EVILE Urges U.K. Fans To Sign 'No Noise Control' Petition

January 13, 2009

British metallers EVILE know a thing or two about thrashing, and they know that the music has to be loud. The band was therefore slightly worried to hear something which could affect fans of live music all across the U.K.

EVILE lead guitarist Ol Drake explains: "I was browsing the Downing Street website to see what exactly our Prime Minister is doing, and I came across the 'Petitions' section. One that stood out to me was a petition for 'No Noise Control.' Now, I remember playing a show in a venue where they were strict on the level of noise, as they had one of these Noise Control devices. It was so quiet, it felt like a crime headbanging whilst playing the music. I'd hate to go and see my favourite band live and have the music being at that level.

"I urge all U.K. live music fans to sign this petition to make it be known that we love live music, and for it to be that ridiculously quiet would be a travesty. The kind of music we play is aggressive. You can't have aggressive music at low volumes. It defeats the purpose. I want to have my head blasted off by a riff, not my genitals slightly tickled. Please take a look, sign and pass on!"

To view and sign the petition, head to this location.

EVILE is currently working on material for a new album, tentatively due later this year on Earache Records.

EVILE was forced to pull out of the European tour with Norwegian black metallers SATYRICON after the group's lead guitarist Ol Drake fractured his jaw on November 19 following the band's show in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

The special redux edition of EVILE's Flemming Rasmussen-produced (METALLICA) debut album "Enter The Grave", came out on October 13 in Europe and October 28 in the U.S. This limited-edition version comes complete with the album housed in a special splipcase, three bonus tracks, an "Enter The Grave" patch, a guitar pick, and a two-hour DVD including the entire album played live in rehearsal, live footage from the band's European tour with MEGADETH, extensive band interviews and exclusive behind-the-scenes footage of the band on the road.

EVILE's "Thrasher" video:

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