The 1985 Listening Post - Trouble - The Skull

Trouble - The Skull

#107

March 1985

Trouble

The Skull

Genre: Doom Metal

3.25 out of 5

Highlights: 

Wickedness of Man

Psalm 9 fades out at the end and….

The Skull fades in. I like that. I like that they are saying, “Here’s a continuation of what we do.” What they do is Doom Metal. And, I’ve gone on record as saying it’s not really my thing. But as that thing goes this is, I think, perfect for the introspective and awkwardly murderous teen. 

https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-skull/1218647784

The 1984 Listening Post - Trouble - Psalm 9

Trouble - Psalm 9

#52

March 

Trouble

Psalm 9

3.25 out of 5

So, I’m riding around my neighborhood, listening to “The Tempter” by Trouble and thinking, “Ugh. MORE death metal? How much of this stuff is there?” And, then, as I’m cruising around to “Revelation (Life or Death) I start comparing them to other Gloom Metal bands of the era and the only one I come up with is Saint Vitus, which was released just a month before. Because every other metal band I can think of is either not really Doom or they came later. 

So, I look em up. And, lo and behold, they are one of the first practitioners of the model. 

Their roots are obviously in Sabbath and Purple and even Zeppelin and if I am being honest, this is not my cuppa. But, if I am comparing it to Saint Vitus I would say that this is the superior entry. That said, I could live without hearing this stuff but for what it is, it’s effective. How’s that for wishy washy?

https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/psalm-9/1218648512