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Their debut album, "Enter the Grave", was produced by Flemming Rasmussen at Sweet Silence Studios in Copenhagen, Denmark and was released worldwide in 2007 by Earache Records. Enter The Grave is the debut album by Huddersfield thrash metal outfit Evile. ... Flemming Razz Rasmussen (born in Denmark in 1958) is a engineer, producer and owner and founder of Sweet Silence Studios in Copenhagen, Denmark. ... For other uses, see Copenhagen (disambiguation). ... Earache Records is a heavy metal-orientated record label based in Nottingham, UK and New York, USA. It helped to pioneer extreme music by releasing many of the earliest grindcore and death metal records, in the period 1988-1992. ...

The band's first reviews included a hail by Kerrang! as "Carrying the genre's whole 'revival' on their shoulders".^[1] The tone or style of this article or section may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. ...

The band still reside in Huddersfield, England and are working towards the release of their second official release.

History

Pre-Evile: 2000–2004

In the year 2000, old school friends Matt Drake and Ben Carter got together over their love for thrash metal and heavy metal and founded a cover band (primarily playing Metallica classics) named Metal Militia.^[2] Lacking any real sense of a band, the two members asked Matt's brother, Ol (Oliver), to join as lead guitarist. After a short search for a bass player, London-born bassist Mike Alexander contacted the group after seeing an advert in a local guitar store asking for a bassist influenced by bands such as Metallica, Sepultura and Testament. The line-up was then completed. Thrash metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music, one of the extreme metal subgenres that is characterised by high speed riffing and aggression. ... Heavy metal redirects here. ... Metallica is a Grammy Award-winning American heavy metal/thrash metal band formed in 1981[1] and has become one of the most commercially successful musical acts of recent decades. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Metallica is a Grammy Award-winning American heavy metal/thrash metal band formed in 1981[1] and has become one of the most commercially successful musical acts of recent decades. ... Sepultura is a Brazilian thrash metal band, formed in 1984. ... Look up testament in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Birth of Evile: 2004–2007

As of 2004 the band decided to cease playing covers and dedicated their time to writing their own material. After recording two self-released EPs, All Hallows Eve (2004) and Hell (2006), supporting Exodus and a short European tour in 2006, the band soon signed to Earache Records and recorded their debut album Enter the Grave at Sweet Silence Studios in Copenhagen with producer Flemming Rasmussen (who produced albums for bands such as Metallica, Morbid Angel, Blind Guardian, and Artillery). Exodus is an American thrash metal band formed in 1980 in San Francisco, California by singer/drummer Tom Hunting, guitarists Tim Agnello and Kirk Hammett, and bassist Carlton Melson. ... Earache Records is a heavy metal-orientated record label based in Nottingham, UK and New York, USA. It helped to pioneer extreme music by releasing many of the earliest grindcore and death metal records, in the period 1988-1992. ... Enter The Grave is the debut album by Huddersfield thrash metal outfit Evile. ... For other uses, see Copenhagen (disambiguation). ... Flemming Razz Rasmussen (born in Denmark in 1958) is a engineer, producer and owner and founder of Sweet Silence Studios in Copenhagen, Denmark. ... Metallica is a Grammy Award-winning American heavy metal/thrash metal band formed in 1981[1] and has become one of the most commercially successful musical acts of recent decades. ... Morbid Angel is a Florida-based death metal band assembled in 1983. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... The Artillery logo Artillery is a Danish thrash metal band that was active during the 1980s and participated in the early development of the genre. ...

The band continued to play many shows after the record deal, including shows with bands such as Machine Head, Sabbat, Sanctity, Gama Bomb, Severe Torture and Desecration. This article is about the band. ... Sabbat is a Pagan thrash metal band from Nottingham, England. ... Sanctity is a four-piece Thrash Metal band from Asheville, North Carolina, USA. They formed in 2000 and are still active. ... Gama Bomb are a thrash metal band mainly based in the UK and Ireland. ... Severe Torture is a brutal death metal band from the Netherlands. ... Desecration is a Welsh, death metal band formed in 1993, though Desecration started causing controversy as early as 1995 when the album Gore and Perversion was famously seized by police forces due to the albums offensive content. ...

