Coroner influence on Opeth

[narcisco]

Does anyone else get that Coroner feeling on the title track Deliverance.
Those opening chords and of course the brilliant closing pattern of heaviness and technicality.
Any other Coroner fans out there?

 

[Dev]

Coroner / Voivod influence on Deliverance.
Coroner is great \m/

 

[squeegee your third eye]

Coroner was great. The guitar tone and soloing style on "Grin" and the self-titled comp. "Coroner" is subline. "Grin" is the most Opethian album.
The Coroner's bassist vocals, a thin rasp, was the band's weak point IMO. I'd say Opeth fans should check out "Coroner," "Grin" and "Mental Vortex." "No More Color" has some wicked riffing but a thinner guitar sound.

 

[narcisco]

Yes definitely Opethian. Great word that, "Opethian",
Ron Royce was definitely not the most gifted vocalist but he sure could play the bass matching the guitar riffs and providing great counterpoint bass lines on the later releases. The middle of Mistress of Deception from No More Colour has one of the most amazing guitar/bass unison lines of all time. Check it out all Opeth fans and those interested in progressive metal.

 

[dolphz]

I like coroner a lot. Punishment For Decadence is my favorith though, followed closely by Mental Vortex. I kind of lost interest with Grin. Maybe I'll go back and listen to it again.

 

[Ermz]

Yeah, Coroner is great, although I have to say I've never made the match between them and Opeth's Deliverance.. maybe I'll need to go back and listen closer.

 

[squeegee your third eye]

I must add that Coroner had really cool artwork--classy, a little artsy but restrained, and cohesive from album to album. I really like the covers for "No More Color," "Gin," & "Coroner."

Though Ron Royce (yeah, that's his name, I was too lazy to remind myself) wasn't the greatest vocalist, at least they mixed him fairly low so he blended with the sound of band. And once I got used to his voice, it fits well into their sound.

I've got to get "Punishment for Decadence", it's only one I don't have.

 

[squeegee your third eye]

Some of the angular, discordant riffage and sweeping single note runs on the "Deliverance" album remind me of Coroner.