Vicious Rumors (Vicious Rumors album)

Vicious Rumors
Studio album by Vicious Rumors
Released	February 20, 1990
Recorded	1989 at Fantasy, Berkeley, California
Genre	Power metal, heavy metal
Length	39:24
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Michael Rosen, Geoff Thorpe, Mark McGee
Vicious Rumors chronology
Digital Dictator (1988) Vicious Rumors (1990) Welcome to the Ball (1991)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Vicious Rumors is the third album by the American heavy metal band Vicious Rumors, released in 1990. ^[2]

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.	Title	Length
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.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"Down to the Temple"		5:17
7.	"Hellraiser"		4:14
8.	"Electric Twilight" (Instrumental)	Mark McGee	1:51
9.	"Thrill of the Hunt"		4:01
10.	"Axe and Smash"		3:44
Total length:			39:24

Personnel

• Carl Albert – lead vocals
• Geoff Thorpe – guitars
• Mark McGee – guitars, backing vocals, mandolin
• Dave Starr – bass
• Larry Howe – drums

Production

• Michael Rosen – production, engineering, mixing
• Geoff Thorpe – production, mixing
• Mark McGee – assistant production, mixing
• Howie Weinberg – mastering
• Mike Houghes – back cover logo concept
• Anthony Ranieri – design
• Jay Janini – photography
• Peggy Donnelly – A&R coordination
• Bob Defrin – art direction
• Stan Woch – front cover logo concept
• Don Brautigam – front & back illustration

References

1. Theakston, Rob. "Vicious Rumors review". AllMusic . Rovi Corporation . Retrieved June 28, 2013.
2. "Vicious Rumors - Vicious Rumors". Encyclopaedia Metallum . Retrieved June 28, 2013.
3. "VICIOUS RUMORS- DON'T WAIT FOR ME(PV1990）". YouTube. March 25, 2007. Archived from the original on December 19, 2021. Retrieved December 3, 2017.