VICIOUS RUMORS – Digital Dictator [remastered Digipak] *HQ*
As requested, here’s one of the most influential records from the ’80s American Metal scene; VICIOUS RUMORS “Digital Dictator” in its remastered reissue done by original label Shrapnel Records on a deluxe Digipak appeared some years ago.
Originally released in 1987, ”Digital Dictator” was the year’s No. 1 album in one of Europe’s top metal magazines, RockHard. The album sold well in Japan, the US, and the rest of Europe, with the band performing at all major festivals.
While for this second VICIOUS RUMORS LP stellar guitarist Vinnie Moore already left the band, you do not miss him at all as mastermind guitarist Geoff Thorpe and powerhouse vocalist Carl Albert (RIP) put together an album that came to define the Vicious Rumors sound.
“Digital Dictator” is a classic American Metal album, highly influential for many acts at both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. If you never heard it, or metallic rock is not your type of thing, give it a chance, this baby seriously Rocks.
If you already love it and have the lovely original LP version, this remastered Digipak is pure gold: the sound quality is awesome.