Evile
Formed: 2004
From:
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire,
United Kingdom
Last Known Status: Active
Latest Evile News
Below is our complete Evile 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.
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Evile Announces UK Tour
Evile have announced they will be performing a string of UK tour dates in 2010. Evile's complete list of upcoming tour dates are as follows:
12/7 MIKE ALEXANDER Memorial Show - Rios Leeds
12/8 MIKE ALEXANDER Memorial Show - Underworld London
1/14 2010 Barfly Cardiff
1/15 2010 Central Station Wrexham
1/16 2010 Fibbers York
1/17 2010 Cathouse Glasgow
1/18 2010 University Newcastle
1/20 2010 Academy 3 Manchester
1/21 2010 Rock City Nottingham
1/22 2010 Rios Leeds
1/23 2010 Thekla Bristol
1/24 2010 Underworld London
1/25 2010 Civic Hall Wolverhampton
Evile Seeking New Bassist
Evile has issued the following statement about seeking a new bassist after the death of their former bassist Mike Alexander:
"With Evile having confirmed that they are carrying on as a band, they are starting to audition bassists for the new year. Doing such a tough task so soon, with so little time until the new year tours, they are simply looking for an experienced, friendly and skilled professional bassist/musician. Applicants must be able to commit 100% to the band, be expected to be available for extensive global (w/ valid passport) touring from January 2010 onwards, be a resident of the UK (preferably close to Huddersfield, but not necessary) and have touring/performing experience.
"To apply please E-MAIL the following to bass@evile.co.uk
* Full Name
* Age
* Location
* A quality link to a video of you playing the bass (Youtube.com etc)
* A few pictures of yourself (on and off stage)
* Details of playing and gigging experiences
* Detail why you want to join the band
"All applications must be received by December 8th 2009."
Evile Gives First Interview Since Bassist's Death
British thrashers EVILE has given their first interview since the passing of their bassist and friend, Mike Alexander, on tour in Sweden on October 5th, 2009. Mike was 32 years old.
In their first interview since the tragic incident, EVILE members Matt Drake, Ol Drake and Ben Carter speak exclusively to Metal Hammer in the UK about what happened and where the band will go from here. You can listen to the exclusive interview here.
You can also watch a video of the interview along with pictures of Mike below:
During the interview, the band announce that there will be two memorial shows for Mike, which will be held in Leeds and London in the UK at the following dates:
7th December 2009 - Leeds, Rios
8th December 2009 - London, The Underworld
EVILE also announce during the interview that they intend to carry on as a band and that they already have tours booked in the new year.
A special tribute website has been set up for Mike, featuring information and photos of Mike, the option to make a donation to aid Mike's family and a book of condolences for anyone to sign.
Evile Announces Memorial Shows
British thrash metal outfit Evile has announced two special memorial shows which will take place next month in England, in honour of their bass player Mike Alexander, who sadly passed away last month after suffering from a pulmonary embolism (blood clot on the lungs) while the band were on tour with Amon Amarth in Sweden. A message from the band reads as follows:
"The entrance fee will be £5 minimum as a donation to Mike’s family. To raise more for Mike's family we will be holding a tombola/raffle - Items will include gifts from bands from around the world; EXODUS, OVERKILL, HIRAX and many more being confirmed every day. Raffle tickets will be £10 with all takings going to the family."
The show dates are as follows: More...
Evile Bassist's Cause Of Death Confirmed
It has been revealed that Evile bass player Mike Alexander, who tragically passed away on October 5th while the band was on tour in Sweden with Amon Amarth, died of a pulmonary embolism (blood clot on the lungs.) He was only 32 years old.
A fund has been set up to help benefit the family of Mike Alexander and you can make a donation by clicking here. British thrash metal band Seregon recently held a special benefit show in his honour and raised £1000 (roughly $1650) for the fund.
Evile Creates Bassist Memorial Website
Evile have set up a memorial website for their bassist Michael Alexander, who recently passed away while on tour with Amon Amarth. The memorial site can be found here. Evile also issued the following statement about the website:
"We wanted a definite place which people could visit to commemorate, remember and celebrate Mike. Thank you so much from all of Evile and Mike's family for all the support. It really means alot. We'll be posting news regarding any benefit shows for Mike on the site, and also thanks to UKthrash.co.uk people can donate direct to Mike's family, as well as send tributes, flowers etc to the family via our management. We're hoping to arrange two very special memorial nights for Mike, so please keep an eye out (not literally out of it's socket). Please leave your messages for Mike's family and friends in the condolences section, and send any Mike pictures you have to the address on the site. Thank you to Hayley, Kathy Waters, Chris Wordsworth, Talita Jenman and Julie Weir for all the help getting this site going."
