Vicious Cabaret
Encyclopedia
Vicious Cabaret is a British
rock
band.
Featuring former Johnny Zhivago
singer/guitarist Steve Maloney
, the band came together in Leeds, England in 2004. An EP, Twilight of the Idols appeared on Bordello Red Records in 2005. The band's debut album
, The Next Utopia Will Be Better, was released in 2007 by Borderline/Imprint Records.
The band's name is taken from a scripted song in the graphic novel V for Vendetta
, written by Alan Moore
.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
band.
Featuring former Johnny Zhivago
Johnny Zhivago
Johnny Zhivago were a British punk rock band, that took their name from a fictitious band mentioned in the book A Clockwork Orange. Heaven 17 were another band whose name originated in A Clockwork Orange.-Origins:...
singer/guitarist Steve Maloney
Steve Maloney
Steve Maloney is an English rock musician. He was born in London, and grew up in Essex. He currently resides in Leeds, England.He recorded two albums as bass guitarist with the metal band The Blood Divine, both released on Peaceville Records: Awaken , and Mystica...
, the band came together in Leeds, England in 2004. An EP, Twilight of the Idols appeared on Bordello Red Records in 2005. The band's debut album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
, The Next Utopia Will Be Better, was released in 2007 by Borderline/Imprint Records.
The band's name is taken from a scripted song in the graphic novel V for Vendetta
V for Vendetta
V for Vendetta is a ten-issue comic book series written by Alan Moore and illustrated mostly by David Lloyd, set in a dystopian future United Kingdom imagined from the 1980s to about the 1990s. A mysterious masked revolutionary who calls himself "V" works to destroy the totalitarian government,...
, written by Alan Moore
Alan Moore
Alan Oswald Moore is an English writer primarily known for his work in comic books, a medium where he has produced a number of critically acclaimed and popular series, including Watchmen, V for Vendetta, and From Hell...
.
Line-up
- Steve MaloneySteve MaloneySteve Maloney is an English rock musician. He was born in London, and grew up in Essex. He currently resides in Leeds, England.He recorded two albums as bass guitarist with the metal band The Blood Divine, both released on Peaceville Records: Awaken , and Mystica...
: vocals, guitar - Jack Fowler: bass guitar, keyboards, vocals
- Pete Devine: drums, percussion, vocals
- Phil Laycock: guitar, vocals (left mid-2005)
Discography
- White Label 2004
- White Label 2005
- Twilight of the Idols (Bordello Red, 2005)
- The Next Utopia Will Be Better (Borderline/Imprint Records, 2007)