VICIOUS CIRCLE
Vicious Circle began playing together in the mid 1980’s on the NW side of Chicago by brothers Art and Rudy Guzman. With the addition of Chris Tabor on guitar, the core of the group was established. After solidifying their lineup; Vicious Circle paid their dues starting out at clubs like The Iron Rail and Club Stadola to name a few. They then worked their way up to performing and headling many higher profile Chicago venues such as the legendary rock club The Thirsty Whale and Chances R. This also brought on local talent manager Tom Asay, who guided and directed them to appear with many National Acts locally. He also helped them branch their music to other Midwest locations such as Mabel’s in Champaign, TA Vern’s in Wisconsin, Mickey’s in Indiana; Midwestfest in Central Illinois. This expansion brought on legendary bus trips that loaded hundreds of their fans out to many of these events. Vicious Circle were known to have some of the largest parties at their practice spot behind Smiler Coogan’s; so bringing those same fans on a luxury event bus with them was just the right thing to do!! And the stories and memories live on….
As life changes; so do people and music; and in the early 90’s Vicious Circle decided to part ways. They still remained friends and in contact over the years and as they progressed on with other projects and bands; conversations always reverted back to those historical times of being involved in a great movement.
Fast forward to 2009; Tony LaBarbera; the same promoter that booked the Legendary Thirsty Whale in the 80’s and 90’s; produces one of the biggest local rock events; The first Thirsty Whale Reunion show. Vicious Circle saw this a great oppurtunity reunite and they were one of the first bands to reach out to Tony and was immediately booked. Needless to say; it was a historical event for Vicious Circle and many other bands that attended that evening.
Since then Vicious Circle has written new material to add to their catalogue and have recorded a full length CD. This CD was released in early 2011!
Vicious Circle would like to thank you and many others for being a part of our 2nd journey into yet another phase of great times and music!! Get Metal!!!