Trouble

Trouble is an American doom metal band noted as one of the pioneers of their genre. The band created a distinct style taking influences of the British heavy metal bands and psychedelic rock of the 1970's. A critically acclaimed group, their first two albums are cited as landmarks of doom metal, and their early 1990's releases would take a more stoner metal oriented direction. The nucleus of the band had been vocalist Eric Wagner, guitarists Rick Wartell and Bruce Franklin, and drummer Jeff Olson. The band is also noted for the spiritual nature of their early lyrics; their first record label, Metal Blade Records, marketed the band as "white metal" (in contrast to the rising black metal movement) in the 1980's.