OL DRAKE, lead guitarist for British thrashers EVILE, has been nominated for a Metal Hammer Golden God award in the “Dimebag Darrell Shredder” category.
According to Metal Hammer, the Dimebag Darrell Shredder award is given to those talented players who have been recognised as melting our faces off with their incredible technical prowess and ruthless talent. OL DRAKE is nominated alongside ADAM DUTKIEWICZ (KILLSWITCH ENGAGE), DEVIN TOWNSEND (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT), DINO CAZARES (FEAR FACTORY) and SATCHEL (STEEL PANTHER).
This isn’t the first time that OL DRAKE has been recognised for his contributions to metal, as EVILE won the prestigious “Metal As Fuck” award at the 2010 Metal Hammer Golden God awards.
OL DRAKE comments:
“I just woke up to find out I’ve been nominated for a Metal Hammer Golden God award named after one of my biggest guitar influences. I’m flabbergasted. I just used the word flabbergasted, that’s how honoured I am by this. I spent many years listening to and learning Dime’s mastery of the axe and still do to this day. We covered Pantera’s ‘Cemetery Gates’ for Metal Hammer back in 2009 which was also a huge honour. To conclude, if you can’t tell, I feel incredibly honoured. A vote for me in this would be amazing. Please get voting!”
EVILE are due to rock the UK in just over a week, with a performance at Hammerfest in Prestatyn, Wales on Friday, March 16th. For tickets and more information, go to http://www.hammerfest.co.uk
EVILE’s new album, FIVE SERPENT’S TEETH, is out now on CD and limited edition coloured vinyl, and is also available from the Earache Webstore in a range of exclusive “Serpent Cult” fan packs.
EVILE have been confirmed for this year’s edition of Neuborn Open Air festival, which takes place on 24th and 25th August in Wörrstadt, Germany.
EVILE are the latest band to be confirmed for the festival, joining the previously-announced line-up of CREMATORY, DEADLOCK and MYSTIC PROPHECY.
EVILE lead guitarist OL DRAKE comments:
“Excited to announce our appearance at Neuborn Open Air! We love the German crowds and it’s always a pleasure to play for them. Get your tickets now!”
For tickets and more information about Neuborn Open Air festival, head to http://www.noaf.de
EVILE are due to perform at HMV’s Next Big Thing event in Manchester, UK this Saturday, 11th February with CEREBRAL BORE and SAVAGE MESSIAH. Tickets cost just £10, with no booking fee charged.
EVILE’s new album, FIVE SERPENT’S TEETH, is out now on CD and limited edition coloured vinyl, and is also available from the Earache Webstore in a range of exclusive “Serpent Cult” fan packs.
EVILE are planning to play their heart-wrenching song, “In Memoriam”, live for the first time ever this weekend in memory of WOODS OF YPRES frontman DAVID GOLD, who tragically passed away on 22nd December.
EVILE will be performing at the HMV Ritz in Manchester, UK this Saturday, 11th February with CEREBRAL BORE and SAVAGE MESSIAH as part of HMV’s Next Big Thing, where WOODS OF YPRES were also originally scheduled to perform. EVILE have revealed that they will be performing “In Memoriam” – which is taken from the band’s new album, FIVE SERPENT’S TEETH – as a tribute to their fallen labelmate.
EVILE lead guitarist OL DRAKE has issued the following statement:
“We were all deeply saddened to hear the news of Woods of Ypres’ mastermind David Gold passing away. Their obvious cancellation of the Manchester show left a big hole in the lineup I was so looking forward to seeing and being a part of. We’ve been thinking of airing ‘In Memoriam’ live for a while, so we’d like to not only play the song for our own reasons, but to also play it at the upcoming Manchester show in memory of David.”
Tickets for the HMV Next Big Thing show in Manchester are still available and cost just £10, with no booking fee charged. Get your tickets now at http://www.hmvtickets.com/events/4945
British thrashers EVILE recently kicked off a headlining European tour in support of their critically-acclaimed new album, FIVE SERPENT’S TEETH.
The band are two weeks into their tour of mainland Europe with support from PORTRAIT and DR. LIVING DEAD, and have nine shows remaining before they return to the UK for a special show as part of HMV’s Next Big Thing.
