(June 2022) Episode 420 of the “opus project” is TROUBLE. While most 80s metalheads were either accelerating into thrash or blowing out their hair to sing anthems, these guys looked back to the roots of metal. Trouble’s first two albums are as close to Black Sabbath’s heavy sound as you’ll find, particularly Tommy Iommi’s drop-tuned tone. These made Trouble a pioneer of “doom metal.” Their subsequent albums, amidst lineup changes, had more conventional and groove metal approaches, but it’s still not bad.
Favorite album: Psalm 9
Favorite song: Revelation (Life or Death)
Compared to expectations: same
Recommendation: If you like early Sabbath, you’ll like Trouble
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