At their peak, Trouble were the perfect combination of Black Sabbath meets The Beatles, and their 1992 album ‘Manic Frustration’ was their collaborative pinnacle. Perhaps a case of divine intervention from the feedback gods; the Doom pioneers jumped from their record label, Metal Blade to Rick Rubin’s American Recordings shortly after Slayer had. While Trouble never reached the commercial heights of the Thrash kings – they were, in their own way, just as important.

‘Manic Frustration’ immediately pulls you into a time warp of 70’s metal bliss, with its razor-sharp guitar tones and muscular, crisp production, courtesy of Rick Rubin (System Of A Down, Johnny Cash), himself. The way the players bounce off of each other is a rare example of lightning in a bottle, and Rubin is just there to document it all, in his typically stripped back fashion.

01. Come Touch the Sky
02. ‘Scuse Me
03. The Sleeper
04. Fear
05. Rain
06. Tragedy Man
07. Memory’s Garden
08. Manic Frustration
09. Hello Strawberry Skies
10. Mr. White
11. Breathe…