EVILE drummer BEN CARTER updates from the road:
“We’re at the halfway stage of the Five Serpent’s Tour 2012, and want to say a huge thanks to all the fans that have shown their support by coming to the shows so far! Turnout has been great, the crew and staff at all the venues have been great, and we’re having a blast on the road! Dr. Living Dead and Portrait are tearing it up every night, and if you haven’t seen the show yet, check the remaining dates and we’ll see you soon for some metal madness! Long Live New Flesh!!!”
FIVE SERPENT’S TEETH is out now on CD and limited edition coloured vinyl, and is also available from the Earache Webstore in a range of exclusive “Serpent Cult” fan packs.
British thrashers EVILE, death metallers CEREBRAL BORE and heavy metal maestros SAVAGE MESSIAH are gearing up for a night of metal mayhem as part of HMV’s Next Big Thing tour.
HMV’s Next Big Thing showcases and celebrates the very best in new and emerging talent, with EVILE, CEREBRAL BORE and SAVAGE MESSIAH teaming up for a one-off show on Saturday, 11th February at the HMV Ritz in Manchester.
The show is open to ages 14+ and tickets for this unmissable event cost just £10, with no booking fee charged.
The event will also be celebrating the 25th anniversary of the bands’ record label, Earache Records, and an after-show party will be held at Satan’s Hollow, featuring a guest DJ set by EVILE lead guitarist OL DRAKE.
The bands have issued the following statements:
OL DRAKE – EVILE
“I’m sat in a bus in Germany about to go on stage, but a little part of me can’t wait to get back to the UK fans and play the HMV Ritz in February with Cerebral Bore and Savage Messiah. We’re all really looking forward to the show, and we can promise a very special set on the night. We HAVE to make it special as a part of celebrating Earache Records’ 25th Anniversary, of which it is an honour to be included in! Long live metal! See you in Manchester!”
DAVID SILVER – SAVAGE MESSIAH
“We’re really psyched up for this show! Manchester is a great metal city and we can’t wait to slam into some new tunes from Plague of Conscience for our metal brethren!! HMV is a British institution too, so we’re proud to have been invited to join in and help fly the flag for heavy music. We’re going to dedicate this performance to our fallen metal comrade David Gold of Woods of Ypres, who was supposed to be sharing the stage with us at this event; fate had other ideas, so we’re gonna raise the roof!”
SIMONE “SOM” PLUIJMERS – CEREBRAL BORE
“HMV Next Big Thing is gonna be a rare thing to play. We are absolutely honoured to support our label in this and that they’ve picked us out from all the Earache bands to play this festival with some of our label colleagues. Of course our thoughts go out to Woods of Ypres who have lost their great frontman at an unexpected time. They were also going to play this festival. We will rock our hearts out for them, this gig should be a literal blast!”
EVILE kicked off a headlining European tour on Saturday, 14th January in support of their critically-acclaimed new album, FIVE SERPENT’S TEETH. The tour began in Prague, Czech Republic, and features support from PORTRAIT and DR. LIVING DEAD.
EVILE lead guitarist OL DRAKE comments:
“It’s time for Evile to hit Europe again! We’re just now packing all our gear up for the long journey over to the first show in the Czech Republic on Saturday and we simply can’t wait to play the new Five Serpent’s Teeth material live over there! We hope you’re all there to sing/headbang along with us! We may even air a few songs we haven’t played before.”
FIVE SERPENT’S TEETH is out now on CD and limited edition coloured vinyl, and is also available from the Earache Webstore in a range of exclusive “Serpent Cult” fan packs.
British thrashers EVILE are due to headline a night of metal mayhem on February 11th, 2012, during HMV’s third annual Next Big Thing music festival tour.
HMV’s Next Big Thing tour takes place at nine venues across the UK and celebrates the very best in new and emerging talent, drawn from all genres of music, with performances from bands and artists who are tipped to make it big in the coming year.
EVILE are set to perform at the HMV Ritz in Manchester, UK on February 11th, 2012. Joining them will be CEREBRAL BORE, SAVAGE MESSIAH and WOODS OF YPRES.
