Evile Interview With Ol Drake (2010): Storming Through North America

As I stated immediately after their set ended, if this were a game of thrash metal capture the flag, Evile just took that bitch and ran it straight back to the UK. March 3, 2010 marked the momentous event of Evile’s first ever gig on US soil and they for sure did not disappoint. Coming off the heels of their Infecting Nations headlining tour throughout the UK and Europe, for the next two months Evile will be giving North America a reeducation in what thrash metal is all about .

With tracks like Infected Nation, Thrasher and Time No More there is no doubt that these guys mean business when it comes banging heads, shredding guitars and thumping out killer fucking rhythm. I know some people will bitch and whine and say “Well, [insert band here] did that already.” And to that I say you are absolutely correct. Megaslayerthrax has probably done something similar but Evile isn’t trying to change the world. They aren’t trying to create the next trendy melting pot of genres to define a new sound. They are here to do one thing and that is play furious fucking thrash metal that makes your head bang and your horns fly high and in that regard they are reigning supreme over all which they survey.

Evile is currently touring with Kreator on their North American Tour 2010 to promote their latest release, Infected Nation which came out on Earache Records in September of 2009. Immediately following this tour Evile will embark on the Killfest 2010 being headlined by Over Kill. Be sure you get out there and show these guys that America knows how to rock the fuck out and we aren’t all a bunch of McFatasses with poor taste in music.

I caught up with Evile’s lead shredder, Ol Drake before the show and the following video is evidence that wind sucks, metal fans are awesome and Evile are here to rock our fucking world.

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Tour Dates

Kreator North American Tour 2010
Mar 3 2010 Jaxx West Springfield, Virginia
Mar 4 2010 The Trocadero Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 5 2010 The Palladium (MA) Worcester, Massachusetts
Mar 6 2010 Nokia Theatre New York, New York
Mar 7 2010 Club Soda Montreal, Quebec
Mar 8 2010 Imperial De Quebec Quebec City, Quebec
Mar 9 2010 Opera House Toronto, Ontario
Mar 10 2010 Peabody’s Cleveland, Ohio
Mar 11 2010 Blondie’s Detroit, Michigan
Mar 12 2010 The Bottom Lounge Chicago, Illinois
Mar 13 2010 Rave Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Mar 14 2010 Rock Station St Paul, Minnesota
Mar 16 2010 Bluebird Theater Denver, Colorado
Mar 18 2010 Corazon Seattle, Washington
Mar 19 2010 Rickshaw Theater Vancouver, British Columbia
Mar 20 2010 Hawthorne Theatre Portland, Oregon
Mar 21 2010 Slim’s San Francisco, California
Mar 23 2010 House Of Blues West Hollywood, California
Mar 24 2010 House Of Blues San Diego, California
Mar 25 2010 The Rock Tucson, Arizona
Mar 27 2010 Emo’s Alternative Lounging Austin, Texas
Mar 28 2010 Meridian Houston, Texas
Mar 30 2010 The Club at Firestone Orlando, Florida
Mar 31 2010 The Masquerade Atlanta, Georgia

Killfest 2010
Apr 1 2010 The Trocadero Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Apr 2 2010 The Palladium Worcester, Massachusetts
Apr 3 2010 Webster Hall Hartford, Connecticut
Apr 4 2010 Imperial de Quebec Quebec City, Quebec
Apr 5 2010 FouFounes Montreal, Quebec
Apr 6 2010 Phoenix Concert Theater Toronto, Ontario
Apr 7 2010 Bogarts Cincinnati, Ohio
Apr 8 2010 Blondies Detroit, Michigan
Apr 9 2010 The Metro Chicago, Illinois
Apr 10 2010 The Rave Milwuakee, Wisconsin
Apr 11 2010 Station 4 Minneapolis, Minnesota
Apr 13 2010 Gothic Theatre Denver, Colorado
Apr 15 2010 Red Room Vancouver, British Columbia
Apr 16 2010 El Corazon Seattle, Washington
Apr 17 2010 Roseland Theater Portland, Oregon
Apr 18 2010 The Grand Ballroom San Francisco, California
Apr 19 2010 House of Blues Las Vegas, Nevada
Apr 20 2010 House of Blues Los Angeles, California
Apr 21 2010 House of Blues San Diego, California
Apr 22 2010 O.K.’s Phoenix, Arizona
Apr 23 2010 The Rock Tuscon, Arizona
Apr 24 2010 Gators Farmington, New Mexico
Apr 25 2010 Marquee Tulsa, Oklahoma
Apr 26 2010 Emu’s Austin, Texas
Apr 27 2010 Scout Bar Houston, Texas
Apr 28 2010 Trees Dallas, Texas
Apr 29 2010 Headliner’s Music Hall Louisville, Kentucky
Apr 30 2010 Jaxx Springfield, Virginia
May 1 2010 Nokia Theater New York City, New York
May 2 2010 Club Hell PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island