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Evile

Origin
Huddersfield, England
Genre
Metal
Formed
2004
Evile

Evile are an English thrash metal band from Huddersfield, formed in 2004. They have experienced numerous line-up changes over the years, with drummer Ben Carter being the only member of the original line-up to have stayed consistently. The current line-up consists of Carter, lead guitarist and vocalist Ol Drake, bassist Joel Graham, and rhythm guitarist Adam Smith, who replaced Drake's older brother Matt in 2020. Evile are notable for being part of the thrash metal resurgence movement of the mid-to-late 2000s, and they were highly praised by Kerrang! for "Carrying the genre's whole 'revival' on their shoulders." To date, the band has released five studio albums: Enter the Grave, Infected Nations, Five Serpent's Teeth, Skull and Hell Unleashed; a sixth studio album is in the works, as of June 2021.

Origin Huddersfield, England, UK
Genres Thrash metal
Years active 2004–present
Labels Earache, Century Media, Napalm
Members Ol Drake, Ben Carter, Joel Graham, Adam Smith
Past members Mike Alexander, Piers Donno-Fuller, Matt Drake

About Evile

Thrash metal outfit with a debut album called Enter the Grave which was praised by Kerrang! who said the band was "Carrying the genre's whole 'revival' on their shoulders."

Achievement of Evile

They ceased to play covers beginning in 2004 and focused on original material. Their song "Thrasher" was featured in the video game Rock Band.

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Latest information about Evile updated on July 28 2021.