Vicious Rumors (Vicious Rumors album)

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Vicious Rumors
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Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 20, 1990
Recorded1989 at Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, California
Genre Power metal, heavy metal
Length39:24
Label Atlantic
Producer Michael Rosen, Geoff Thorpe, Mark McGee
Vicious Rumors chronology
Digital Dictator
(1988)
Vicious Rumors
(1990)
Welcome to the Ball
(1991)
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Vicious Rumors is the third album by the American heavy metal band Vicious Rumors, released in 1990. [2]

Contents

A music video was made for "Don't Wait for Me", [3] directed by future film director Gore Verbinski.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Vicious Rumors except where indicated

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Don't Wait for Me"4:14
2."World Church"5:05
3."On the Edge"3:07
4."Ship of Fools"4:26
5."Can You Hear It"3:25
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Down to the Temple" 5:17
7."Hellraiser" 4:14
8."Electric Twilight" (Instrumental)Mark McGee1:51
9."Thrill of the Hunt" 4:01
10."Axe and Smash" 3:44
Total length:39:24

Personnel

Production

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References

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  2. "Vicious Rumors - Vicious Rumors". Encyclopaedia Metallum . Retrieved 2013-06-28.
  3. "VICIOUS RUMORS- DON'T WAIT FOR ME(PV1990)". YouTube. March 25, 2007. Archived from the original on 2021-12-19. Retrieved December 3, 2017.