Chicago metal legends TROUBLE released their first album since 2007's Simple Mind Condition,, entitled The Distortion Field, via FRW Records in North America on July 16th. The album will be out in Europe on July 26th.

With their return album, Trouble cracked two of Billboard's Charts this week. The album came in at #125 on the Top Independent Albums Chart, and # 25 on the Top New Artist Albums Chart (Heatseekers) which lists the best-selling albums by new and developing artists, defined as those who have never appeared in the Top 100 of The Billboard 200.

Guitarist Rick Wartell could not be happier with the reception of the new album: "It's an honor to receive the positive feedback, reviews and recognition. We're extremely grateful to our fans and everyone who supported us during the making of The Distortion Field."

The Distortion Field makes history in the Trouble camp through the band's acquisition of a new lead vocalist, Kyle Thomas of EXORDER and FLOODGATE fame.

Commenting on new vocalist Thomas, Trouble founder and guitarist Rick Wartell says: "Kyle is one of the most impressive singers I've ever heard, and by far the most extraodinary singer I've ever had the pleasure of working with. He's got incredible range, incredible power, and an incredible knowledge of Trouble, as he's been a fan for 20-something years. We've known him forever, and he innately understands what Trouble is about. He's like the perfect guy to come in and do this job. It's awesome."

Veteran Music Producer Bill Metoyer is once again lending his expertise, having previously worked with the band on The Skull and Trouble, both Metal Blade releases.

"Musically, I think this album is a true Trouble record.", states Wartell. "In the early days, we used to just write what we felt and didn't really care about what anyone said. We just wrote heavy riffs and played our music our way. But outside influences can kind of get a hold of you and start telling you what to do. When we were writing this album, the thinking was, we don't care what anybody thinks. We're going to write what we write. So this is basically a return to our roots, while combining some reflections of our band's long history as well. With the two different music writers, Bruce and myself, we have a slight variation in our writing; Bruce has more of a '70s groove to his writing, and I'm more the old school doomy metal thing. And when you put it together, you get Trouble."

The Distortion Field tracklisting:

'Sink Or Swim'

'Paranoid Conspiracy'

'Glass Of Lies'

'The Grey Chill Of Autumn'

'When The Sky Comes Down'

'Butterflies'

'Your Reflections'

'Have I Told You'

'The Apple From The Snake'

'Hunters Of Doom'

'Sucker'

'The Broken Have Spoken'

Trouble lineup:

Kyle Thomas - vocals

Rick Wartell - guitar

Bruce Franklin - guitars

Shane Pasqualla - bass

Mark "Marko" Lira - drums

More on Trouble at their official here or Facebook page.