Evile's Ol Drake To Guest w/ Destruction
German thrash titans DESTRUCTION will dedicate their set at Damnation Festival in Leeds, UK to EVILE bassist Mike Alexander, who tragically passed away on October 5th, 2009 while on tour in Sweden. The festival will take place at Leeds University Union this Saturday, October 24th. EVILE lead guitarist Ol Drake will make a guest appearance on guitar with DESTRUCTION, to play some of Mike's favourite DESTRUCTION tracks with the band. Ol Drake also recently filled in on guitar for DESTRUCTION at Portugal's Caos Emergente festival.
Ol Drake comments:
"Mike was a huge Destruction fan. It'll be a great way to pay tribute to him by jamming some of his favourite Destruction songs with Schmier, Marc and Mike. Throughout playing with Evile, Mike was always cautiously calm about exciting things. "Mike, we're touring with Megadeth!" - "Oh, cool". "Mike, we're touring with Exodus!" - "Oh, cool". I just knew he jumped around like a child when he got home, but when I called him to say I'm playing a show with Destruction in Portugal he went "OH MY GOD!!!!!!! WHOAAAA, you bastard! Wow!"
"I got to pass on one of Schmier's picks from him to Mike before the last tour and it made his day. Thank you to Destruction for wanting to dedicate their next set to Mike and for letting me jam some songs in his honour."
DESTRUCTION bassist and vocalist Schmier comments:
"Ol Drake became a very close friend to the band since he helped us out after the broken finger affair. When I heard that Mike Alexander died I was speechless and shocked. I had to sit down. The world never was a fair place. This again was a situation that shows how fast everything can be over and out. Mike Alexander was such a positive and funny guy, his band on the way to the top, a fucking shame and a tragedy.
"Evile and Destruction thought it would be a cool thing to dedicate the Destruction gig in Leeds this weekend at the Damnation festival to Mike Alexander. We will jam his fave Destruction tunes with Ol on the second guitar. We are sure Mike would have loved this - a memorable way for us to remember a lost friend! Rock in peace brother!"
DESTRUCTION will play on the Jagermeister stage at 7:30pm this Saturday, October 24th at Damnation festival, Leeds.
EVILE will be unveiling a tribute site to Mike Alexander shortly and will welcome comments, memories and photos. Donations are welcome for Mike's children and family via UKthrash.co.uk and Wiseblood Management.
Blaze Bayley Added To Hellfire Festival
Former Iron Maiden and Wolfsbane vocalist Blaze Bayley has been confirmed to be a part of the Hellfire Festival which will take place at the Birmingham NEC in England between November 6-8. He is replacing British thrash metal outfit Evile, who have cancelled all their shows following the death of bass player Mike Alexander, who sadly passed away on October 5th. Other bands on the bill include Saxon, Anvil, CKY, My Dying Bride and Electric Eel Shock.
Seregon Reveals Full Benefit Show Details
On Friday the 30th of October SEREGON will be releasing their new 7 Track EP ‘DISPOSABLE SUFFERING’, this will coincide with an EP Release party the same day at Yate Community Centre in Yate near Bristol, UK. A charity raffle was already set to take place but due to the tragic events of 05/10/09 all proceeds made from the raffle and door sales will go to the family of late EVILE Bassist Mike Alexander. Raffle tickets will be available on the night and entry to the show will cost £5.00, for more details please go to www.myspace.com/seregonuk.
Items in the Charity Raffle include:
- Signed copy of Metal Hammer (June 2007) by the members of MEGADETH & Promotional Beer Mat (Donated from personal collection of SEREGON’s James Moore).
- A set of MEGADETH Plectrums from the 2007 World Tour & Promotional Beer Mat (Donated from personal collection of SEREGON’s James Moore).
- A signed live photo of TESTAMENT in Dubai 2006, (Donated from personal collection of SEREGON’s James Moore).
- A signed copy of SEREGON’s new EP ‘DISPOSABLE SUFFERING’ and signed SEREGON Promo Shot.
- A ‘DISPOSABLE SUFFERING’ SEREGON T-Shirt and signed SEREGON Promo Shot.
- Various signed vinyl’s from EXODUS
- Goodie bag from WHIPLASH
- Epiphone ANNHILATOR Flying V in Black (JEFF WATERS Signature) prototype : Signed and dated by JEFF WATERS, shipping/donation to be paid for by Jeff’s sister, KATHY WATERS
- Plus many more item’s on the night! More...
Evile Members Posts Band Upate
The surviving members of young British thrash metal outfit Evile has posted an update online which gives thanks to fans and the metal community in general for the support they have received following the passing of bass player Michael Alexander, who sadly passed away five days ago while the band were supporting Amon Amarth in Sweden. The message reads as follows:
"Thank you to everyone for all of your kind words, emails, messages and texts. You have no idea how much it means to Mike's family and us guys to see this amount of support, it's simply overwhelming. Thank you.
"Still can't believe this has happened, we miss our friend, please keep him in your hearts and minds. Thank you again."
