Digital Dictator

1988 studio album by Vicious Rumors

Digital Dictator

Cover art by Guy Aitchison

Studio album by

Vicious Rumors

Released| February 9, 1988 (1988-02-09)
Recorded| 1987 at Prairie Sun Recording Studios in Cotati, California
Genre| Heavy metal[1]
Length| 38:57
Label| Shrapnel
Producer| Steve Fontano, Geoff Thorpe
Vicious Rumors chronology
| Soldiers of the Night
(1985)  | Digital Dictator
(1988)  | Vicious Rumors
(1990)

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Digital Dictator is the second studio album by the American heavy metal band Vicious Rumors, released in 1988 through Shrapnel Records (United States) and Roadrunner Records (Europe);[2] a remastered edition was reissued in 2009. The is the first Vicious Rumors album to feature vocalist Carl Albert, who would stay in the band until his death in 1995.

## Track listing

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"Western Front" (side one)No.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "Replicant" (Instrumental)| Dave Starr, Mark McGee| 1:04
2.| "Digital Dictator"| Starr, Geoff Thorpe, McGee, Carl Albert| 3:17
3.| "Minute to Kill"| Thorpe, Albert, Larry Howe| 3:34
4.| "Towns on Fire"| Thorpe, Howe| 4:23
5.| "Lady Took a Chance"| Thorpe| 6:11

"Eastern Front" (side two)No.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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6.| "Worlds and Machines"| Thorpe, McGee, Howe| 5:30
7.| "The Crest"| Thorpe| 2:56
8.| "R.L.H."| Thorpe, Starr, McGee| 4:00
9.| "Condemned"| Thorpe, Albert, McGee| 3:53
10.| "Out of the Shadows"| Thorpe, McGee, Albert| 4:09
Total length:| 38:57

## Personnel

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Vicious Rumors

* Carl Albert – lead vocals
* Geoff Thorpe – guitars, backing vocals
* Mark McGee – guitars, backing vocals, mandolin
* Dave Starr – bass, backing vocals
* Larry Howe – drums, backing vocals

Additional musicians

* John Lavaysse – backing vocals
* Dino Alden – backing vocals

Production

* Steve Fontano – production, engineering, mixing
* Geoff Thorpe – cover concept, mixing, production
* Mark McGee – mixing
* Dave Starr – mixing
* George Horn – mastering
* Dino Alden – assistant engineering
* Guy Aitchison – cover art
* Steve Pollutro – logo
* Rocky Ball – photography
* Doug Troxell – photography, production management, sleeve design
* Rick Likong – photography
* John Umphrey – photography
* Stephanie Ball – photography
* Tim Gennert – remastering (reissue)

## References

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1. ^ "Digital Dictator - Vicious Rumors" Archived 2015-07-12 at the Wayback Machine. AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2012-11-06.
2. ^ "Vicious Rumors - Digital Dictator" Archived 2012-06-30 at the Wayback Machine. Discogs. Retrieved 2012-11-06.

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Vicious Rumors

* Geoff Thorpe
* Steve Howe
* Robin Utbult
* Denver Cooper
* Chalice

* Jeff Barnacle
* Mark Tate
* Jim Cassero
* Bryan Hurt
* Walt Perkins
* Jim Lang
* Gary St. Pierre
* Chuck Moomey
* Don Selzer
* Dave Starr
* Vinnie Moore
* Terry Montana
* Carl Albert
* Mark McGee
* Tommy Sisco
* Steve Smyth
* Brian O'Connor
* Ira Black
* Cornbread
* Morgan Thorn
* Atma Anur
* Dan Lawson
* Will Carroll
* James Rivera
* Brad Gillis
* Thaen Rasmussen
* Kevin Albert
* Stephen Goodwin
* Kiyoshi Morgan
* Ronnie Stixx
* Brian Allen
* Bob Capka
* Tilen Hudrap
* Nick Holleman
* Gunnar DüGrey
* Cody Green
* Greg Christian
* Nick Courtney
* Ronny Munroe
* Gunnar Coston

Studio albums|

* Soldiers of the Night (1985)
* Digital Dictator (1988)
* Vicious Rumors (1990)
* Welcome to the Ball (1991)
* Word of Mouth (1994)
* Something Burning (1996)
* Cyberchrist (1998)
* Sadistic Symphony (2001)
* Warball (2006)
* Razorback Killers (2011)
* Electric Punishment (2013)
* Concussion Protocol (2016)
* Celebration Decay (2020)

Live albums|

* Plug In and Hang On (1992)
* A Tribute to Carl Albert (1995)

Video albums|

* The First Ten Years (1996)
* VR – Crushing the World (2005)

Related articles|

* List of band members

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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