Manic Frustration

Manic Frustration
Manic Frustration
Studio album by Trouble
Released	June 16, 1992
Recorded	1991
Studios	Indigo Ranch Studios (Malibu, California), Studio II (Culver City, California), and Hollywood Sound Recorders (Los Angeles, California)
Genres	Heavy metal, psychedelic rock, stoner rock
Length	43:12
Label	Def American
Producers	Rick Rubin and Trouble
Trouble chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	10/10
Kerrang!
Rock Hard	9.0/10

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.	Title	Writer(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 Leitch	6:31
Total length:			43:12

Personnel

Trouble

Eric Wagner – vocals
Bruce Franklin – guitars
Rick Wartell – guitars
Ron Holzner – bass
Barry Stern – drums

Additional musicians

Rick Seratte – keyboards
Ron Anderson, Gary Hoey – vocal guidance & inspiration

Production

Rick Rubin – producer with Trouble
Chris Kupper, Brendan O'Brien – engineers
Dave Sardy – mixing at Hollywood Sound, Los Angeles
Howie Weinberg – mastering at Masterdisk, New York
Kim Champagne – art direction
Trouble – front cover concept
Jean-Francois Podevin – front cover illustration
Chris Cuffaro – individual photos

References

↑ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Trouble - Manic Frustration review". AllMusic. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
↑ 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.
↑ Kaye, Don (September 12, 1992). "Trouble - 'Manic Frustration'". Kerrang!. No. 409.
↑ Kühnemund, Götz (1992). "Review Album Des Monats: Trouble - Manic Frustration". Rock Hard (in German). No. 65. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
↑ "Trouble - Manic Frustration". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved November 12, 2011.

[1] Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Trouble - Manic Frustration review". AllMusic. Retrieved November 13, 2011.

[martin-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.

[rock_hard-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.

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Rick Wartell Bruce Franklin Mark Lira Kyle Thomas Rob Hultz Eric Wagner Kory Clarke Sean McAllister Dennis Lesh Ron Holzner Barry Stern Jeff Olson Ian Brown Chuck Robinson Shane Pasqualla
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