Vicious Rumors

Vicious Rumors | Format: Audio Cassette

Product Details

• Audio Cassette (February 9, 1990)
• Label: Atlantic / Wea
• ASIN: B00000EBSY
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #314,564 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Don't Wait for Me

2. World Church

3. On the Edge

4. Ship of Fools

5. Can You Hear It

6. Down to the Temple

7. Hellraiser

8. Electric Twilight

9. Thrill of the Hunt

10. Axe and Smash

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolute classic for power and thrash metal fans, December 1, 2006

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Justin Gaines (Northern Virginia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Vicious Rumors (Audio CD)

As influential as Vicious Rumors was, particularly on the thrash scene, you'd think they would get a bit more recognition. As it stands, it seems like only the true metal faithful give this band the credit they deserve. This particular Vicious Rumors album could go toe to toe with just about anything Anthrax or Megadeth was releasing at the time.

Even if you don't consider the 1990 self-titled album to be THE Vicious Rumors album, you have to admit that it comes close. It was released just after Digital Dictator and just prior to Welcome to the Ball, and at a time where the band was absolutely on top of their game. Every song on this album is incredibly strong, and the band's high octane mix of power metal and thrash metal styles is very effective. It's heavy, fast, and aggressive, but melodic enough that you can sing (or shout) along with the lyrics. Founder Geoff Thorpe lays down some incredible guitar work here, and vocalist Carl Albert (RIP) is in top form as well.

This is what real metal in the early 1990's was all about. Serious metal fans owe it to themselves to check out Vicious Rumors, and this album is as good a place as any to start.

NOTE: While I'm certainly grateful to Wounded Bird for reissuing this great metal album, it would have been even better to hear it digitally remastered and with some bonus material added for good measure. Oh well, I'll take what I can get.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Strong Melodic Heavy Metal, January 22, 2008

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Keith Wingo (Dallas, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Vicious Rumors (MP3 Download)

After getting the must-have "Welcome to the Ball" album by VR, this self-title album (which actually was released earlier) is next in line. The songwriting is not quite as strong, but still very good, especially with Carl's great vocals and VR's searing dual axe attack.

Recommended tracks:
6. Down To The Temple
9. Thrill Of The Hunt
1. Don't Wait For Me
7. Hellraiser
8. Electric Twilight
2. World Church

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best metal albums I've ever heard, February 14, 2003

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Todd Sharp (Sandy, Ut. United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Vicious Rumors (Audio CD)

I'm very picky when it comes to music, even metal and progressive metal. I won't listen to just any band that can crank out a wall of chords to a speed metal beat. There's got to be quality and talent there, good songwriting, and great lyrics. This self-titled album by Vicious Rumors has it all. It's hard, and yet melodic and soaring; punchy and yet graceful. The vocalist's voice is incredible, and so is the songwriting. Unfortunately I can't say the same for their next album, Welcome to the Ball. If you dig high quality metal, grab this CD.