Year : 1987 (Metal Blade Records Edition 2023)
Style : Doom Metal , Psychedelic Stoner Metal
Country : United States
Audio : 320 kbps + scans
Size : 134 mb
Bio:
One of the most influential Doom acts from the 80s playing an unique mix of old school doom-metal and psychedelic rock with clean vocals combining the lumbering heaviness of Black Sabbath and the dual guitars of Judas Priest. The group was formed in 1979 in the outskirts of Chicago, IL by vocalist Eric Wagner, guitarists Bruce Franklin and Rick Wartell, bassist Ian Brown, and drummer Jeff "Oly" Olson. Throughout their history, Franklin and Wartell have remained the only constants in the band. The band's first two albums are characterized by their lumbering tempos, heavy guitars, and Christian lyrics (which, Wagner would later state were written more as a reaction to the rising tide of satanic metal bands in the early '80s as opposed to an attempt at preaching) and are considered classics in many doom metal quarters. By the 1990s, the band traded in the doom and Christianity for a more psychedelic/stoner metal sound. By the end of the '90s, Wagner had left the group and the band sat on the backburner as members focused on other projects. In the early/mid 2000s, Franklin, Wagner, Wartell, and Olson re-grouped and eventually released 2007's "Simple Mind Condition". Afterwards, the band fractured again, with Wagner and Olson eventually leaving and Wartell and Franklin continuing with different line ups. In 2013, Trouble released "The Distortion Field" with vocalist Kyle Thomas, who had previously replaced Wagner from 1997 to 2000. In 2012, Wagner, Olson, and former bassist Ron Holzner (who played bass in Trouble from 1986 until 2002) formed The Skull, who were initially set to pay tribute to Trouble's older, doom material but eventually opted to write original music.
Album:
2023 CD reissue of seminal Midwest doom metallers Trouble's "Run to the Light" album. "Run to the Light" was Trouble's third release, originally issued in 1987 via Metal Blade Records. Highlights include the stunning monster six-string tour de force "Peace of Mind". The CD digipak includes 4 bonus tracks: three demos + cover version of The Beatles' "Come Together", originally released on "The Best of Metal Blade Voume 7".Trouble's third full-length album, Run to the Light, blends a sound of heavy guitar riffs with insane fast beats. Run to the Light, is one of the best Trouble albums, but you can't go wrong with Troubles first four albums. Some songs are extremely speed metal, while others are considerably doom metal (the latter being the majority). For an example, Borrowed Time is definitely doom metal, while The Misery Shows is pretty fast. Despite their fast picking and speedy solos, Trouble uses a lot of Doom like sounds that are very similar to Black Sabbath. Just the way the guitars are tuned is very Black Sabbath like.Musically this album has it all. There are a lot of cool fast licks and solos, while most of the other riffs are basically doom power chords. The drumming is also pretty cool and does a good job of blending in with the rest of the music. This is best seen on Run to the Light, which is the best song of this album and arguably one of the best Trouble songs. The singing is not very catchy and you either like it or you won't. Some people say it is very whinny, and to a certain extent it is. However, I believe the singing in Trouble is just right for this band and what it does.While the music kicks major ass, the production suffers a little, but not as much the first two albums. Probably the only problem most people will have is with the lyrics. Most of the lyrics, if not all of them, are Christian based. And while they are not preachy vocals, they tend to focus on what will happen if you don't believe in Christianity. This type of lyrical content, which is dark and evil in a sense, adds upon the evilness which is expelled from the doom style Trouble puts out. I say get over the lyrics and get this album! This is a must have, especially if you like Black Sabbath and other similar bands. Good songs to check out are: Run to the Light, The Misery Shows, Thinking of the Past, and On Borrowed Time.
Line-Up:
Eric Wagner – vocals (R.I.P. 2021)
Bruce Franklin – guitars (1981-present) - See also: ex-Generation, ex-Supershine
Rick Wartell - guitars
Ron Holzner - bass
Dennis Lesh - drums
Production:
Recorded At – Chicago Recording Company
Mastered At – Capitol Records
Mastered At – Skull Seven Productions
Engineer – Ian Burgess
Mastered By – Bill Metoyer, Eddy Schreyer
Producer – Jim Faraci
Tracklist:
01. The Misery Shows 05:37
02. Thinking of the Past 03:53
03. On Borrowed Time 05:27
04. Run to the Light 06:02
05. Peace of Mind 03:04
06. Born in a Prison 04:50
07. Tuesday's Child 03:26
08. The Beginning 05:28
09. Come Together (The Beatles cover) 03:53 (Bonus Track)
10. The Misery Shows (demo) 05:19 (Bonus Track)
11. Thinking of the Past (demo) 04:05 (Bonus Track)
12. Run to the Light (demo) 06:31 (Bonus Track)
Track 9, "Come Together", is a Beatles cover recorded during the Run to the Light album sessions.
Tracks 10-12 are demo songs from a 1986 demo tape.
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