Vicious Rumors
With thirteen releases under their belts, it's unlikely that Vicious Rumors will suddenly burst into superstars, yet they have had a satisfying middle-of-the-road career, a career that now spans over 20 years. The band debuted on the Shrapnel label in 1985 with Soldiers Of The Night,featuring future guitar hero Vinnie Moore. Moore only lasted the one album, but the band has stayed together ever since, with frequent lineupsin recent years yet managing to record a steady string of quality American power metal albums.In 2005 came two notable lineup change reports. The first stated that original m ...read more
With thirteen releases under their belts, it's unlikely that Vicious Rumors will suddenly burst into superstars, yet they have had a satisfying middle-of-the-road career, a career that now spans over 20 years. The band debuted on the Shrapnel label in 1985 with Soldiers Of The Night,featuring future guitar hero Vinnie Moore. Moore only lasted the one album, but the band has stayed together ever since, with frequent lineupsin recent years yet managing to record a steady string of quality American power metal albums.In 2005 came two notable lineup change reports. The first stated that original members Dave Starr and Larry Howe had rejoined the group(Howe had left the band after 1998's Cyberchrist, while Starr hadn't played with the band since 1992. Secondly, a new vocalist and guitaristwere announced, with the singer being none other than the well-travelled James Rivera and the guitarist being former Night Ranger and Ozzy Osbourne axeman Brad Gillis. Their first album in five years, Warball, was released in October 2006. « hide |
