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| '''Trouble''' is an American ] band noted for their slow (by ] standards), heavy albums such as their ] debut, ''Trouble'' (later ''Psalm 9''), ''The Skull'' (]), and others. Other than their influence on the just-emerging subgenre, they are also known as being one of the better, more prominent Christian metal bands, now or then |
'''Trouble''' is an American ] band noted for their slow (by ] standards), heavy albums such as their ] debut, ''Trouble'' (later ''Psalm 9''), ''The Skull'' (]), and others. Other than their influence on the just-emerging subgenre, they are also known as being one of the better, more prominent Christian metal bands, now or then. Many critics disagreed that they were Christian because use of the word "Fuck" in "Bastards Will Pay" (it should be noted that the band does not consider themselves as a Christian act). Trouble's first record label, ], marketed the band as "White Metal" (in contrast to the rising ] movement), although the band was not particularly fond of that tag. | ||
| Their sound is mid-tempo compared to ] bands like ] or ] or even Doom-Death like ], but was some of the slowest metal being written at a time when ] and then ] bands were playing faster and faster; Trouble songs generally move about as fast as a slower ] song, like "Iron Man," "Lord of this World" and "Into the Void," but while the tempo had been done before, the sound is all their own. While most slow songs by ] or ] tend to border on ballads, all of tracks on ''The Skull'' are as heavy as they are slow, with the distinctive fuzzy distortion and melodic, integral (rather than superfluous or ostentatious) guitar solos that are all their own. | Their sound is mid-tempo compared to ] bands like ] or ] or even Doom-Death like ], but was some of the slowest metal being written at a time when ] and then ] bands were playing faster and faster; Trouble songs generally move about as fast as a slower ] song, like "Iron Man," "Lord of this World" and "Into the Void," but while the tempo had been done before, the sound is all their own. While most slow songs by ] or ] tend to border on ballads, all of tracks on ''The Skull'' are as heavy as they are slow, with the distinctive fuzzy distortion and melodic, integral (rather than superfluous or ostentatious) guitar solos that are all their own. | ||
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Trouble is an American doom metal band noted for their slow (by 1980s standards), heavy albums such as their 1984 debut, Trouble (later Psalm 9), The Skull (1985), and others. Other than their influence on the just-emerging subgenre, they are also known as being one of the better, more prominent Christian metal bands, now or then. Many critics disagreed that they were Christian because use of the word "Fuck" in "Bastards Will Pay" (it should be noted that the band does not consider themselves as a Christian act). Trouble's first record label, Metal Blade Records, marketed the band as "White Metal" (in contrast to the rising black metal movement), although the band was not particularly fond of that tag.
Their sound is mid-tempo compared to Funeral Doom bands like Skepticism or Esoteric or even Doom-Death like My Dying Bride, but was some of the slowest metal being written at a time when NWOBHM and then thrash metal bands were playing faster and faster; Trouble songs generally move about as fast as a slower Black Sabbath song, like "Iron Man," "Lord of this World" and "Into the Void," but while the tempo had been done before, the sound is all their own. While most slow songs by Iron Maiden or Saxon tend to border on ballads, all of tracks on The Skull are as heavy as they are slow, with the distinctive fuzzy distortion and melodic, integral (rather than superfluous or ostentatious) guitar solos that are all their own.
Discography
Albums
- Psalm 9 (formerly 'Trouble') 1984,
- The Skull 1985,
- Run To The Light 1987,
- Trouble 1990,
- Manic Frustration 1992,
- One for the Road (tour demos) 1993,
- Plastic Green Head 1995,
- Simple Mind Condition 2006
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