EVILE

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  Evile are one of British Metal's hidden treasures. Despite forming in 2004 it has been a struggle for the Huddersfield thrashers to rise to any major level in the metal world. Despite this Evile prove to be a destructive and dominant force when they are put in front of a live audience. Their material is solid and heavy as you could hope for and whilst they're a little all-over-the-place at times they definitely know how to get the moshing started and with great effect. The band have struggled over the years with line-up changes, one of these coming back in 2009 after the tragic passing of their bassist Mike Alexander, which have been a factor in their stalled progress as a collective. Vocalist Matt Drake has a presence that is needed to define a frontman, he is powerful and confident with the delivery of the band's hard hitting thrash-metal and knows exactly how to control the crowd; the phrase 'When I say jump you say how high' comes to mind.

  Their recent UK and Europe tour proved that they are still a major force to be reckoned with and that if they can keep a stream of consistency about their line-up and output of music and live shows then they could still very easily become as big as their live performances show they can be.

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  by JamieWalker