Psalm 9 (album)

Psalm 9
Studio album by
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
Blistering(favourable)
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal9/10
Rock Hard3.0/10
Sea of Tranquility

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.

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.