EVILE drummer BEN CARTER comments:
“Evile are pleased to announce we will be returning to Manchester to headline HMV’s Next Big Thing on Saturday, February the 11th, 2012! The gig will be at the HMV Ritz, and we’ll be playing alongside such great bands (and labelmates) as Cerebral Bore, Savage Messiah and Woods of Ypres. Tickets are in short supply and will no doubt sell out fast due to the nature of the event, so buy now to avoid disappointment! It will be a great night of mayhem and metal, so see you all there for beers!”
Prior to the HMV Next Big Thing event, EVILE will be heading round Europe on a headlining tour, with support from PORTRAIT and DR. LIVING DEAD. See them on tour at the following shows:
EVILE w/ PORTRAIT, DR. LIVING DEAD
Jan. 10 – Prague, Czech Republic – Modra Vopice *
Jan. 11 – Budapest, Hungary – Club 202 *
Jan. 12 – Katowice, Poland – Mega Club *
Jan. 13 – Warsaw, Poland – Progresja
Jan. 14 – Bydgoszcz, Poland – Estrada
Jan. 15 – Rostock, Germany – Alte Zuckerfabrik
Jan. 17 – Munich, Germany – Backstage
Jan. 18 – Milan, Italy – Bitte Club
Jan. 19 – Aalen, Germany – Rock It
Jan. 20 – Wangen, Germany – Jugendhaus
Jan. 21 – Aarau, Switzerland – KiFF
Jan. 22 – Cologne, Germany – Werkstatt
Jan. 24 – Paris, France – La Scene Bastille
Jan. 25 – Weinheim, Germany – Cafe Central
Jan. 26 – Tilburg, Netherlands – 013
Jan. 27 – Enschede, Netherlands – Atak
Jan. 28 – Randers, Denmark – Midwinter Meltdown
Jan. 29 – Hamburg, Germany – Hafenklang
Jan. 31 – Osnabrück, Germany – Bastard Club
Feb. 01 – Saarbrücken, Germany – Garage
Feb. 02 – Braunschweig, Germany – Schweinebärmann
Feb. 03 – Vosselaar, Belgium – Biebob
Feb. 04 – Bamberg, Germany – Live Club
Feb. 05 – Siegen, Germany – Vortex
(* No DR. LIVING DEAD)
EVILE w/ CEREBRAL BORE, SAVAGE MESSIAH, WOODS OF YPRES
Feb. 11 – Manchester, UK – HMV Next Big Thing at HMV Ritz
EVILE’s new album, FIVE SERPENT’S TEETH, is out now on CD and limited edition coloured vinyl, and is also available in a range of exclusive “Serpent Cult” fan packs with extra merchandise.
Leeds has always been seen as one of the most alternative places in the UK, but once a year; on the first Saturday of November, it’s metalled up to the max! And this year was no different!!
If you live in Leeds or the surrounding areas and you listen to the most brutal metal around and didn’t go to this festival, THEN…SHAME ON YOU!!
British thrashers EVILE are set to return to the UK’s Damnation Festival at Leeds University Union this weekend, following the end of a successful UK headlining tour.
EVILE will be playing on the Jagermeister Stage at 5:40pm this Saturday, November 5th, alongside a line-up of bands that includes DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT, GODFLESH, DECAPITATED, CEREBRAL BORE and more.
EVILE lead guitarist OL DRAKE comments:
“The time has finally come for Evile to return to Damnation festival. I remember Damnation was one of the first (if not the first) gigs we did after signing to Earache. We had a great show and I wore a top hat. It’ll be great to return there after so long; I can guarantee a loud, fun-as-hell set! Come along!”
EVILE’s new album, FIVE SERPENT’S TEETH, is out now in Europe on CD and limited edition coloured vinyl LP, and is also available from the Earache Webstore in a range of exclusive “Serpent Cult” fan packs with extra merchandise.
British thrashers SAVAGE MESSIAH have been confirmed for a UK tour supporting fellow thrashers and labelmates EVILE.
SAVAGE MESSIAH will be teaming up with EVILE for the “Five Serpent’s Teeth” tour, which kicks off on September 29th in London.
