VICIOUS RUMORS - WELCOME TO THE BALL - ORIGINAL 1991 U.S IMPORT ALBUM - ATLANTIC
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VICIOUS RUMORS WELCOME TO THE BALL THIS IS AN ORIGINAL 19991 FIRST PRESS U.S IMPORT VINYL ALBUM ON THE ATLANTIC RECORDS LABEL, IN IT'S ORIGINAL PICTURE SLEEVE. THE SLEEVE IS IN STRONG VERY GOOD PLUS CONDITION, WITH NO WRITING, TEARS, SCUFFS OR STICKERS / STICKER RESIDUE. AND SHOWING ONLY VERY LIGHT SIGNS OF AGE AND USE. JUST LIGHT SHELF / HANDLING WEAR ONLY. THE INNER PICTURE SLEEVE (WITH LYRICS) IS EXCELLENT, AND THE RECORD ITSELF GRADES A SUPERB EXCELLENT PLUS CONDITION. BOTH LABELS ARE CLEAN AND BRIGHT, WITH NO WRITING, TEARS, SCUFFS OR STICKERS / STICKER RESIDUE. BOTH PLAYING SURFACES RETAIN A HIGH GLOSS SHEEN, WITH HARDLY ANY SIGNS OF AGE OR USE. THERE ARE NO SCRATCHES OR SCUFFS, WITH JUST A SMALL AMOUNT OF FINE WISPY PAPER RUBS / SWIRLS ONLY. THIS IS A BRILLIANT EXAMPLE OF THIS CLASSIC METAL ALBUM, WHICH LOOKS AND PLAYS ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC ON BOTH SIDES, SOUND AND PLAYBACK QUALITY ARE SUPERB, THERE ARE NO POPS OR CLICKS DURING PLAY, AND BACKGROUND NOISE / CRACKLE IS BARELY AUDIBLE. THERE IS STRICTLY NO STICKING OR JUMPING OF THE RECORD DURING PLAY. TRACKS ARE AS FOLLOWS SIDE ONE 1. ABANDONED 2. YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE 3. SAVIOR FROM ANGER 4. CHILDREN 5. DUST TO DUST SIDE TWO 1. RAISE YOUR HANDS 2. STRANGE BEHAVIOUR 3. SIX STEPSISTERS 4. MASTERMIND 5. WHEN LOVE COMES DOWN 6. ENDS OF THE EARTH ALBUM CREDITS Originally released in 1991, Welcome to the Ball was the fourth overall album from Vicious Rumors, and the third in a series of jaw-dropping power/thrash releases from this influential, but constantly overlooked American metal band. The metal assault the band delivered over the course of digital dictator, vicious rumors and Welcome to the Ball remains an absolute classic run of albums. Thrash metal was on the rise in 1991, and Vicious Rumors was able to prove they could serve up rapid-fire riffs with the best of `em on this album. That they did it while still maintaining a good sense of melody and power metal energy just shows how talented and versatile they were. Like Armored Saint and Helstar, Vicious Rumors found that perfect spot between power and thrash metal. Between Geoff Thorpe's amazing guitar work and Carl Albert's (RIP) powerful vocals, the songs on Welcome to the Ball are just electrifying. Highlights are the punishing "Abandoned" and "Mastermind," but even a slower song (I don't want to call it a ballad) like "When Love Comes Down" kills. This is what real metal in the early 1990's was all about - power, speed, aggression and sheer metal energy. Serious metal fans owe it to themselves to check out Vicious Rumors, and Welcome to the Ball is one of their absolute best albums. THE PAYMENT METHODS WE CAN ACCEPT ARE PAYPAL, PERSONAL CHEQUES & POSTAL ORDERS. PLEASE MAKE ALL CHEQUES AND POSTAL ORDERS PAYABLE TO JUKEBOX GEMS UK. OUR FULL NO QUIBBLE MONEY BACK GUARANTEE APPLIES, IF YOU ARE NOT COMPLETELY SATISFIED WITH THIS ALBUM.
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