Razorback Killers

Razorback Killers

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It s Geoff Thorpe s story of power and pain. The quest to change peoples lives with the<br>power of metal music and the fascination of his band in 2011. The guitarist and main<br>songwriter of American power metal act Vicious Rumors says: 'The older we get, the<br>more wicked Vicious Rumors sound. We ve definitely not slowed down quite the opposite<br> have even more drive. Our fans won t see a single Vicious Rumors show where<br>we don t go to our limits and beyond.' Anybody who has been to one of the group s<br>gigs during the past two years knows just what he means. Thorpe s comment not only<br>describes his band s concerts, but also without reservation Vicious Rumour s latest<br>album Razorback Killers, due out on SPV on April 5th 2011 and featuring ten breathtaking<br>new songs which transport the traditional Vicious Rumors sound perfectly into the<br>present. To cut a long story short: this band has never sounded more dynamic than on<br>Razorback Killers.<br>The reasons for Vicious Rumors high-powered performance? Thorpe has a plausible<br>explanation:' The metal is in our blood!!!! Plus we always have an awesome line-up.<br>Larry Howe on drums and vocals, our bassist Stephen Goodwin and guitarist Kiyoshi<br>Morgan, and in Brian Allen we ve found the best vocalist you could possibly get<br>for these kind of songs.' Brian Allen joined the Vicious Rumors fold one and a half<br>years ago at the recommendation of Matt McCourt (Wild Dogs), a long time friend who<br>Thorpe met up with at the Headbangers Open Air. 'Matt<br>had praised Brian, and I thought that he d be perfect<br>for Vicious Rumors.' His assessment soon proved<br>true: from the beginning, Allen showed his great potential<br>during intense rehearsals. 'We immediately<br>noticed this raw, pure quality in him. Like a snowball,<br>something very big developed very quickly out of small<br>beginnings. During our five-week European tour, Brian<br>got nothing but positive reactions from our fans.'