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Chicago, Illinois, USA (1979 – 1996, 2002 – present)
Trouble was formed in Chicago, Illinois, USA in 1979 by vocalist Eric Wagner, guitarists Bruce Franklin and Rick Wartell, bassist Sean McAllister, and drummer Jeff Olson. Drawing deeply from Black Sabbath for inspiration (with occasional nods to the psychedelic sounds of the late ’60s thrown in for good measure), the band forged an uncompromising brand of classic metal all their own, made more unique by their gloomy down-tuned riffs and spiritual, often mistakenly religious lyrics, which quickly earned them the dubious “white metal” tag although Eric Wagner denies any connections to christianity. The album and songtitle Run To The Light was thought to be a religious title while it actually came from Eric Wagner watching Poltergeist and writing it down.
The band toured throughout the Midwest during the early ’80s before signing with Metal Blade Records and releasing their amazingly mature eponymous debut (later referred to as Psalm 9) in 1984. The equally impressive (and even more depressing) The Skull followed in 1985 and reflected singer Wagner’s struggles with substance abuse as well as the growing turmoil within the group. This led to the replacement of bassist McAllister with Ron Holzner and the departure of drummer Olson, who, as legend has it, had decided to become a preacher. Dennis Lesh was drafted as his replacement for 1987’s Run to the Light.
A three year hiatus followed. Luckily, just when it seemed that Trouble’s fortunes had run out, the band was snapped up by Rick Rubin’s visionary Def American Records for whom they recorded another self-titled album (Trouble) in 1990 with Rubin in the producer’s chair.
The band toured throughout the Midwest during the early ’80s before signing with Metal Blade Records and releasing their amazingly mature eponymous debut (later referred to as Psalm 9) in 1984. The equally impressive (and even more depressing) The Skull followed in 1985 and reflected singer Wagner’s struggles with substance abuse as well as the growing turmoil within the group. This led to the replacement of bassist McAllister with Ron Holzner and the departure of drummer Olson, who, as legend has it, had decided to become a preacher. Dennis Lesh was drafted as his replacement for 1987’s Run to the Light.
A three year hiatus followed. Luckily, just when it seemed that Trouble’s fortunes had run out, the band was snapped up by Rick Rubin’s visionary Def American Records for whom they recorded another self-titled album (Trouble) in 1990 with Rubin in the producer’s chair.
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Psalm 9
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Manic Frustration
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The Skull
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The Tempter
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Assassin
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Victim of the Insane
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Endtime
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Bastards Will Pay
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Revelation (Life or Death)
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The Fall of Lucifer
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Psalm 9
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At the End Of My Daze
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Tales of Brave Ulysses
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Come Touch The Sky
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The Wolf
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Psychotic Reaction
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Rain
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Fear
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Shoutbox
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ThWormOuroboros wrote:
One of the best....
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Snagon wrote:
check out Eric Wagner on Probot's album http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Siph3MiLF04
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ThWormOuroboros wrote:
What an incredibly good band. Not a bad release from them. http://hmpf.forumotion.com/
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dollmassacre wrote:
Love this band so much. Eric Wagner please come back to us. D:
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owlelf wrote:
Trouble pix from Budapest: http://www.shockmagazin.hu/magyar/foto/trouble_p.html
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budred wrote:
I used to love these guys. I didn't know they were still a band. I haven't heard anything since Plastic Green Head. Saw them live in the early nineties, they kicked ass. ,\m/
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tr00erthantr00 wrote:
Simple Mind Condition is amazing. Why the fuck is Eric gone?
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BrianBL wrote:
the remasters sound pretty tight too.
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Sureker wrote:
Psalm 9 is amazing. Such a great band.
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Thrashhard wrote:
You're a Cold-blooded killer, You must be insane!
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Kiska10 wrote:
i saw them yesterday, great!
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theminos21 wrote:
psalm 9 the music of revelation,criminaly underrated band
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joanet89 wrote:
putos trouble me cawen la leche (L)
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dragonuts wrote:
Beside, I don't understand how The Wish cannot be in the top song list
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dragonuts wrote:
The Skull is a really stunning album
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KristianHT wrote:
Kory Clarke sucks. Saw them live a few nights ago, dude's got zero vocal range and prances around like Robert Plant. Way to convey existential anguish, dillweed
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ohiogrinder wrote:
The Skull and Psalm 9 are tits!
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Kakinjsh wrote:
I feel ashamed that I discovered these guys just now. I have been listening to doom for quite some time and these guys sure mean Trouble :)
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Cruztitucion wrote:
Their Selftitled album is pretty killer...fucking riffs, nice Melodies ....try with Psalm 9 is BIG! amazing guitars, great solos
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Shaunography wrote:
I only have their selftitled album (fucking awesome) but could someone suggest an album to check out next?
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Happy Birthday to Trouble drummer MARKO !
22 Oct 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/troublechicago
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO TROUBLE DRUMMER MARKO! http://www.myspace.com/markothebigpackage
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