Exorcist Magazine
Volume 4 issue 2
Holland 1988
AARDSCHOK Festival Review of Vicious Rumors
and interview with Larry Howe


Though the AARDSHOCK Festival 1988 had a very strong bill, not all of the bands could be headliners. Still there had to be one with the task to open the show, and this time the band was Vicious Rumors. VR have just released their second album "Digital Dictator" and so most of the material they played was from that album. But the first album "Soldiers of the Night" didn't stay untouched. Songs like "In Fire" and "Blitz the World" sounded much heavier then on the album. Which was characteristic for Vicious Rumors wild and energetic show. With leading parts for Excellent frontman Carl Albert and guitarist Geoff Thorpe and Mark McGee, Vicious Rumors gave a show that is properly speaking too good for an opener on a Festival! They deserved better.

 


EXORCIST: Larry, how do you think about your first album now?

LARRY: Of course I felt good about making the first album because it is the first time I've been able to play my drums and have them heard all over the world. But is was also a slapped together thing. Geoff had these songs and I learned them. We flew Vinnie Moore out to play with us, he just did the album and split. Geoff is an old friend of mine and we did the album just to make a name. But I still like "Soldiers of the Night". I appreciate Vinnie's work on it, but I'm not to appreciative on...uh...other things...he owes me about $80.00!!

EXORCIST: How do you feel abou the new album?

LARRY: This new one is a work of art! It is a collabaration of all of us, it was a real group effort, everybody is writing. There is a good team spirit now, we even have about 6 songs ready for the next record!

After VR's performance we talked with drummer Larry Howe:

EXORCIST: What will the new songs be like?

LARRY: It is somewhat in the same style as Digital Dictator. We have some great songs with even more vocal and harmony stuff, I like these songs because I like singing very much. It's gonna be different, but not to different of course. It depends on what label signs us. But we won't follow any orders...from NOBODY!!! We have been approached by a few major labels. Something is going on with MCA, but I don't think it will work out. We are looking at a Roadrunner deal right now, we are just holding out for the best offer.

EXORCIST: Geoff has said that there will be a video for the song Digital Dictator, how is that going?

LARRY: We are working on it right now. We would like to have Richard Reese direct it. He has done video's with Whitsnake and..........blah - Michael Jackson! He has done some really good stuff, he is a great technician so we want him.

Notes : Hey Larry, how was the video for Digital Dictator?? I never saw it!!.........Dave Starr :) 8-31-2000