Recent times: 2008–present

In February of 2008, Evile took part in "Big 4" band Megadeth's European 'Tour of Duty' as their main support, which also included the UK leg of Gigantour also opening for American deathcore band Job for a Cowboy. It is believed that the band were received warmly by the Megadeth crowd throughout the dates.^[3] On the final date of the tour (11th March 2008) at the Hugennottenhalle in Frankfurt, the band briefly joined Megadeth on stage to sing the classic Peace Sells. Megadeth is an American thrash metal band led by founder, frontman, guitarist, and songwriter Dave Mustaine. ... A Gigantour 2005 web banner, before Anthrax was announced to join the festival. ... Deathcore is an amalgamation of two musical styles: metalcore and death metal. ... Job for a Cowboy is a deathcore/death metal[1] band, based in Glendale, Arizona. ... For other uses, see Frankfurt (disambiguation). ... Peace Sells ( ) is the name of a song by Megadeth from the album Peace Sells. ...

March 2008 also saw the track "Thrasher" featuring on the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 video game Rock Band as downloadable content as a part of the "Earache Thrash Pack". The Track is considered to be one of the most difficult on the game for Guitar and Bass Guitar (List of songs in Rock Band).^{[citation needed]} It has been suggested that Xbox 360 Elite be merged into this article or section. ... The PlayStation 3 , trademarked PLAYSTATION®3,[3] commonly abbreviated PS3) is the third home video game console produced by Sony Computer Entertainment; successor to the PlayStation 2. ... Rock Band redirects here. ... -1...

In April of 2008, the band embarked on a European tour alongside thrash band Exodus. During the tour, Evile allowed a 14 year old fan to join them on stage to perform 'Enter the Grave'^[4]. On a few occasions throughout the tour, Evile would take part in backing vocal duties on "The Toxic Waltz" with Exodus, which would be followed by the members of Exodus handing their instruments to members of Evile to help close the set.^[5]. Exodus is an American thrash metal band formed in 1980 in San Francisco, California by singer/drummer Tom Hunting, guitarists Tim Agnello and Kirk Hammett, and bassist Carlton Melson. ...

The band are set to perform at France's Hellfest festival in June, Derby's Bloodstock Open Air festival in August. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Bloodstock Open Air is a heavy metal festival held annually at Bloodstock in Derby, England since 2005. ...

Musical Influences

Evile's style is mostly influenced by classic thrash metal, citing bands such as Metallica, Sepultura, Slayer, Exodus, Testament and Annihilator. The band also state an influence from the old death metal genre, stating Obituary are a big influence. Thrash metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music, one of the extreme metal subgenres that is characterised by high speed riffing and aggression. ... Metallica is a Grammy Award-winning American heavy metal/thrash metal band formed in 1981[1] and has become one of the most commercially successful musical acts of recent decades. ... Sepultura is a Brazilian thrash metal band, formed in 1984. ... For other uses, see Slayer (disambiguation). ... Exodus is an American thrash metal band formed in 1980 in San Francisco, California by singer/drummer Tom Hunting, guitarists Tim Agnello and Kirk Hammett, and bassist Carlton Melson. ... Testament are an American thrash metal band from California. ... Annihilator is a Canadian thrash metal band which debuted with the critically-acclaimed album, Alice in Hell. ... This article is about the musical genre. ... Obituary are one of the pioneering bands of the death metal genre. ...

Discography

Albums

• Enter the Grave [Earache Records] (2007) #33 U.K. Rock

Enter The Grave is the debut album by Huddersfield thrash metal outfit Evile. ...

Demos/EPs

• All Hallows Eve [EP - Self Release] (2004)
• Hell Demo [EP - Self Release] (2006)

References

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External links

• evile.co.uk Official website
• www.earache.com Earache Records
• Evile at Myspace