Evile

Evile
Evile performing in 2008
Evile performing in 2008
Background information
OriginHuddersfield, West Yorkshire, England
GenresThrash metal
Years active2004–present
LabelsEarache, Century Media, Napalm
MembersOl Drake
Ben Carter
Joel Graham
Adam Smith
Past membersMike Alexander
Piers Donno-Fuller
Matt Drake
Websiteevilecult.com

Evile are an English thrash metal band from Huddersfield, formed in 2004. They have experienced numerous line-up changes over the years, with drummer Ben Carter being the only member of the original line-up to have stayed consistently. The current line-up consists of Carter, lead guitarist and vocalist Ol Drake, bassist Joel Graham, and rhythm guitarist Adam Smith, who replaced Drake's older brother Matt in 2020.

Evile are notable for being part of the thrash metal resurgence movement of the mid-to-late 2000s, and they were highly praised by Kerrang! for "Carrying the genre's whole 'revival' on their shoulders."[1] To date, the band has released six studio albums: Enter the Grave (2007), Infected Nations (2009), Five Serpent's Teeth (2011), Skull (2013), Hell Unleashed (2021) and The Unknown (2023).

  1. ^ Hoare, James (1 August 2007). "Reign in Hudds – Irony-Free Thrashers Reignite A Scene". Kerrang!. p. 48.