UK Thrash Metal veterans Evile are set to release their sixth studio album entitled The Unknown on July 14th. Evile’s vocalist and guitarist Ol Drake took the time to talk with Metal Express Radio about the new album, lineup changes in the band, his experience interviewing Kerry King of Slayer, and more. Check out the chat below!
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Greetings thrashers, shredders, moshers and rockers! Former Evile lead guitarist Ol Drake has released the first single from his upcoming debut solo album, Old Rake, and it is an absolute ripper!!! The track features guest appearances from the likes of Gary Holt (Exodus/Slayer), James Murphy (Death/Testament/Obituary) and Josh Middleton (Sylosis) and is – somewhat suitably – called “Guitarists Playing Guitars”! Check out the blistering track now in the YouTube video below. Ol Drake’s debut solo album, Old Rake features instrumental guitar encompassing a myriad of styles, including flat-out shredding, classical, progressive, melodic and acoustic. The album is due to be released on June 22nd in Europe and June 23rd in the USA. The album is available to pre-order now on CD and limited edition signed CD, and for anyone brave enough to want to try playing the songs for themselves, there’s also a deluxe 242-page tab book featuring full tabulature for both guitar and bass, transcribed by Ol himself! The album is also available to pre-order now on iTunes, including an exclusive bonus track as well as an instant download of “Guitarists Playing Guitars”, at https://music.apple.com/album/old-rake/983829653 We’ll leave you with a sneak peek of the official tab book, and for those of you crazy brave enough, here’s the “Guitarists Playing Guitars” tab for you to try!
August 6th – And So It Continued … Dew-Scented – Black Stage A good thrashy start for a very hot morning. The local Dew-Scented arose to start the second day of shows, demonstrating that modern “Slayerish” Thrash with bits of old school can really kick ass. After they launched their assault with “Arise From Decay” off their new album, Invocation, the sparse crowd was more responsive to their tricks. How this band hasn’t reached the top yet is perplexing because they have solid convincing material and a repertoire of eight albums. In spite of sound issues, this band surely left their mark on Wacken. As the show continued with various tracks from their album catalogue, you couldn’t help but notice the power of their vocalist, Leif Jensen. Even if he sometimes had the stances and vocal patterns of Hardcore, he put on a good show with good headbanging. His peers also did their job very well by showing some enthusiasm, even if it was a bit hot. The bottom line is the band was in good form. As the show progressed, more joined the crowd. Although no moshpits were created during the show, there was still some interest. Dew-Scented showed that modern German Thrash has its own demons to let out, and all ended well. Amorphis – True Metal Stage It was like it was bound to happen, just as the skies turned slightly grey, the Finnish Amorphis started to play their set. However, the continuing sound problems kept on interfering and it was hard to hear a few of the instruments like the low volume guitars and also (in some areas) the vocals. Other than that, Amorphis were amazing and they really touched the crowd with a very good set and reminders of their old selves. Starting with “Silver …READ MORE