Fund Set Up For Evile Bassist's Family
UKThrash.co.uk has set up a special fund in honour of Evile bass player Mike Alexander, who passed away while the band were on tour in Sweden on monday. A posting on the UKThrash foums reads:
"After the recent tragic news of the death of Evile bass guitarist Mike Alexander, it has been decided that the UKThrash PayPal account will be open to voluntary donations, to which anyone in the UKThrash community (and beyond) can contribute.
"When the time comes, the full amount raised will be forwarded to Mike's family, or to a charity of their choice. Donations can either be made through the donations button on the left of this site, or by sending money via PayPal to paypal@ukthrash.co.uk. If sending directly via PayPal (i.e. not through the "Donate" button on the left), please mark the amount as a gift, as there is a small transaction charge by PayPal which will be skimmed from the amount if it is marked as anything else."
To read the full message and to make a donation, please visit UKThrash.co.uk.
Benediction Comments On Evile Bassist's Passing
British death metal veterans Benediction has posted a brief but sincere message online regarding Evile bass player Mike Alexander, who passed away while the band were on tour in Sweden two days ago. The message reads as follows:
"We lost another friend in the metal family. 32 is no age for anyone to go. We suggest you all go to the Evile site and show your support for the rest of the band who must be going through hell at losing their brother at the beginning of their biggest tour they had done." More...
Amon Amarth Speaks On Evile Bassist's Passing
Swedish viking metal group Amon Amarth has posted a short message online regarding the passing of Evile bass player Mike Alexaner and Evile themselves, who were on tour with Amon Amarth when Alexander passed away. The message reads as follows:
"Due to the tragic and untimely passing of EVILE's bassist Mike Alexander, they have dropped off the tour until further notice.
"We in Amon Amarth and our crew would like to send out our condolences to Mike Alexander’s family and Evile."
Seregon To Hold Evile Benefit Show
British thrash metal outfit Seregon has announced that all money made from their forthcoming EP release show will be donated to the daughter of Evile bass player Mike Alexander, who passed away while the band was on tour in Sweden yesterday. The event will be held at Yate Community Centre on October 30th and will feature a special raffle that includes signed items from Megadeth and Testament. Also performing on the night will be Brink Of Extinction, Hope Of The Hated and Area 51. For more information on the event and to purchase tickets, head over to www.myspace.com/seregonuk.
Breaking News
Evile's Michael Alexander Passes Away On Tour
Sadly, just a few days into their European tour with Amon Amarth, Evile bassist Mike Alexander was suddenly taken ill and rushed to hospital, but tragically passed away in Lulea, Sweden on October 5th from a suspected blood clot. Mike was just 32 years old.
Evile members Matt Drake, Ol Drake and Ben Carter have released the following statement:
"This is so hard to find the words to express fully how we feel. We can't believe or accept what's happened. One minute we're talking to our buddy, Mike, the next minute we can never speak to him again.
"There's so many things rushing through our heads that we want to say, do and feel. We half expect him to come round the corner and call us 'dickheads'. We can't get our heads around it.
"It upsets us so much that he was away from his family when this happened, although knowing Mike, we're at least glad he was on tour doing what he loves.
"We're lost for words. We all miss him so much already. He was such a headstrong, genuinely nice guy who loved music and his family. We've got so many brilliant memories with him.
"Our hearts go out to his daughter, family and friends at this tragic, difficult time.
"Mike is much loved and is sorely missed. Rest in peace, brother."
Katatonia Confirmed For Rock Hard Festival
Katatonia has been confirmed for the Rock Hard festival at the Gelsenkirchen Amphitheater in Germany on May 21st 2010 at 5.00pm to 5.45pm.
The currently confirmed line-up is as follows:
KREATOR
THE DEVIL'S BLOOD
SABATON
BULLDOZER
ARTILLERY
NECROS CHRISTOS
EVILE
BLOODBATH
SONATA ARCTICA
VIRGIN STEELE
ORPHANED LAND
KATATONIA
Amon Amarth Getting Ready to Hit the Road Again
Amon Amarth is gearing up to hit the road again for their upcoming tours this fall with guests Entombed and Evile. The band comments:
"Last rehearsal today in preparation for the tour. We had to try out some songs we haven't played in a while and we're looking forward to add some news to our setlist. There will be a few surprises along the road for sure!
"Looking forward to get up on stage again and to see all of you!"
Here are the tour dates: More...
Evile Is Hosting A CD Release Party
UK Thrashers Evile are hosting a cd release party, and all of their fans are invited. The band just released their album "Infected Nations" that appeared at number 91 on the UK record charts. More...
Evile Enters The British Album Charts
Young British thrash metal outfit Evile has entered the British album charts at number 91 with their latest studio record, "Infected Nations." The band will be celebrated the release of the album with a special show in London tomorrow at the 02 Islington Academy, where they will be joined by Mutant and Speed Theory.
Evile Posts DVD Trailer Online
British thrash metal outfit Evile has posted a five minute trailer online for the bonus DVD which will come with special editions of the bands forthcoming sophomore album, "Infected Nations." You can check it out below. The "Infected Nations" record will be released on September 21st through Earache Records. More...
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