Psalm 9 (album)

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.

Psalm 9
Studio album by Trouble
Released	March 10, 1984[1]
Recorded	February 1984
Studio	Track Record, Los Angeles, California
Genre	Doom metal[2][3][4] Christian metal[5]
Length	43:18
Label	Metal Blade
Producer	Trouble, Bill Metoyer and Brian Slagel
Trouble chronology
Psalm 9 (1984) The Skull (1985)
Singles from Psalm 9
"Assassin" / "Tales of Brave Ulysses" Released: 1984

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[6]
Blistering	(favourable)[7]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	9/10[8]
Rock Hard	3.0/10[9]

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

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

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

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. Rovi Corporation. 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 (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.
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.