San Francisco Bay Area metal veterans Vicious Rumors will release their eleventh studio album, "Electric Punishment", on April 26 in Germany, April 29 in the rest of Europe and May 7 in U.S./Canada via Steamhammer/Spv. It will be available as a jewel case, on double gatefold colored vinyl and as a digital download. The cover artwork was once again created by German artist Christoph Schinzel, who has previously worked with Anvil, Circle Ii Circle, Raven and Agent Steel. The Cd was recorded at Trident Studios in Pacheco, California with producers Juan Urteaga and Vicious Rumors guitarist Geoff Thorpe.

Thorpe, Brian Allen, Larry Howe, Stephen Goodwin and Thean Rasmussen are back with nine new songs and a wicked cover of "Strange Ways" by Kiss, all of which are sure to satisfy the faithful Vicious Rumors fans. "Black X List" and "D-Block" are thrashy speed killers while "Escape (From Hell)" and "Together We Unite" add a classic flavor.

"Electric Punishment" will feature special guest appearances by Mark McGee, Brad Gillis and Vicious Rumors' touring guitarist Bob Capka.

States Thorpe: "We have permanently grown. There have been no two identical albums in our career because each album has a new, fresh approach. Still, we've never strayed from our course — perhaps precisely for this reason. We've remained faithful to our ideals and have always been honest with our fans. I think our loyal followers value that Vicious Rumors have never jumped on any kind of bandwagon. Everything we do comes from the heart and 'Electric Punishment' documents that no other band on this planet sounds like Vicious Rumors. To us, that's an incentive, a challenge and a quality feature all in one. And it's something our fans can rely on when we set off on our next monster tour in spring 2013."

Vicious Rumors will embark on a club tour in May and will play important festivals in Europe before going on to Japan and the Usa.

"Electric Punishment" track listing:

01. I Am The Gun
02. Black X List
03. Electric Punishment
04. D - Block
05. Escape (From Hell)
06. Dime Store Prophet
07. Together We Unite
08. Eternally
09. Thirst For A Kill
10. Strange Ways (Kiss cover)

Vicious Rumors released a new live album, "Live You To Death", on November 27, 2012 (one day earlier internationally) through Spv/Steamhammer. The Cd was recorded by Pontus Norgren of Hammerfall, mixed by Juan Urteaga and produced by Vicious Rumors guitarist Geoff Thorpe.

2011 was the year Vicious Rumors stormed European stages with their highly acclaimed studio album, "Razorback Killers", playing 92 shows in 12 months.

"Live You To Death" was recorded in December 2011 on the band's European tour as the support act for Swedish metallers Hammerfall. It features 11 songs, including two very special studio recordings: cover versions of "Sign Of The Southern Cross" by Black Sabbath and "Running Wild" by Judas Priest.

"Razorback Killers" was released in Europe in March 2011 and in the U.S. in April 2011 via Spv/Steamhammer. The Cd was recorded at Trident Studios in Pacheco, California with Urteaga and Thorpe.