Page 41 - Sick Drummer Magazine Issue 27 - March 2014

SDM: Tell us about when Evile went under the SDM: Are you a big fan of Lars Ulrich s early
name Metal Militia. material? What do you think of more modern
Metallica drumming?

It was a great time, we were just out of school,
and Matt and I were in the full period of Metallica Lars for me will always symbolize my roots, and
worshipping. We started playing the stuff after my inspiration to play. The huge white Grand Star
school, just dicking around, and before long we had kit with black hardware was the most impressive
Ol on lead guitar. We advertised for a bassist and kit I ever saw as a kid, and I just thought I want
discovered Mike then went from there. It sums up to do that one day . Without Lars, there wouldn t
4 guys just loving music and wanting to have fun. be many of the modern metal drummers there
We gigged our asses off and had so many great are today, myself included. I think he plays for
times along the way, but it could only last so long. the band, and puts in what s necessary without
We decided to start playing and writing some of our fill-overkill. Granted, he s not the most technical
own material, so in the end, the lure of self-worth drummer in the world, but in Metallica he doesn t
over cover material won through. need to be. As far as I m concerned, he wrote the
drumming rule-book and the drumming bible.

SDM: What would your late bassist Mike Alexander
(RIP 2009) say about Evile now if he was around SDM: Why do you think many people are calling
to see the band? Would he be happy for you guys Outsider the best track off the new Evile?
about the musical direction of Evile?
I think there are a few tracks on the new album that
I like to think Mike would be proud of what we re relate back to our first album making everything
doing now. Mike was very old school and every- a full circle. Certainly Outsider is one of those
thing had to be louder, faster and heavier. We ll tracks. It hits hard, has ridiculous pace and sums
always keep him alive through our music. up Evile in 2013. I think people still buy into the
fact we re a working class band with working class
approach to our music life is hard, but we play
SDM: What made you do a split with Entombed harder!
and covering their song Drowned ? Tell us about
the limited-edition (300 pieces) release featuring
Entombed s 1990 track, Drowned , along with SDM: Where did Evile record their latest album
Evile s 2012 cover version, available on vinyl for the Skull ?
first time. Are you a big fan of pre-Entombed band
Nihilist ? We recorded with Russ Russell again in Parlour
Studios, Kettering UK. It s home away from home
It was an opportunity that came along through for us.
Terrorizer magazine in the UK, they asked us to do
a cover of any track from Earache s back catalogue.
Initially we wanted to cover Buried Dreams by SDM: Do you use triggers? What s your opinion on
Carcass, but then something clicked and we chose triggers and drum modules?
Drowned , as we re all fans of Entombed. It s a cool
track and I think we did it as closely as we could. I do use triggers on the snare and kicks, but not for
It s great to see both Entombed and Evile on the correctional purposes, just for layering up sounds
same release! As far as Nihilist, the very few tracks and playing around with sounds. I think once you
I ve heard are great, you can hear Alexs guitar work start utilizing beat corrections and quantizing, it s a
and the raw aggression that made Entombed so slippery slope to becoming a machine. I think music
identifiable after Nihilist disbanded. benefits from the odd fluff here and there and a
touch of humanity, especially in our genre of music.