Manic Frustration is the fifth studio album by American doom metal band Trouble, released on June 16, 1992. The album marked a change in style toward a faster-paced, psychedelic sound, as opposed to the slower, doom metal style on their previous albums. 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

Personnel

1. Trouble

2. Eric Wagner – vocals

3. Bruce Franklin – guitars

4. Rick Wartell – guitars

5. Ron Holzner – bass

6. Barry Stern – drums

7. Additional musicians

8. Rick Seratte – keyboards

9. Ron Anderson, Gary Hoey – vocal guidance & inspiration

10. Production

11. Rick Rubin – producer with Trouble

12. Chris Kupper, Brendan O'Brien – engineers

13. Dave Sardy – mixing at Hollywood Sound, Los Angeles

14. Howie Weinberg – mastering at Masterdisk, New York

15. Kim Champagne – art direction

16. Trouble – front cover concept

17. Jean-Francois Podevin – front cover illustration

18. Chris Cuffaro – individual photos

References