Year : 1991 (Rock Candy Remastered 2023)
Style : Heavy Metal , Power Metal
Country : United States
Audio : 320 kbps + scans
Size : 104 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 fourth longplayer from Vicious Rumors “Welcome ot the ball” will be released once again on CD, this time as a collector's edition.Welcome to the Ball is the fourth album by the American heavy metal band Vicious Rumors, released in 1991.It was produced by Michael Rosen and Geoff Thorpe.The band supported the album with a North American tour.[4] Welcome to the Ball was nominated for a Bammie Award. A remastered CD version was released by Rock Candy Records in 2024.Bay Area band Vicious Rumors had unwittingly occupied an area of power metal with their technique that would serve as a springboard for other bands and push the boundaries of the genre. “Welcome To The Ball”, their fourth album, was originally released in 1991 on Atlantic Records and contained a collection of superlative tracks, including strong hits such as “Abandoned”, “Children”, ‘Mastermind’ and “When Love Comes Down”.Music with a firm determination to take no prisoners and co-produced by Michael Rosen (Testament, Mordred, AFI) and Geoff Thorpe. Rock Candy finally brings you the CD remaster with brand new liner notes including a detailed essay and rare archive pictures.
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:
Cover [Illustration] – Don Brautigam
Engineer – Michael Rosen
Producer – Michael Rosen
Tracklist:
01. Abandoned 04:15
02. You Only Live Twice 03:38
03. Savior from Anger 04:08
04. Children 04:56
05. Dust to Dust 04:20
06. Raise Your Hands 04:02
07. Strange Behavior 04:08
08. Six Stepsisters 03:31
09. Mastermind 03:55
10. When Love Comes Down 04:58
11. Ends of the Earth 03:13
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