Creem
LEAKED: Viper Fury's Tour Rider Is the Most Unhinged Document in Rock History
August 1986 — Issue #213
We got our hands on the band's confidential backstage demands. We have questions. So many questions.
Rolling Stone
Viper Fury Destroys $40,000 Hotel Suite, Blames "The Vibes"
March 14, 1986 — Issue #470
Inside the most expensive temper tantrum in rock & roll history — and why the Chateau Marmont may never recover.
Hit Parader
Barnel Hasn't Spoken in 11 Days and the Band Is "Honestly Fine With It"
July 1987 — Issue #289
The enigmatic guitarist's legendary silence reaches new heights as the "Venom & Velvet" sessions grind on.
Circus Magazine
Four Vipers, One Room, No Survivors: The Most Unhinged Interview of 1987
October 1987 — Issue #342
We tried to sit down with all four members of Viper Fury at once. We are not the same people we were before.
RIP Magazine
Viper Fury Live at the Roxy: A Five-Star Night (With One Notable Exception)
June 1988 — Issue #18
The "Bite the Lightning" tour delivers the show of the year — despite Jemah's best efforts to redefine what a drummer is allowed to do on stage.
Kerrang!
Tour Bus Catches Fire Outside Albuquerque; Band Continues to Next Gig in Stolen Grocery Cart
September 10, 1988 — Issue #204
The "Bite the Lightning" tour hits a snag — or rather, a fireball — and somehow gets weirder from there.
Metal Edge
EXCLUSIVE: Sheldon Speaks!
February 1989 — Vol. 14, No. 2
Viper Fury's notoriously silent bassist utters a complete sentence for the first time in recorded history — and it's not what anyone expected.