Psalm 9 (album)

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.

Psalm 9
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
AllMusic[6]
Blistering(favourable)[7]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal9/10[8]
Rock Hard3.0/10[9]

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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