Coroner: R.I.P. (remastered, orange smoke marbled vinyl) [HIGH ROLLER]

Why you'll love it

High Roller's remastered reissue of the Swiss thrash trio's 1987 album on orange smoke marbled vinyl. Coroner's mix of thrash speed, classical guitar and progressive ambition has made them a cult favourite, and the band's own channel carries "Reborn Through Hate".

This edition

• Remastered
• Limited orange smoke marbled vinyl
• Reissue of the 1987 album

About the album

R.I.P., from 1987, is where Coroner announced themselves. Ron Royce, Tommy Vetterli and Marquis Marky had been part of Zürich's metal scene (two of them had worked as roadies for Celtic Frost), and their debut combined thrash's speed with a fondness for gothic atmosphere and classical guitar that set them apart from almost everyone else.

"Reborn Through Hate" and "When Angels Die" hit hard, "Nosferatu" and "Totentanz" arrive with their own spooky intros, and Vetterli's playing is already a cut above. It's a debut that sounds like a band who'd been practising very, very hard. The title might suggest an ending, but for Coroner it was very much the beginning.

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Listen

Out October 9, 2026 on High Roller (cat# HRR1086LPM), a reissue of the 1987 album.