Coroner return with new album ‘Dissonance Theory’, out 17th October

After more than three decades, Swiss pioneering technical metallers Coroner return with a new studio album: “Dissonance Theory” will be released on October 17th, 2025 worldwide via Century Media Records.

To kick off the campaign for Coroner’s upcoming release, a first new single entitled ‘Renewal‘ is being made available today. Check it out in a video clip directed by Dariusz Szermanowicz here.

Coroner’s guitarist, songwriter and producer Tommy Vetterli checked in with the following comment about the band’s new music:

I thought a lot about what CORONER should sound like today, but I pretty quickly realised that looking backwards wouldn’t serve us. Of course, over time you develop a certain signature as a musician. So even if the material is new, it might still feel like a bridge to earlier phases – simply because it’s me writing it. That said, we didn’t set out to continue a legacy. We just wanted to create something honest and grounded in the present. ‘Renewal’ now opens the chapter for what became the first CORONER album I’m fully satisfied with, start to finish. So we’ll let the music speak for itself – you’ll know if it speaks to you.

“Dissonance Theory” contains ten new songs across 47 minutes, recorded by Tommy Vetterli at New Sound Studios in Switzerland and mixed/mastered by Jens Bogren at Fascination Street Studios in Sweden (Opeth, Kreator, Amon Amarth, etc.). The album’s cover artwork (to be seen below) was created by Stefan Thanneur.

The album will be available as Ltd. 2CD Mediabook (with expanded booklet and the legendary Death Cult 4-track demo from 1986 – featuring Tom G. Warrior [Triptykon, Celtic Frost, Hellhammer] on vocals – as bonus CD), Standard CD Jewelcase, Digital Album and LP in the following vinyl variants:

– 180g Black LP (Unlimited)
– 180g Creamy white-black marbled (Ltd. to 500x copies, available from all French retailers, www.emp.de & www.cede.ch)
– 180g Deep blood red (Ltd. to 300x copies, available from www.cmdistro.de / Bandcamp: https://centurymediashop.bandcamp.com & from Coroner)
– Translucent coke bottle clear (US retailers)

The album’s pre-order is started today here: https://coronermusic.lnk.to/DissonanceTheory

TRACKLISTING
1. Oxymoron
2. Consequence
3. Sacrificial Lamb
4. Crisium Bound
5. Symmetry
6. The Law
7. Transparent Eye
8. Trinity
9. Renewal
10. Prolonging

BAND MEMBERS
Ron Broder – vocals, bass
Tommy Vetterli – guitars
Diego Rapacchietti – drums