EVILE: New Album To Feature Song For Late Bassist
May 9, 2011British thrashers EVILE will release their third album, "Five Serpents' Teeth", on August 29 via Earache Records. The CD was recorded at Parlour Studios in Kettering, U.K., with producer Russ Russell (NAPALM DEATH, DIMMU BORGIR),who also worked on the band's previous CD, 2009's "Infected Nations".
Speaking exclusively to NME.com, EVILE guitarist Ol Drake revealed that the band's new effort will feature a song inspired by the group's late bassist Mike Alexander, who died in 2009 following a blot clot on his lungs.
"It goes without saying that there would be some element of the new album which was for Mike alone," Drake said.
"We had a few ideas floating around which were out of the ordinary for EVILE, and when Mike passed away, those ideas just started to make more and more sense."
He added: "''In Memoriam''s initial intention was for Mike and Mike alone.
"All of us in the band have different views and thoughts on what the song means and who it is for, but it was born out of a want to include something special for Mike, his family and ourselves.
"As the song grew, it started to take on a life of its own, so to speak.
"It is for anyone who's lost anyone close to them. There is a lot of meaning behind this song, and I expect a few people will question EVILE doing such a song, but if the sentiment isn't understood, I couldn't care less.
"As our producer, Russ Russell, said: 'It's a brilliant song for a brilliant guy.'"
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