caption current_members associated_acts years_active label article_title landscape past_members background genre image origin name
trouble at jalometalli 2008 kyle hultz thomas bruce franklin rick wartell mark lira rob retro , warrior soul , zoetrope , cathedral , the skull grave , exhorder , wet animal , supershine , tourniquet 1979 & ndash ; present metal blade , def american , century media trouble -lrb- band -rrb-
 yes eric holzner jeff olson barry stern ted kirkpatrick ian brown chuck wagner robinson shane pasqualla kory clarke sean mcallister dennis lesh ron group_or_band doom metal , stoner metal trouble - jalometalli 2008 - 02.jpg aurora , illinois , united states trouble
trouble -lrb- band -rrb-

trouble is an american doom metal band noted as one of the pioneers of their genre , alongside bands such as candlemass and saint vitus .
the band created a distinct style taking influences of the british heavy metal bands black sabbath and judas priest , and psychedelic rock of the 1970s .
a critically acclaimed group , their first two albums , `` psalm 9 '' and `` the skull '' are cited as landmarks of doom metal .
to date , trouble has released eight studio albums .
although the band never officially broke up , trouble was plagued by extended inactivity after their original singer eric wagner left in 1997 .
he eventually rejoined in 2000 before leaving again eight years later .
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 '' -lrb- in contrast to the rising black metal movement -rrb- in the 1980s .
