Evildead
From:
Los Angeles,
CA,
United States
Last Known Status: Regrouped
Latest Evildead News
Below is our complete Evildead news coverage, including columns and articles pertaining to the band. Some articles listed may be indirectly related, such as side projects of the band members, etc.
Evildead Announces New Album "Toxic Grace"
It’s been four years since American Thrash Metal band Evildead unleashed their comeback album "United States Of Anarchy," much to the delight of their fans and the media. Four years in which the world has changed in lots of respects, while Evildead – solid as a rock – have held on to their typical strengths while at the same time developing their dynamic style in a controlled yet targeted manner.
The result is entitled ‘Toxic Grace’ and will be available from Steamhammer/SPV as of 24 May 2024 on CD, LP and for digital download. To ease their fans’ wait for the album’s arrival, the two singles "Raising Fresh Hell" and "Subjugated Souls," including lyric videos, will be released before the event. Both are heavy metal statements by a band with a wealth of experience who have never lost the zest and energy of their early years. The new cover artwork was created by Dan Goldsworthy (Haken, Accept, Corpsegrinder, Alestrom)
Vocalist Phil Flores describes "Toxic Grace" as an "album featuring a wide range of different styles and sounds, from doom to melodic metal, from traditional heavy metal to our characteristic old-school thrash style." More...
Evildead Unveils New Song
The first new single from thrash metal legends Evildead!
The track is taken from their upcoming new studio album; a follow up to their album "United States of Anarchy" that was released in 2020. The new single is entitled "Bathe In Fire" and the lyrical theme of the track deals with depression, and suicide.
"Unfortunately depression and trauma are common and widespread, but suicide is never a solution. You can make things better; there are people you may never know who care and love you." - Phil Flores (EvilDead)
"In darkness there‘s light; it might be faint, perhaps dimmed, but eventually it will shine." - Juan Garcia (EvilDead/Body Count) More...
Evildead Premieres "Word Of God" Lyric Video
American thrash metal veterans Evildead has posted a new lyric video online for the song, "Word Of God." You can check it out below. The song comes from the group's forthcoming new album, "United $tates Of Anarchy," which will be released through Blood Blast Records on October 30th and marks their first album in twenty nine years.
1. The Descending
2. Word Of God
3. Napoleon Complex
4. Greenhouse
5. Without A Cause
6. No Difference
7. Blasphemy Divine
8. A.O.P. / War Dance
9. Seed Of Doubt
10. Planet Claire 2020 (LP/digital bonus track) More...
Evildead Releases New Lyric Video
American thrash metal veterans Evildead has posted a new lyric video online for the song, "The Descending," the first taste of their new album, "United $tate$ Of Anarchy." You can check it out below. "United $tate$ Of Anarchy" is set to be released on October 30th through SPV/Steamhammer and will be the group's first full length album of new material since 1991's, "The Underworld."
Evildead Reveals New Album Artwork
After recently announcing that they will be releasing "United $tate$ Of Anarchy," their first album in twenty nine years, American thrash metal veterans Evildead has revealed the artwork and tracklisting for the record, both of which can be seen below. The artwork was done by Ed Repka, famous in the world of thrash metal not just for creating the previous Evildead album covers, but also classic albums by Death, Nuclear Assault, Vio-Lence, Toxik and Megadeth among others.
Tracklisting:
1. The Descending
2. Word Of God
3. Napoleon Complex
4. Greenhouse
5. Without A Cause
6. No Difference
7. Blasphemy Divine
8. A.O.P. / War Dance
9. Seed Of Doubt
10. Planet Claire 2020 (LP/digital bonus track) More...
Headline News
Evildead Announces First New Album In 29 Years
Following their reformation in 2016, thrash metal veterans Evildead has announced that they will be releasing a brand new album titled, "United States Of Anarchy" on October 30th. It will feature nine studio tracks plus a metalized cover version of the B-52’s "Planet Claire" as a bonus track all produced by Bill Metoyer. Seminal artist Edward J. Repka has once again illustrated the cover of the new album. With United States Of Anarchy, EvilDead has returned more powerful than ever and awakened again to annihilate the masses.
"United States Of Anarchy" will be released as a CD DigiPak version, LP version, download and stream.
Column
Sunday Old School: Evildead
Thrash metal must have given the world more bands in its heyday than any other field. So many of the groups in the genre have released classic albums, or at least good ones from "Reign in Blood" by Slayer to "Angel Rat" from Voivod. Much like the New Wave of British Heavy Metal that inspired it, the thrash scene also gave us plenty of great bands that didn’t receive much attention or have been shuffled away but can now be uncovered and cherished. Today we’ll look at one of these bands, namely the Los Angeles based socio-political thrashers, Evildead.
Evildead was formed in 1988 when guitarist Juan Garcia decided to leave the speed metal band Agent Steel as well as Abattoir, taking bass player Mel Sanchez with him from the latter group, as well as recruiting vocalist, Phil Flores, guitar player, Albert Gonzales and drummer, Rob Alaniz. Garcia was looking for something where he could express his interest in hardcore music and thrash metal, which was present but not at the forefront of Agent Steel material and so decided to forge a new outfit, taking their name from the cult Sam Raimi film, The Evil Dead. More...
Onslaught Announces First Ever North American Tour
U.K. thrashers Onslaught announced that they will tour the U.S. and Canada in support of the latest LP "Sounds Of Violence" (reviewed here) for the first time in the band's 28 year career.
The tour will feature M-Pire Of Evil, featuring Ex-Venom members Tony "Demolition Man" Dolan, Antton Lant and Jeff "Mantas" Dunn. The band will present original and Venom material. In addition, the reunited EvilDead will join the tour for the U.S. west coast dates.
The first confirmed dates are as follows:
March 2012:
19 - Seattle, WA - Studio 7
20 - Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theatre
21 - Oakland, CA - The Pound
22 - Los Angeles, CA - Ecoplex
23 - San Diego, CA - Jumping Turtle
24 - Tempe, AZ - 910 Live
26 - San Antonio, TX - The Korova
27 - Laredo, TX - TBA
29 - St. Louis, MO - Fubar
30 - Chicago, IL - Reggies
31 - Dayton, OH - House of Rock
April 2012:
1 - Detroit, MI - Blondies
3 - Toronto, ON - Wrek Room
4 - Montreal, QC - The Katacombs
6 - Rochester, NY - Montage Music Hall
7 - Brooklyn, NY - Saint Vitus Bar
Evildead Posts New Song Online
Reunited thrash metal act Evildead has posted its first new song in over two decades online for streaming. The track, titled "Blasphemy Divine," is available for streaming in the player below. The band are currently preparing a new full length record while working out details for reissue its entire back catalog.