Evile - Thrasher

Evile

Formed in 2004, EVILE are one of the most influential and leading thrash metal bands of the 21st century. Originally from Huddersfield, Evile have transformed the metal scene in the UK and beyond, having released five critically acclaimed albums, delivering blistering performances at numerous festivals across the globe and toured with the likes of Megadeth, Exodus, Machine Head, and Overkill. In addition, they have won numerous accolades and appeared at the Metal Hammer Golden Gods awards in 2010 alongside Steel Panther, Five Finger Death Punch and Skindred.

In September 2020, seven years since Evile’s 2013 release, the band signed to Napalm Records and started recording their fifth album with producer and engineer Chris Clancy, at Andy Sneap’s Backstage Studios. The new record contract and album recording was accompanied by some line-up changes, with Ol Drake taking on fronting the band whilst continuing his role as lead guitarist, and Adam Smith (RipTide) taking over rhythm guitar duties. The thrash metal giants have announced an early 2021 release for their upcoming album, with Ol Drake promising a ‘much more aggressive vein’ to their songs, which he believes is ‘the natural progression for Evile.’ The band are now working on their 6th full-length album, to be released in early to mid 2023. Evile are ready to hit to the road and deliver their distinctive brand of metal with their precise, intricate and insanely fast riffs that Evile are renowned for worldwide.

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Huddersfield, England's Evile are one of many new millennium bands attempting to revitalize the art of thrash metal without straying too far from its original early-'80s template. Formed in 2004, the quartet is comprised Ol Drake (vocals & lead guitar, Joel Graham (bass), Ben Carter (drums), and Adam Smith (rhythm guitar), and recorded a self-produced EP entitled All Hallows Eve that same year. Several demos followed, and after being voted the U.K.'s best unsigned act by readers of Terrorizer magazine, Evile were quickly snapped up by Earache Records, releasing their debut long-player, Enter the Grave, in the fall of 2007. They followed this by supporting the legendary Megadeth on their European leg of their tour in 2008. The band went from strength to strength during this year, with their track "Thrasher" being included on the video game Rock Band, they were about to support Satyricon on their European tour until guitarist Ol Drake collapsed and fractured his jaw. The band had to cancel further live commitments. The band released their 2nd album Infected Nations in September 2009 but tragedy struck when founding bassist Mike Alexander sadly passed away while on tour in Sweden. OL Drake left the band in 2013 and the band were relatively quiet until he rejoined in 2018. Matt Drake (vocals & rhythm guitar) left the band in 2020, with his brother, OL then taking over the vocal duties on the 2021 album "Hell Unleashed." Their 6th album is due for release in mid 2023.

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