Again today, we have to "mess" with a suggestion
been claimed from different but acknowledged and revered subgenres
of Metal. Being receiving he same fate as Pentagram and Exodus (having formed
much earlier than their first release) are renowned today as pioneers in either
Doom or Stoner Metal, celebrating this year, one of their albums turning 30, amongst
other bands already suggested through Kokdi’s blog, of course…
The scriptures state: «Trouble is an American doom metal band
noted as one of the pioneers of their genre, alongside bands such as Candlemass and Saint
Vitus.[2] The band
created a distinct style taking influences of the British heavy metal bands Black Sabbath and Judas Priest,[3] and psychedelic rock of the
1970s. A critically acclaimed group, their first two albums, Psalm 9 and The Skull are cited as landmarks of doom metal. To date,
Trouble has released eight studio albums. Although the band never officially
broke up, Trouble was plagued by extended inactivity after their original
singer Eric Wagner left in
1997. He eventually rejoined in 2000 before leaving again eight years later.
The nucleus of the band had been vocalist Eric Wagner, guitarists Rick Wartell and Bruce Franklin, and drummer Jeff Olson. The band is also noted for the spiritual nature of their early lyrics; their first record label, Metal Blade Records, marketed the band as "white metal" (in contrast to the rising black metal movement) in the 1980s.[4]
Trouble was formed in 1979 by Rick
Wartell and was joined by guitarist Bruce Franklin, vocalist Eric Wagner, bassist
Tim Ian Brown (not to be confused with lead singer of
English band The Stone Roses), and
drummer Jeff
Olson. Ian Brown was replaced by Sean McAllister in 1983.
Drawing from Black Sabbath for inspiration (with occasional nods to the
psychedelic sounds of the late 1960s), the band used gloomy down-tuned riffs
and spiritual, often openly Bible-inspired lyrics, which led Metal Blade to
market the band as "white metal" as opposed to black metal.[5] "I
was brought up Catholic", vocalist and primary lyric writer Wagner
explains in the liner notes of Psalm 9
re-issue (2006), "but you have to remember, back in the early 1980s, all
the metal was kind of satanic, and I did not get into that vibe." Wagner
has implied that Metal Blade actually came up with the term in the first place,
which the band rejected: "I think it was more like Metal Blade trying to
be cute or something, with everything [satanic metal] being called black metal,
why not call us white metal, which is a bunch of crap."[6]
The band toured throughout the Midwest
during the early 1980s before signing with Metal Blade Records and releasing
their eponymous debut (later referred to as Psalm 9) in
1984. The Skull followed in 1985 and reflected singer Wagner's
struggles with substance abuse as well as growing turmoil within the group. A three-year hiatus occurred before the band was
snapped up by Rick Rubin's Def
American Records for whom they recorded a second self-titled album (Trouble) in 1990
with Rubin producing. More experimental than previous efforts, the album
(featuring new drummer Barry Stern,
formerly of Zoetrope)
expanded upon the group's tentative psychedelic notions within its traditional
use of power chords.
The group embarked on a year-long tour
before returning to the studio. In 1992 Manic Frustration was
released, delving into Beatlesque psychedelia and featuring some of Trouble's
most aggressive, energetic performances ever.»
Let us not waste no more time and Present one of the
pioneers of Doom
In their top releases (as mentioned above and listed below)
By ranking:
1 Trouble 1990,
Psalm9 1984,
3 The Skull 1985,
4 Manic Frustration 1992,
plus Live In Stockholm 2006
Other Def Jam/Rick Rubin Bands
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