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Trouble's fourth album, and follow-up to the slightly disappointing Run to the Light, sees Trouble mixing things up a bit and adding a ton of previously unseen riff variety. This riff variety leads to what is possibly Trouble's strongest album, no small feat considering that their discography is overall pretty memorable. Most of the songs here, like opener End of my Daze, follow the typical Trouble blueprint of Black Sabbath worship, but almost every song adds a decent twist to it. In fact, some of the guitar work on Psychotic Reaction may have been influential to Dimebag Darrell and Pantera, while the cowbell in the background invokes Blue Oyster Cult (or Christopher Walken and Will Ferrell, but, really, that's a generational thing). The best song on the whole album though is The Misery Shows (Act II), which takes a seven and a half minute detour into Pink Floyd-esque ballad city. The track also has some of the best lyrics Trouble has ever written. If you like Trouble, this album is essential.

Favorite Tracks: 1. End of my Daze 3. Psychotic Reaction 5. The Misery Shows (Act II) 6. R.I.P. 8. Heaven on My Mind 9. E.N.D.