Manic Frustration

Manic Frustration
Studio album by
Trouble
ReleasedJune 16, 1992
Recorded1991
StudiosIndigo Ranch Studios (Malibu, California), Studio II (Culver City, California), and Hollywood Sound Recorders (Los Angeles, California)
GenresHeavy metal, psychedelic rock, stoner rock
Length43:12
LabelDef American
ProducersRick Rubin and Trouble
Trouble chronology
Trouble
(1990)		 Manic Frustration
(1992)		 Plastic Green Head
(1995)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStarHalf star
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal10/10
Kerrang!StarStarStarStarStar
Rock Hard9.0/10

Manic Frustration is the fifth studio album by American doom metal band Trouble, released on June 16, 1992. It was the band's last release via the label Def American. A promotional disc was released with the songs "'Scuse Me," "The Sleeper," and "Memory's Garden" in 1992, the last song of which also had a music video. The album was reissued and remastered by Hammerheart Records in 2020.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Eric Wagner, Bruce Franklin and Rick Wartell, except "Breathe..." by Donovan Leitch, which is a partial cover of his song Atlantis.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Come Touch the Sky" 2:53
2."'Scuse Me" 3:24
3."The Sleeper" 3:14
4."Fear" 3:37
5."Rain" 4:16
6."Tragedy Man" 4:16
7."Memory's Garden" 4:23
8."Manic Frustration" 4:10
9."Hello Strawberry Skies" 3:03
10."Mr. White" 3:25
11."Breathe..."Donovan Leitch6:31
Total length:43:12

Personnel

Trouble
Additional musicians
Production

References

  1. ↑ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Trouble - Manic Frustration review". AllMusic. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
  2. ↑ Popoff, Martin (August 1, 2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 459. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
  3. ↑ Kaye, Don (September 12, 1992). "Trouble - 'Manic Frustration'". Kerrang!. No. 409.
  4. ↑ Kühnemund, Götz (1992). "Review Album Des Monats: Trouble - Manic Frustration". Rock Hard (in German). No. 65. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Trouble - Manic Frustration". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved November 12, 2011.