TROUBLE

Trouble. An incredible, highly influential doom metal band from the 1980's. In the 1990's they streamlined their sound a good bit, making it more accessible and tuneful, but still as heavy as ever. They began to draw heavily from 1960's and and early 1970's psychedelic rock, relying just as much on the heavy harmonies of The Beatles as they do on the doomy riffing of Black Sabbath. Everything you love about Trouble is still there: the frayed nerve endings guitar solos, crushing riffs, and Eric Wagner's tortured vocals. It's just wrapped up in more accessible and potent package.

My favorite album from this time period is their self-titled, 1990 release. It is one of my favorite metal albums of all time. Sadly, it has been long of print, and I do not even have a copy anymore. I hope they bring this one back in print soon. The asking price on this on Amazon and other places is astronomical. I wish I could tell you to rush out and get this album now, but I can't. It's something that you will have to track down in bits and pieces digitally from You Tube and other sources.

Here's my favorite song from the album and possibly the greatest Trouble tune of all time. Sorry, there is no video for this one, "The Wolf".

The Wolf - Trouble
Here's the videos to "Psychotic Reaction" and "At the End of My Daze". Enjoy.

Electric Wizard

Electric Wizard. Crushing psychedelic doom. These guys have been around for a while. My favorite two albums of theirs are "Dopethrone"(2000), and "Witchcult Today"(2008). "Dopethrone" is extremely heavy...some say it is the heaviest album of all time. Everything on the album is very fuzzed out and low, and the vocals are shouted....the way only way you can hear them over the guitars. The album has an earthy, Black Sabbath vibe...they know how tho get that sound and go with it and make it heavier. Their latest album "Witchcult Today" is much more melodic and well crafted than "Dopethrone". The vocals are much better, coming off as a cross between Ozzy and Danzig. The music is much more tuneful and well crafted. They used vintage equipment to record "Witchcult Today" and it shows....it sounds like it was recorded in the late '60's!

I highly recommend these guys. Go out and get "Witchcult Today" and "Dopethrone", and if you like those, try some of their other stuff.

Here's two of my favorite tracks, "The Satanic Rites of Drugula" and "Funeralopolis". Enjoy!