---
title: "Vicious Rumors"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/vicious-rumors"
genre: "US Power Metal"
country: "United States"
formed: 1979
---

# Vicious Rumors

**Vicious Rumors** is a us power metal band, from United States, active 1979 to present.

Vicious Rumors are an American power metal band, originally formed in 1979 in the San Francisco Bay Area. The band was conceived by founder and guitarist/vocalist Geoff Thorpe, and has been actively recording and touring worldwide since their full-length recording debut in 1985. They are signed to the Germany-based label SPV/Steamhammer.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vicious_Rumors

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Vicious Rumors |
| Genre | US Power Metal |
| Parent genre | Heavy Metal |
| Origin | Santa Rosa, United States |
| Formed | 1979 |
| Releases in catalog | 16 |

## Genres

[Heavy Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/heavy-metal) · [Power Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/power-metal) · [US Power Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/us-power-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Brad Gillis](https://themetalnet.com/musician/brad-gillis) |  |  | Current |
| [Ira Black](https://themetalnet.com/musician/ira-black) |  |  | Current |
| [Larry Howe](https://themetalnet.com/musician/larry-howe) | Drums (drum set) | 1985 to present | Current |
| [Geoff Thorpe](https://themetalnet.com/musician/geoff-thorpe) |  |  | Current |
| [Mark McGee](https://themetalnet.com/musician/mark-mcgee) |  |  | Current |
| [Dave Starr](https://themetalnet.com/musician/dave-starr) | Bass guitar | 1985 to 2007 | Former |
| [Carl Albert](https://themetalnet.com/musician/carl-albert) |  | 1986 to 1995 | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1985 | [Soldiers of the Night](https://themetalnet.com/album/d534ca0e-f9f9-38f6-9360-13a9c27c2231) | Album |
| 1987 | [Digital Dictator](https://themetalnet.com/album/116b52ab-3cab-388b-920e-ebd433b08788) | Album |
| 1990 | [Vicious Rumors](https://themetalnet.com/album/c0e3f400-dd99-30fe-886e-9e6dc1c79dc4) | Album |
| 1991 | [Welcome to the Ball](https://themetalnet.com/album/0ba1c3e4-2ede-3079-9e33-c8116b9b6392) | Album |
| 1994 | [The Voice](https://themetalnet.com/album/114f3c44-14ff-427f-8ac0-17f9e7db7a10) | EP |
| 1994 | [Word of Mouth](https://themetalnet.com/album/03144a0a-78ca-45d9-aa71-d5c1c694a3ea) | Album |
| 1996 | [Something Burning](https://themetalnet.com/album/8ec5e227-1eb4-3327-ab57-87c11d83009a) | Album |
| 1998 | [Cyberchrist](https://themetalnet.com/album/4cff56df-7bbd-3063-a4c1-a9fd22bd95da) | Album |
| 2000 | [Sadistic Symphony](https://themetalnet.com/album/7518a836-6748-388c-b4a6-3946e157531c) | Album |
| 2004 | [Immortal](https://themetalnet.com/album/73339955-4cbc-4fae-94d4-f5babe8fbc92) | EP |
| 2006 | [Warball](https://themetalnet.com/album/6c4d698d-d169-3ea7-a313-40fdb7bce994) | Album |
| 2011 | [Razorback Killers](https://themetalnet.com/album/30476872-2cab-41dd-ab31-f3dbdfea6803) | Album |
| 2013 | [Electric Punishment](https://themetalnet.com/album/06d8d05f-d43a-413a-a73c-40cc4f628241) | Album |
| 2016 | [Concussion Protocol](https://themetalnet.com/album/069a19ee-3ee2-403e-87cd-a5bbdf77e114) | Album |
| 2020 | [Celebration Decay](https://themetalnet.com/album/11ca4eb9-0469-45d8-beaa-5371aee4c6af) | Album |
| 2025 | [The Devil's Asylum](https://themetalnet.com/album/ed26233d-cc98-427b-8588-b0f23fed608c) | Album |

## Related bands

- [Judas Priest](https://themetalnet.com/band/judas-priest) (listened together)
- [Savatage](https://themetalnet.com/band/savatage) (listened together)
- [Helloween](https://themetalnet.com/band/helloween) (listened together)
- [Megadeth](https://themetalnet.com/band/megadeth) (listened together)
- [Saxon](https://themetalnet.com/band/saxon) (listened together)
- [Riot V](https://themetalnet.com/band/riot-v) (listened together)
- [Jag Panzer](https://themetalnet.com/band/jag-panzer) (listened together)
- [Crimson Glory](https://themetalnet.com/band/crimson-glory) (listened together)
- [Running Wild](https://themetalnet.com/band/running-wild) (listened together)
- [Gamma Ray](https://themetalnet.com/band/gamma-ray) (listened together)
- [Helstar](https://themetalnet.com/band/helstar) (listened together)
- [Manilla Road](https://themetalnet.com/band/manilla-road) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5qF6qgroDoDIKpPChRqhX3
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ViciousRumorsThisIsMetal
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/253724
- apple music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/267998482
- youtube: https://music.youtube.com/channel/UCosvxwuNryxEFKUfLGxDL0A
- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Vicious_Rumors/678

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/vicious-rumors](https://themetalnet.com/band/vicious-rumors). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt