a wider audience is truly an injustice. But then, for many, confronting what lies within is simply too much to bear. Tracks: 01. Dream Path 02. The Lethargic Age 03. Internal Conflicts 04. Caveat (To The Coming) 05. Serpent Moves 06. Status: Still Thinking 07. Theme For Silence 08. Paralyzed, Mesmerized 09. Grin (Nails Hurt) 10. Host Tracks 1 and 7 are instrumentals. Produced by Coroner Recorded at Greenwood Studios, Switzerland, Feb-Apr 1993 Engineered by Gerhard "Anyway" Wolfle All drums recorded by Voco Faux-pas Mixed by Tom Morris at Morrisound Recording, Tampa, Fl. Assistant Engineer: Mark Prator Mastered by Eddie Schreyer, Future Disc, Los Angeles. Available on FUTURIST - 9086-11028

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