Vicious Rumors - Something Burning & Cyberchrist

Been listening to these albums recently and gotta say they rule and I am glad they chose one of the best trends in metal that was around back then like they were under so much pressure because metal was considered "uncool" by the mainstream and I congradulate them that they didn't switch to full throttle alternative and thank heavens not nu metal.
I found it abit harsh that ultmetal said in theSadistic Symphony review that they got alternative bugs out of them sure there is abit of alternative in these albums but labeling them alternative would be the equivalent of labeling Pantera alternative even though the 90s alternative audience dug Pantera

Ok these albums obviously don't hold a candle to the Carl Albert albums except for Soldiers Of the Night which I find a very beige album and they still had a long way to go on that album.

With SB and Cyberchrist the positive highlights of the album are they have got some cool riffs that get you headbanging and the singer sounds like a mix of Matt Burlow and Phil Anselmo. The standout trax that are the best would be Concentration, Buried Alive, Gig Evictions, the beautiful instrumental Barcelona, Make it Real and particularly Free to Go which is my favourite song off those 2 albums.

The negative aspects of those albums are that the groove metal riff patterns that are written for those albums don't match the Metal Church guitar sound they are known for example Out of My Misery would sound a lot better if lets say Kyuss was covering it because of the raw dirty grungy sound they are known for.
In a way the groove metal direction VR adapted back then wasn't the best sound for them but it's still good and they are better off adopting their Power/Classic Metal sound they are known for.

The only non-Carl Albert VR I liked was Warball w/ James Rivera...the others aren't bad...just nothing to write home about, IMO.

I like both but they are different than the rest of their catalog. Just a little more "modern" sounding ,I guess, with the Pantera-like vocals.It's a style I don't mind too much but I prefer the other albums much more (the same with Omen's Reopening the Gates compared to the rest of their catalog)

Steve Smyth's guitar playing on Something Burning is pretty awesome, though...

Shawn Of Fire wrote:

The only non-Carl Albert VR I liked was Warball w/ James Rivera...the others aren't bad...just nothing to write home about, IMO.

Ye I thought that as well the first few listens on these albums but I reckon it grows on you after repeated listens

My two least favorite by VR but they're not bad, just not what I want from them.

I'm not familiar with this band. I need to check them out.

Start at the beginning and work forward. The first three are gold.

Gilbert wrote:

I'm not familiar with this band. I need to check them out.

get Digital Dictator, Word of Mouth and I heard good rumours about their recent 2 new albums Warball abd sadistic Symphony