Year : 1990 (Rock Candy Remastered 2015)
Style : Heavy Metal , Power Metal
Country : United States
Audio : 320 kbps + scans
Size : 103 mb
Bio:
Vicious Rumors is an American power metal band founded in 1979 in the San Francisco Bay Area, California. The brainchild of Geoff Thorpe, the band has been active on the metal scene since its inception in 1979. Vicious Rumors is recognized for their guitar works and harmonies, as well as the variety of their music.Band leader Thorpe is also known for recording with the American rock & roll band 7th Order, alongside veteran British session guitarist Martin Pugh (of Steamhammer, the 1st Rod Stewart solo album and Armageddon[1]) and drummer Tim Kelliher (of Randy Hansen's Machine Gun[2]) on their debut CD, The Lake of Memory - released in 2007.After a period of relative stability, in 2013 the band still faced more line-up changes around classic members Thorpe and Howe: in the first leg of Electric Punishment European tour Brian Allen was temporary replaced by James Rivera due to serious family matters. In the second leg of European gigs and in the US tour, Slovenian multi-instrumentalist Tilen Hudrap (Thraw, Keller, Wartune) stepped in for Stephen Goodwin on bass and took over the bass duties permanently. Also Thaen Rasmussen left his spot later in the year, with Bob Capka rejoining VR ranks on guitar. During the American tour, surprisingly, young Dutch singer Nick Holleman (Powerized, Methusalem) took care of vocal duties, with Allen stating he and VR parted ways.Entering in the line-up alongside Thorpe, Howe and Capka, Hudrap and later Holleman became the first European official members in Vicious Rumors history, bringing fresh blood to the band before a very intense 2014 which carries VR in no less than three continents: first, Vicious Rumors will co-headline "70,000 Tones of Metal" cruise - where they will play the legendary "Digital Dictator" album in its entirety for the first time in the history of the band - and then, not only many European summer festival gigs but also the long awaited South American and Australia/New Zealand/Japan tours. The band will release a new live album, entitled"Live You To Death 2: American Punishment" in June 2014 (which marks the first official release by the new line-up, consisting of Thorpe, Howe, Hudrap, Capka and Holleman), achieving the goal of four album in four years.
Album:
The third longplayer from Vicious Rumors “Vicious Rumors” will be released once again on CD, this time as a collector's edition.Anyone familiar with US power metal is sure to have encountered Vicious Rumors at some point. After an excellent yet kind of obscure debut album in 1985, the band released what is arguably their masterpiece - 1988's Digital Dictator. As the 1990's came knocking on the door, the band unleashed their third opus: a self-titled album that's possibly the band's most representable album.The album's opener "Don't Wait For Me" kicks off with a big bang. It's arguably the band's most well-known song and for good reason. It's heavy, catchy, and shows some of the band's great guitar prowess. Unlike with the previous album, however, this one quickly drops its pace in favor of some more mid-paced rocking. "World Church" shows a new side of the band where speed isn't a necessity in sounding heavy, and this seems to be the general approach of the entire album. The songs take turns in being fast and mid-paced respectively, with some of the slower numbers also adapting a more melodic sound.The production values of this album are very nice. Everything sounds very crisp and the mix is balanced really well, giving the proper characteristics to each song regardless of its style. The band also sounds great, if perhaps somewhat less energized this time around. On the preceding albums they had more of a "live feeling", whereas this one sounds more tight and perfected in its instrumentation. It's simply a matter of preference but I personally like when things sound more organic. Due to the crisp production and the band's perfect performances, the songs simply don't sound as ballsy as they could've done.Vicious Rumors's third album is a most solid effort in many ways, but it's also one of those typical albums where the band slowly started to go downhill. I've seen and heard people going as far as calling this album "hard rock" throughout the years, but they simply need to get their ears checked out. This is nothing but a more mid-paced take on your average US power metal sound. Sure, the album's more melodic numbers can sometimes be on the borderline towards heavier glam metal, much like other bands such as Fifth Angel, but most power metal bands sound like a cross between thrash and heavy glam if you ask me.If you're a fan of US power metal, late 80's and early 90's thrash, heavier glam metal and classic heavy metal, then I totally recommend you to check this one out. It's not the band's best album but a good starting point nonetheless. If you're only into rapid-speed power metal then you'll probably not find a lot of excitement in this release. Go for the band's earlier albums instead.Check-outs: "Don't Wait For Me", "Hellraiser", "Ship Of Fools", "World Church".
Line-Up:
Carl Albert (R.I.P. 1995) - Vocals (lead, harmony)
Geoff Thorpe - Guitars (electric, acoustic), Vocals (backing)
Mark McGee - Guitars (electric, acoustic), Vocals (harmony)
Dave Starr - Bass (4 & 8 string)
Larry Howe Drums
Production:
Licensed From – Warner Music UK Ltd.
Pressed By – EDC, Germany – 53741784
Lead Vocals, Harmony Vocals – Carl Albert
Producer – Geoff Thorpe, Michael Rosen
Remastered By – Andy Pearce
Written-By, Arranged By – Vicious Rumors
Tracklist:
01. Don't Wait for Me 04:14
02. World Church 05:05
03. On the Edge 03:07
04. Ship of Fools 04:26
05. Can You Hear It 03:25
06. Down to the Temple 05:17
07. Hellraiser 04:14
08. Electric Twilight 01:51 instrumental
09. Thrill of the Hunt 04:01
10. Axe and Smash 03:44
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