Psalm 9 (album)
| Psalm 9 | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | March 10, 1984[1] | |||
| Recorded | February 1984 | |||
| Studio | Track Record, Los Angeles, California | |||
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| Length | 43:18 | |||
| Label | Metal Blade | |||
| Producer | Trouble, Bill Metoyer and Brian Slagel | |||
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| Singles from Psalm 9 | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [6] |
| Blistering | (favourable)[7] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 9/10[8] |
| Rock Hard | 3.0/10[9] |
Psalm 9 is the debut studio album by the American doom metal band Trouble, released in 1984. The album was originally released eponymously and was renamed to Psalm 9 after the release of their fourth album, which was their 1990 self-titled release. Along with the Saint Vitus eponymous debut album from the same year, Psalm 9 is considered by many critics to be one of the first doom metal releases.
The cover of Cream's "Tales of Brave Ulysses" was a b-side to the only single taken from the album.
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 tenth anniversary of its release; and again remastered and reissued by Escapi Music in October 2006, with a bonus DVD.
Track listing
All songs by Trouble, except "Tales of Brave Ulysses," Cream.
- Side one
- "The Tempter" – 6:37
- "Assassin" – 3:13
- "Victim of the Insane" – 5:10
- "Revelation (Life or Death)" – 5:06
- Side two
- "Bastards Will Pay" – 3:43
- "The Fall of Lucifer" – 5:44
- "Endtime" (instrumental) – 4:59
- "Psalm 9" – 4:49
- CD edition bonus track
- "Tales of Brave Ulysses" (Cream cover) – 3:57
Personnel
Trouble
- Eric Wagner – vocals
- Bruce Franklin – guitars
- Rick Wartell – guitars
- Sean McAllister – bass
- Jeff Olson – drums
Production
- Bill Metoyer - producer, engineer
- Brian Slagel - producer
References
- ^ "Gatefold of Best of Metal Blade, Vol. 1" (JPG). Metal Blade Records. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- ^ Marsicano, Dan. "Best Doom Metal Albums". ThoughtCo. Archived from the original on October 29, 2018. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
- ^ DiVita, Joe (September 13, 2017). "Top 25 Doom Metal Albums of All Time". Loudwire. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
- ^ Chantler, Chris (October 5, 2016). "The 10 essential doom metal albums". Metal Hammer. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
- ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo (January 3, 2018). "The Best Metal Album From 40 Subgenres". Loudwire. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
- ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Trouble - Psalm 9 review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved May 7, 2014.
- ^ Gehlke, David E. "Trouble - Psalm 9 / The Skull (Reissues)". Blistering. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved May 10, 2014.
- ^ Popoff, Martin (1 November 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.
- ^ 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.
