Razorback Killers

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