SAVAGE MESSIAH frontman DAVID SILVER comments:
“We’re really looking forward to hitting the road with Evile; both bands go way, way back to the unsigned days and it’s sure to be a great experience to tour now as label mates and to proudly fly the flag of British Heavy Metal. Be sure to get down and support us and witness the future of English metal!!”
See SAVAGE MESSIAH on tour with EVILE at the following shows:
Oct. 13 – Southampton, UK – Talking Heads
Oct. 14 – Brighton, UK – The Hydrant
Oct. 15 – Weymouth, UK – Kings Club
Oct. 16 – Plymouth, UK – White Rabbit
Oct. 17 – Exeter, UK – The Cavern
Oct. 18 – Leicester, UK – Sub 91
Oct. 19 – Wrexham, UK – Central Station
Oct. 20 – Durham, UK – Live Lounge
Oct. 21 – Glasgow, UK – Cathouse
Oct. 22 – Manchester, UK – Club Academy
Oct. 23 – Dublin, Ireland – The Pint
Oct. 25 – Stoke, UK – The Sugar Mill
Oct. 26 – Cardiff, UK – Bogiez Rock Bar
Oct. 27 – Reading, UK – Sub 89
Oct. 28 – Sheffield, UK – Corporation
SAVAGE MESSIAH formed in London, England in 2007 and have previously released two albums. The band are currently recording their as-yet untitled new album at Grindstone Studios in Suffolk, UK with producer SCOTT ATKINS.
Here we are again… The mighty Jalometalli Open Air Metal festival strikes back once again with a killer line-up to maintain its metallic lofty status on the Finnish festival map. The festival is known for relying on an old school metal approach offering traditional metal to extreme metal. The festival offered a great deal of bands from the classic metal to the extreme black metal. The festival had also paid attention to young rising and local bands which had been placed to play at the small third sage. That was unique and thankfully most of the bands sounded killer. The Metal Rules team hit the ground of Oulu to testify several absolutely killer bands. The whole Jalometalli as a festival is so unique and one of kind that anyone reading this article should take a glance at the offering of the festival. Here is a brief article on the fest.
Article – Arto Lehtinen and Petri Seppänen Da Costa
As you may be aware, British thrashers Evile are preparing for the release of their highly-anticipated new album, “Five Serpent’s Teeth” on September 26th in Europe (October 18th in North America). This shredding beast of an album is available to pre-order now, and you could be one of the lucky people to get their hands on a free collectible item!
Reserve your copy of “Five Serpent’s Teeth” now in Europe from one of the following stores to ensure you get your free gift – but hurry, these are only available while supplies last!
Get a taster of “Five Serpent’s Teeth” by checking out this 15-minute preview, offering one-and-a-half minutes of each song from the album! Listen now at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Np5HFxA3U4s
Evile have also just confirmed a headlining UK tour in support of “Five Serpent’s Teeth”! Don’t miss them performing live at these shows:
Sep. 29 – London, UK – The Garage
Sep. 30 – Birmingham, UK – The Asylum
Oct. 02 – Special show to be announced soon
Oct. 13 – Southampton, UK – Talking Heads
Oct. 14 – Brighton, UK – The Hydrant
Oct. 15 – Weymouth, UK – Kings Club
Oct. 16 – Plymouth, UK – White Rabbit
Oct. 17 – Exeter, UK – The Cavern
Oct. 18 – Leicester, UK – Sub 91
Oct. 19 – Wrexham, UK – Central Station
Oct. 20 – Durham, UK – Live Lounge
Oct. 21 – Glasgow, UK – Cathouse
Oct. 22 – Manchester, UK – Club Academy
Oct. 23 – Dublin, Ireland – The Pint
Oct. 25 – Stoke, UK – The Sugar Mill
Oct. 26 – Cardiff, UK – The Globe
Oct. 27 – Reading, UK – Sub 89
Oct. 28 – Sheffield, UK – Corporation
British thrashers EVILE are preparing for the release of their new album, FIVE SERPENT’S TEETH, and have dedicated one of the new songs to the UK’s Bloodstock festival.
Fans attending the festival next weekend will be among the first people to hear the brand new track, titled “Centurion”, as it will be played through the PA system between bands on the main stage throughout the festival.
