Psalm 9 (album)

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Psalm 9
Trouble - Psalm 9.jpg
Studio album by
Trouble
ReleasedMarch 10, 1984[1]
RecordedFebruary 1984
StudioTrack Record Studios (Los Angeles, California)
Genre
Length43:18
LabelMetal Blade
ProducerTrouble, Bill Metoyer, and Brian Slagel
Trouble chronology
Psalm 9
(1984) 		The Skull
(1985)
Singles from Psalm 9
  1. "Assassin" / "Tales of Brave Ulysses"
    Released: 1984
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4.5/5 stars[6]
Blistering(favourable)[7]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal9/10[8]
Rock Hard3.0/10[9]

Psalm 9 is the debut studio album by American doom metal band Trouble, released on March 10, 1984. The album was originally released eponymously and was later renamed to Psalm 9 after the release of the band's fourth studio album, which was their 1990 self-titled release. Along with Saint Vitus' self-titled debut album from the same year, Psalm 9 is considered by many critics to be one of the first doom metal releases.[citation needed]

The track "Assassin" was released as a single and included a cover of British rock band Cream's 1967 song "Tales of Brave Ulysses" as a B-side.

The album has been released for CD on three occasions: in 1991 by Metal Blade Records, a year after the release of then-current album Trouble; remastered using the original master tapes and reissued again by Metal Blade in 1994, commemorating the 10th anniversary of its release; and again remastered and reissued by Escapi Music in October 2006, with a bonus DVD containing video footage of the band from 1982.

Track listing[]

All songs by Trouble, except "Tales of Brave Ulysses" (Cream).

Side one
  1. "The Tempter" – 6:37
  2. "Assassin" – 3:13
  3. "Victim of the Insane" – 5:10
  4. "Revelation (Life or Death)" – 5:06
Side two
  1. "Bastards Will Pay" – 3:43
  2. "The Fall of Lucifer" – 5:44
  3. "Endtime" (instrumental) – 4:59
  4. "Psalm 9" – 4:49
CD edition bonus track
  1. "Tales of Brave Ulysses" (Cream cover) – 3:57
Bonus DVD
  1. "Assassin" (video recording)
  2. "Interview" (part 1)
  3. "Psalm 9" (video recording)
  4. "Interview" (part 2)
  5. "Victim of the Insane" (video recording)

Personnel[]

Trouble[]

Production[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Gatefold of Best of Metal Blade, Vol. 1" (JPG). Metal Blade Records. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  2. ^ Marsicano, Dan. "Best Doom Metal Albums". ThoughtCo. Archived from the original on October 29, 2018. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
  3. ^ DiVita, Joe (September 13, 2017). "Top 25 Doom Metal Albums of All Time". Loudwire. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
  4. ^ Chantler, Chris (October 5, 2016). "The 10 essential doom metal albums". Metal Hammer. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
  5. ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo (January 3, 2018). "The Best Metal Album From 40 Subgenres". Loudwire. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
  6. ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Trouble - Psalm 9 review". AllMusic. Retrieved May 7, 2014.
  7. ^ Gehlke, David E. "Trouble - Psalm 9 / The Skull (Reissues)". Blistering. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved May 10, 2014.
  8. ^ Popoff, Martin (November 1, 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 366. ISBN 978-1-894959-31-5.
  9. ^ Trojan, Frank (1984). "Review Album: Trouble - First". Rock Hard (in German). No. 6. Archived from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
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