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EVILE Guitarist Comments On DESTRUCTION Fill-In Performance

September 16, 2009

When EVILE's Ol Drake was asked to fill in on guitar for German thrash legends DESTRUCTION, it was a dream gig that he couldn't refuse.

In an unfortunate incident, DESTRUCTION guitarist Mike Sifringer broke a finger on his left hand, leading the thrash metal veterans to ask Ol Drake if he could step in for the band's September 13 performance at Portugal's Caos Emergente festival.

Commented Ol Drake: "It was my first time having a guitar tech, and I so wasn't used to not doing everything myself at a show, I kind of missed having to worry about everything. [laughs]

"Watched some of THE ROTTED's awesome set, then got ready for ours. I was nervous for the first time before a gig (who wouldn't be, playing with DESTRUCTION?). So I got onto the cider to calm me down, but I wanted to play so much it kind of wore off.

"Went on stage behind the side drops and the 'Curse the Gods' intro started. I've listened to this song for years upon years, and the fact suddenly hit me that I'm about to go on stage with DESTRUCTION. I half wanted to go, 'YEAGHHH ARGHHH!!!' and half wanted to burst out laughing, but I enjoyed it too much. I was still nervous, and trying not to think about the position I was in.

"Had a few fuck-ups from thinking about the legacy of DESTRUCTION I'm currently playing, but it wasn't bad for the first DESTRUCTION set ever, and I had a great time."

Fan-filmed video footage of the Caos Emergente performance can be viewed below.

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