It’s been five years since U.S. power metal act VICIOUS RUMORS unleashed their most recent album. It’s also been five years during which band mastermind Geoff Thorpe and his crew played over 150 shows, presenting their long-standing career in condensed form and featuring set list of the VICIOUS RUMORS classics. Those shows left their mark on the band members, while at the same time, causing them to release a burst of new energy.
Both factors culminate in their upcoming album The Devil’s Asylum.
Band leader and founder Geoff Thorpe aptly summarizes things, saying,“The Devil’s Asylum sees us return to our roots, which we’ve combined with contemporary influences. VICIOUS RUMORS look back at a career that spans 45 years, so there’s only one goal for us: Everything we do should always be significant, every show, every song, every new album. This band has always stood for maximum intensity, powerful music, and lots of new, fresh ideas.”
In this respect, The Devil’s Asylum couldn’t be more typical of VICIOUS RUMORS, and at the same time, the album is bound to appeal to new fans.
Alongside Thorpe, there’s original member Larry Howe on drums and vocals, with long-time bassist Robin Utbult completing the core foundation of VR. After the songs were written, the addition of two new members has made the band chemistry rise to a new level! There’s vocalist Chalice and the second new member, guitarist Denver Cooper, who hails from Cape Coral in Florida, as does Chalice.
The video for first single “Bloodbath” is a raw, speed metal attack with melodic vocals and thrashy guitar riffs, which deftly combines the group’s irresistible heaviness with speed and catchiness.
The Devil’s Asylum Tracklisting:
1. Bloodbath
2. Dogs Of War
3. Crack The Sky In Half
4. High Hell Hammer
5. Butchers Block
6. Abusement Park
7. Wrong Side Of Love
8. Boring Day In Hell
9. In Blood We Trust
10. Better Than Me
11. The Devil’s Asylum
The Devil’s Asylum will available in the following formats through SPV/Steamhammer:
==> CD digipak
==> LP version
==> Download
==> Stream
VICIOUS RUMORS Live 2025:
EUROPE:
5/9 — Diest, BE — Club Hell
5/10 — Waldbronn, DE — Soundcheck One
5/12 — Frankfurt, DE — Nachtleben
5/13 — Vienna, AT — G5 Club
5/14 — Velden, AT — Bluesiana
5/15 — Pordenone, IT — Tune Music Club
5/16 — Erba, IT — Centrale Rock Pub
5/17 — Pesaro, IT — Spazio Webo
5/18 — Roma, IT — RCCB Init
7/4 — Hamburg, DE — Logo
7/5 — Eindhoven, NL — Effenaar (with Overkill)
7/10 — Balingen, DE — RV Bang Festival (warm up show)
7/11— Balingen, DE — RV Bang Festival
7/12 — Cham, DE — L.A.
U.S:
8/20 — San Francisco, CA — DNA Lounge
8/21 — Los Angeles, CA —Whisky a go go
8/28 — Madison, WI — Blades of Steel Fest
8/29 — Chicago, IL — Reggies
8/30 — Detroit, MI — Sanctuary
9/3 —Oklahoma City, OK — 89th Street
9/4 — Dallas, TX — Haltom Theater
9/5 — Austin, TX — Mohawk
9/6 — San Antonio, TX — Fitzgerald’s
9/7 — Houston, TX — The End
9/16 — Providence, RI — Alchemy
9/19 — Bristol, CT — Bleachers
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