I bought the self-titled album of Trouble in 1990 after listening to "R.I.P." on a metal radio show. That riff just made me want to have it. Eric was one of the greatest voices in doom metal. May he rest in peace. I still have that CD, I used to play it to death, let's see now what my current neighbours think of it.

Sad news
RIP

Sad news, a doom legend dies.

In Europe more as 70% had get one dose of vaccine, according to media 90% what dies from covid now are unvaccinated people, from 10% who get vaccine 99% are over age 85. So.

I realise that this news may be seen as an opportunity to discuss covid-19, vaccinations, etc. so I am just going to be proactive here. Anything relating to coronavirus can be discussed in the relevant thread. This one is only about Eric Wagner's death, regardless what caused it.

The more people are finding out about this, the more posts are being made on social media by musicians, fans, and people who knew him. Cathedral's Lee Dorian wrote the following:

"I had heard that Eric Wagner was ill in hospital but doing well and receiving good care. The news that he has died is nothing less than a tragic shock. There's no denying that Trouble were a massive influence on me since first hearing them in the mid 80s and they changed the very notion of what true heaviness was to me. Their first two albums in particular are stunning examples of how soulful and punishingly heavy the art of Doom Metal can actually be. They completely reinvented the genre and transcended the basic formula into something truly unique. Their influence on early Cathedral was unquestionable, even more-so than Sabbath, particularly with regard to the the twin guitar aspect. To me, The Skull is the heaviest Doom Metal album ever recorded. I still remember the day it came in to Revolver record shop in Coventry and asking the guy behind the counter to play it. It literally felt like the building was about to collapse when 'Pray For the Dead' kicked in. The first time Trouble came to the UK in 1990, I went to every show bar Scottish dates. We (Cathedral) toured with them on several occasions and some crazy, crazy times were had. My condolences go to Eric's friends, family and former bandmates. RIP Eric."

I'm currently recovering, I'm sad to see some people will not recover from this shit. RIP

I got Trouble's The Skull from a friend - cassette dub from vinyl - back in 1986. It was probably the first real metal album I ever owned. Sad to see him go so young.