"In 2025, avant-garde black metal is nearly synonymous with dissonance. Acts like Blut Aus Nord and Imperial Triumphant assert that avant-garde black metal must draw from jazz and revel in darkness. It is, seemingly by default, hurdy-gurdy and esoteric. However, Steven Wiener from Am I In Trouble? asserts that this view is narrow-minded, though he’ll say it in kinder terms. His debut record under this moniker, Spectrum, is a revival of avant-garde black metal’s colorful side.” - Colin Dempsey, Invisible Oranges (www.invisibleoranges.com/am-i-in-trouble-spectrum/)

Am I in Trouble? is a love letter to the eclecticism and experimentation displayed in the early-to-mid 2000s avantgarde black metal explosion.

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Band photo artwork by Alex Loach