VICIOUS RUMORS releases new single and lyric video!
3rd July 2020Every new album has its own history, and the latest recording by Vicious Rumors has a pretty unusual one at that: originally, the band had planned only twenty concerts to celebrate the 30th anniversary of their 1988 classic Digital Dictator. āThe reactions were so enthusiastic that the twenty shows turned into an amazing 108 gigs in the end,ā remembers band mastermind Geoff Thorpe, still a little awed. āWe really hadnāt expected that. Of course this jumbled the original time schedule for our current album a little.ā Thorpe is referring to the latest Vicious Rumors masterpiece, Celebration Decay.
The release date may have suffered a slight delay due to the extended anniversary tour, but at the end of the day few other Vicious Rumors releases have benefitted so much from a prior tour. Because, as Thorpe points out: āOn the one hand the new Vicious Rumors studio line-up had an opportunity to grow into a really tight unit during that long tour, which is one of the reasons why Celebration Decay sounds as dynamic and vibrant as any other of our best recordings in our long career. On the other hand the Digital Dictator shows ensured that we came into contact with our early influences again and again. Both factors together have resulted in an album that sounds like typical Vicious Rumors and oozes lots of energy and momentum. I must admit, I couldnāt be prouder.ā
Itās obvious that 41 (!) years into the bandās history, Geoff Thorpe is still brim-full of zest and artistic enthusiasm. Celebration Decay is a kind of best-of-both-worlds recording, he beams: āThere are classic Vicious Rumors numbers such as āPulse Of The Deadā, āArrival Of Desolationā, āDeath Eternalā (which will be released as a single and lyric video today) and āCollision Course Disasterā. And then thereās a song like āDarkness Devineā with a structure thatās very unusual for us.ā
Ā Along with Thorpe and his long-standing drummer Larry Howe, two new discoveries were instrumental in the recording of Celebration Decay: lead vocalist Nick Courtney and guitarist Gunnar DĆ¼grey, who passed their baptism of fire with distinction during the Digital Dictator tour. Thorpe: āNick delivered some awesome performances during the gigs and was celebrated by our fans. Gunnar is a real virtuoso. I enlisted him as an 18-year-old, straight out of high school. Today heās 21 and already an absolute world-class musician. Vicious Rumors now has a guitar team on caliber with the times of the legendary Mark McGee. Of course, in this context Greg Christian (Testament, Trauma) was a special guest. Greg is a longtime friend, it was a pleasure to work with him. He really contributed to a thundering rhythm section with Larry.ā Guitarist Cody Green, who contributed two haunting solos on āLong Way Homeā and āAny Last Wordsā, also deserve a mention. Green also helped out on bass during the tour. Thorpe: āCody will always be part of the Vicious Rumors family. Robin Utbult from Sweden will be handling the bass on the Celebration Decay tour.ā
The album was recorded and mixed between November 2019 and February 2020 at the Trident Studios in Pacheco, California, by Geoff Thorpe and Juan Urteaga. āThereās no other Vicious Rumors release that I worked as hard on as I did on Celebration Decay,ā says Thorpe. āAfter all, when you get the opportunity to bring out a new album, you really have to give it your best shot. Of course that’s what I did with all other Vicious Rumors cuts, but with a perfectly oiled metal machine like our current line-up, it was even more fun than usual.ā And thatās precisely what you hear from every single note on Celebration Decay!
Celebration Decay will be released as a CD DigiPak version, 2LP version, download and stream on August 21st 2020 through SPV/Steamhammer: https://ViciousRumors.lnk.to/CelebrationDecay
Tracklisting:
- Celebration Decay 4:31
2. Pulse Of The Dead 04:08
3. Arrival Of Desolation 5:42
4. Any Last Words 3:34
5. Asylum Of Blood 04:11
6. Darkness Divine 04:49
7. Long Way Home 03:48
8. Cold Blooded 04:23
9. Death Eternal 03:44
10.Collision Course Disaster 03:31
11. Masquerade Of Good Intentions 04:48
Photo Credit: Heike SaĆ
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