Psalm 9 (album)

This article is about the album by Trouble. For the psalm in Hebrew (Masoretic) numbering, see Psalm 9.

Psalm 9
Studio album by
Trouble
ReleasedMarch 1984
RecordedFebruary 1984
StudioTrack Record Studios (Los Angeles, California)
Genre
Length39:15 (original)
43:15 (reissues)
LabelMetal Blade
ProducerTrouble, Bill Metoyer, and Brian Slagel
Trouble chronology
Trouble Live
(1983) 		Psalm 9
(1984) 		The Skull
(1985)
Singles from Psalm 9
  1. "Assassin" / "Tales of Brave Ulysses"
    Released: 1984
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
Blistering(favourable)[6]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal9/10[7]
Rock Hard3.0/10[8]
Sea of Tranquility[9]

Psalm 9 is the debut studio album by American doom metal band Trouble, released by Metal Blade Records in March 1984. The album was originally released eponymously and 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.[citation needed]

The album has been released on CD on several occasions: in 1991 by Metal Blade Records, both by itself and bundled with Trouble's second studio album The Skull (1985), one year after the release of then-current album Trouble; remastered using the original master tapes and reissued again by Metal Blade in 1994 to commemorate the tenth anniversary of its release; remastered and reissued by Escapi Music on October 26, 2006 with a bonus DVD containing video footage of the band from 1982; and remastered and reissued by Hammerheart Records, cooperating alongside Trouble, Inc., on May 20, 2020.

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  6. ^ Gehlke, David E. "Trouble - Psalm 9 / The Skull (Reissues)". Blistering. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved May 10, 2014.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "Review: "Trouble: Psalm 9 (remaster)"". Sea of Tranquility. November 13, 2006. Retrieved October 5, 2022.