Carl Albert

Carl Spencer Albert (May 13, 1962 – April 22, 1995) was an American singer, the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Vicious Rumors from late 1986 until 1995. He was a 1975 graduate of Columbia Elementary School in Columbia, Tuolumne County, California, and a 1979 graduate of Sonora High School, Sonora, California, also in Tuolumne County. He played lead guitar in local bands in Tuolumne County for several years, notably in Crossfire, a hard-rock band, Chaser, another hard-rock band, and Uncle Fester (with bandmate Shon Snyder), a hard-rock band. He died on April 22, 1995, as a result of a car crash and is buried in the Sonora, California, Catholic Cemetery. Before joining Vicious Rumors, Albert played with the bands Ruffians, Villain, and Scratch. In memory of Albert, Vicious Rumors released the CD A Tribute to Carl Albert (including bootleg recordings taken from the last European tour they did together) and the home-video The First Ten Years.