EVILE frontman MATT DRAKE spoke to Bloodstock to explain the meaning behind the new track and why it was dedicated to the UK’s favourite all-metal festival.
“Bloodstock festival has always been good to our little band Evile and we can’t thank them enough for the chance they gave us way back in 2006 to headline the unsigned stage, which ultimately put us on course to being able to have a go at some of the things we’ve done. So when we had recorded the song called ‘Centurion’, it made us think about Bloodstock – there’s just something about that track that made us feel ‘Bloodstocky’. It might be the epicness, or the subject matter, or just the sheer ‘taking it seriously while not taking it seriously’ shamelessness of the song. Maybe all those things! But it made us think about Bloodstock all the same, so we would like to dedicate the song to Bloodstock festival as a thank you for being so good with our rock quartet over the years! Bloodstock is an amazing place; long may it continue!”
Bloodstock’s VICKY GREGORY has issued the following statement:
“Nothing gives us more excitement and pleasure to see the success of EVILE; the band stormed through our unsigned competition at Bloodstock and have never looked back! We expect great things from them and, having heard tracks from the new album, they won’t disappoint!”
FIVE SERPENT’S TEETH is due to be released on September 26th in Europe and on October 18th in North America.
UK fans can pre-order the new album now with free bonus collectible items:
EVILE have confirmed a UK tour in support of the new album. See them at the following shows:
Sep. 29 – London, UK – The Garage
Sep. 30 – Birmingham, UK – The Asylum
Oct. 02 – Special show to be announced soon
Oct. 13 – Southampton, UK – Talking Heads
Oct. 14 – Brighton, UK – The Hydrant
Oct. 15 – Weymouth, UK – Kings Club
Oct. 16 – Plymouth, UK – White Rabbit
Oct. 17 – Exeter, UK – The Cavern
Oct. 18 – Leicester, UK – Sub 91
Oct. 19 – Wrexham, UK – Central Station
Oct. 20 – Durham, UK – Live Lounge
Oct. 21 – Glasgow, UK – Cathouse
Oct. 22 – Manchester, UK – Club Academy
Oct. 23 – Dublin, Ireland – The Pint
Oct. 25 – Stoke, UK – The Sugar Mill
Oct. 26 – Cardiff, UK – The Globe
Oct. 27 – Reading, UK – Sub 89
Oct. 28 – Sheffield, UK – Corporation
British thrashers EVILE have confirmed dates for a headlining UK tour, as well as two album release shows to celebrate the band’s new album, FIVE SERPENT’S TEETH.
EVILE will be playing at two album release shows in London and Birmingham, plus a special show which will be announced soon, followed by a full trek of the UK.
EVILE lead guitarist OL DRAKE comments:
“The time is coming for Evile to take to the road once again. Five Serpent’s Teeth is out in September so we thought it’d make sense to start off in our home country. The tour kicks off with release celebration shows in London and Birmingham. Can’t wait to get out there and start playing all these new songs for you all; they’re so much fun to play and we can’t wait for you all to have just as much fun while we play them. See you in the pit!”
See EVILE live on tour at the following shows:
Sep. 29 – London, UK – The Garage
Sep. 30 – Birmingham, UK – TBC
Oct. 02 – Special show to be announced soon
Oct. 13 – Southampton, UK – Talking Heads
Oct. 14 – Brighton, UK – The Hydrant
Oct. 15 – Weymouth, UK – Kings Club
Oct. 16 – Plymouth, UK – White Rabbit
Oct. 17 – Exeter, UK – The Cavern
Oct. 18 – Leicester, UK – Sub 91
Oct. 19 – Wrexham, UK – Central Station
Oct. 20 – Durham, UK – Live Lounge
Oct. 21 – Glasgow, UK – Cathouse
Oct. 22 – Manchester, UK – Club Academy
Oct. 23 – Dublin, Ireland – The Pint
Oct. 25 – Stoke, UK – The Sugar Mill
Oct. 26 – Cardiff, UK – The Globe
Oct. 27 – Reading, UK – Sub 89
Oct. 28 – Sheffield, UK – Corporation
FIVE SERPENT’S TEETH is also available to pre-order worldwide on iTunes at http://bit.ly/qzfHjc
Listen to a 15-minute preview of FIVE SERPENT’S TEETH, featuring one-and-a-half minutes of each song from the album:
OL DRAKE recently spoke about the album preview:
“I was delighted to hear iTunes upped their track preview length to 1:30, but everyone doesn’t have iTunes. A fan of ours, Austin H, put all the previews into one video on YouTube. I support people ‘trying before buying’ so I’d love to let people know these previews exist to give you an idea of the album instead of downloading the album in time to come – after all, when people download an album, they more often than not say it’s to ‘try the album out’, so I see this as quite a fair compromise to condone the previews being heard by everyone. I’m not wholly against downloading, I’m more against the disrespect shown to artists by downloading an artist’s work, liking it and not rightly paying for it. Bands these days, not just Evile, need their fans’ support. Support music!”
