TROUBLE - Psalm 9 40th anniversary LP (PIC. DISC)

Trouble’s classic debut album from 1984 with faithfully restored audio represents everything that Doom Metal should be! On heavy quality picture-disc!

Trouble’s early work and, in particular, “Psalm 9” represent everything that Doom Metal should be (but so often is not). Think about it, here is a band who are really rather diverse, with regard to tempo, arrangements and mood, and are not afraid to break the mould of what is typically expected of a Doom band. For 1984 this is an incredibly contemporary record; it’s Doom to the bone, but also thrashy and featuring some, for the time, modern Heavy Metal touches. At its heart there’s nothing regressive or throw-backy about this record. Honestly, it makes one laugh when stuff like this is called ‘traditional doom metal’; what is traditional about it? Bands like Trouble and Candlemass weren’t operating in an established tradition, they were forging their own sound.

40th anniversary Picture-LP edition includes an A2 poster limited to 500 copies!

Hammerheart 2024