Vicious Rumors
| Vicious Rumors | |
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| General information | |
| Genre (s) | Power metal |
| founding | 1979 |
| Website | www.viciousrumors.com |
| Current occupation | |
| Nick Courtney (since 2018) | |
| Geoff Thorpe (since 1979) | |
Electric guitar |
Gunnar DüGrey (since 2013) |
| Cody Green (since 2018) | |
| Larry Howe (1986–1999, since 2005) | |
| former members | |
singing |
Ronnie Stixx (2007-2009) |
singing |
James Rivera (2005-2007) |
singing |
Morgan Thorn (2000-2001) |
singing |
Brian O'Connor (1997-1999, 2001-2005) |
singing |
Carl Albert (1988–1995) |
singing |
Gary St. Pierre (1983-1987) |
singing |
Mark Tate (1980-1982) |
Electric guitar |
Thaen Rasmussen (2006) |
Electric guitar |
Brad Gillis (2005-2007) |
Electric guitar |
Steve Smyth (1996-1999) |
Electric guitar |
Mark McGee (1988-1995) |
Electric guitar |
Vinnie Moore (1985-1986) |
Electric guitar |
Chuck Moomey (1983–1985) |
Electric guitar |
Jim Cassero (1982-1983) |
Electric guitar |
Ira Black (1981, 2000-2005) |
Electric bass |
Cornbread (2001-2005) |
Electric bass |
Tommy Sisco (1994-1999) |
Electric bass |
Dave Starr (1985-1993, 2005-2007) |
Electric bass |
Jeff Barnacle (1980–1985) |
Drums |
Will Carroll (2002-2005) |
Drums |
Dan Lawson (2001-2002) |
Drums |
Atma Anur (2000-2001) |
Drums |
Don Selzer (1983–1985) |
Drums |
Jim Lang (1983) |
Drums |
Walt Perkins (1982-1983) |
Vicious Rumors is an American power metal band formed in 1979 by Geoff Thorpe in Santa Rosa , California . Thorpe is the only constant in the band's history, which has been marked by frequent line-up changes.
history
When it was founded, the band consisted of Thorpe, singer Mark Tate, guitarist Jim Cassero, bassist Jeff Barnacle and Walt Perkins on drums. First appearances were made with Metallica , Mötley Crüe , Lääz Rockit and Exodus at the so-called Metal Mondays in the San Francisco Bay Area . After a few demo recordings , contributions to Metal samplers and a series of line-up changes, the band signed a contract with the record label Shrapnel Records of Mike Varney . With singer Gary St. Pierre, bassist Dave Starr, drummer Larry Howe and Vinnie Moore , who later mainly worked as solo guitarist, the debut album Soldiers of the Night was released in 1986 , which was particularly well received in Europe. Moore and St. Pierre left the band soon after and were replaced by Mark McGee and Carl Albert , which finally formed the line-up for the next seven years.
After the release of the second album Digital Dictator (1988), he switched to Atlantic Records . Here appeared Vicious Rumors (1990) Welcome to the Ball (1991) and recorded in Tokyo Live Album Plug In and Hang On (1992). When Thorpe had to operate on both hands and the continued existence of the band was on the brink, Atlantic ended the contract with Vicious Rumors. After his recovery, Thorpe took the management into his own hands and from then on worked with various smaller labels. In 1994 the sixth album Word of Mouth was released . The preparations for his successor Something Burning (1996) were overshadowed by the death of the singer Carl Albert on April 22, 1995. Geoff Thorpe then took over the guitar work as well as the vocals on the album.
In the following years there were numerous line-up changes. On Cyberchrist (1998) there was only Larry Howe in the band besides Thorpe and he was no longer involved in the recordings for Sadistic Symphony (2001). The 2006 album Warball saw the return of Howe and Dave Starr. It was sung by James Rivera ( Helstar ), who left the band only a year later. With Razorback Killers , the band released their tenth studio album in 2011. In 2013 Vicious Rumors released their new album Electric Punishment .
Discography
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Studio albums
- Soldiers of the Night (1986)
- Digital Dictator (1988)
- Vicious Rumors (1990)
- Welcome to the Ball (1991)
- Word of Mouth (1994)
- Something Burning (1996)
- Cyberchrist (1998)
- Sadistic Symphony (2001)
- Warball (2006)
- Razorback Killers (2011)
- Electric Punishment (2013)
- Concussion Protocol (2016)
- Celebration Decay (2020)
Others
- The Voice ( EP , 1994)
live
- Plug In and Hang On: Live in Tokyo (Live album, 1992)
- A Tribute to Carl Albert (Live album, 1995)
- The First Ten Years ( VHS , 1996)
- Crushing the World ( DVD , 2005)
- Live You To Death (Live album, 2012)
- Live You To Death 2 - American Punishment (Live album, 2014)
style
On the albums Digital Dictator through to Welcome to the Ball in particular, the band plays a “hearty, hymn-like US metal with a lot of melody”. Later they orientated themselves to more modern bands such as Pantera and Machine Head , before the band returned more to the style of their earlier albums from Warball .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b The Vicious Rumor's History ( Memento of the original from October 24, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , viciousrumors.com (English). Retrieved November 20, 2011.
- ↑ a b Vincent Jeffries: Vicious Rumors - Biography , allmusic.com (English). Retrieved November 20, 2011.
- ↑ Chart sources: Germany
- ↑ Buffo Schnädelbach: RH # 292 Classic Albums: Digital Dictator , rockhard.de. Retrieved November 20, 2011.
- ↑ Michael Rensen: Review Cyberchrist , rockhard.de. Retrieved November 20, 2011.
- ↑ Buffo Schnädelbach: Review Warball , rockhard.de. Retrieved November 20, 2011.
Web links
- Official website (English)
- Vicious Rumors at laut.de
- Vicious Rumors at Allmusic (English)
- Music Might biography (English)