British thrashers EVILE are due to release their highly anticipated new album, FIVE SERPENT’S TEETH, on September 26th.
A 15-minute preview of FIVE SERPENT’S TEETH, featuring one-and-a-half minutes of each song from the album, is available to listen to now below.
EVILE lead guitarist OL DRAKE comments:
“I was delighted to hear iTunes upped their track preview length to 1:30, but everyone doesn’t have iTunes. A fan of ours, Austin H, put all the previews into one video on YouTube. I support people ‘trying before buying’ so I’d love to let people know these previews exist to give you an idea of the album instead of downloading the album in time to come – after all, when people download an album, they more often than not say it’s to ‘try the album out’, so I see this as quite a fair compromise to condone the previews being heard by everyone. I’m not wholly against downloading, I’m more against the disrespect shown to artists by downloading an artist’s work, liking it and not rightly paying for it. Bands these days, not just Evile, need their fans’ support. Support music!”
FIVE SERPENT’S TEETH is EVILE’s third full-length release and was once again recorded with producer RUSS RUSSELL (NAPALM DEATH, DIMMU BORGIR) at Parlour Studios in Kettering, UK.
UK fans can pre-order FIVE SERPENT’S TEETH now with free bonus collectible items:
EVILE’s first two albums, ENTER THE GRAVE and INFECTED NATIONS, are available in Europe at http://j.mp/c7wbbN and in North America at http://j.mp/9aOHhw
EVILE’s thrash metal anthem, “Thrasher”, is available to download now for the hit video game Rock Band, along with every song from INFECTED NATIONS. Get the tracks now from EVILE’s official Rock Band page at http://www.rockband.com/songs/artists/Evile
Metal-Rules interviewers had a chance to talk with Ol Drake of British trash metal band Evile. The band will release their third album on September 26, 2011 through Earache Records. Ol Drake talked about the new album, remembering ex-bassist Mike Alexander and also being a fan of Lady Gaga. Here are few excerpts from the interview:
Your up coming album “Five Serpent’s Teeth”, which will be available for purchase on September 26th, is your third full-length release. What makes this album stand out from the first two?
We’ve changed our approach to how we write the music on this one. I think we wanted to avoid skating around the point in songs and just get straight to it. Do we have a good riff? Yes; so let’s just play it. A few confusing time signatures; Just very direct and in your face. I feel we’ve matured a lot on this album and it is personally my favorite of the three because of it.
What’s with the Lady Gaga cover of “Born this Way”? It’s a bit strange, but I have to admit, It sounds way better than the original.
It’s just me fooling around. I’m a fan of her (shock! horror!) and what she does and how she does it; I just wanted to incorporate what I love doing into that. If our fans have a problem with it, so be it, but I was Born this Way and don’t really care if anyone thinks less of me for doing something I want to do. (see what I did there?)
Any last words for the fans?
No, Thank you for being interested! I’d just like to say support the bands you are genuinely into. I don’t mean just Evile. These days it is so difficult to be in a Metal band, so do everything you can to help them; Spread the word, pay for the music you like, go to their shows, buy a shirt if you can (the latter alone helps fill the petrol tank to get to the next show). Other than that, thank you for supporting Evile!
Evile’s previous album “Infected Nations” was released on September 21, 2009 through Earache Records and it was the last album that featured bassist Mike Alexander, who died on tour just weeks after the release. For more information on Evile visit their official website – http://www.evile.co.uk/splash.html
