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New Music Monday Blog Evile Skull

In this Music Monday blog, we are going to get into the latest record from Evile. The record is Skull. We are going to get into the history and then into the music. Let us get into the history.

History:

Exile was formed in 2004 as a cover band but behind the scenes, they started to write some orignal songs. In 2004, the band released their first EP, which is called “All Hallows Eve.” In 2006, they released their second EP, which is called “Hell Demo.” Both of these EPs were limited runs of like 200 to 350 units each. The band went on tour with Excodus in parts of Europe. The band signed a contract with Earache in 2006. In that same year, they changed their name from Exile to Evile. In 2007, the band started to record their first full length record called “Enter The Grave.” It received some great ratings from the media. They toured with several different bands throughout 2007 to 2009. I am talking main acts like Megadeth to Machinehead. In 2009, the band began work on their second record, which was called “Infected Nation.” The band’s record had a pretty successful first week of sales. Later part of 2009, Mike Alexander, who was the bass player, was rushed to the hospital and later passed away. The band did two tribute shows for their falling band mate. They did cover songs of Mike’s favorite bands or songs. The band picked Joel Graham as their new bass player in December of 2009. They announced US tour for 2010. They supported acts like Kreator and Overkill. The Overkill tour is where I saw them and I have been a fan since. I just wished they played longer. After, they finished their set. I went down to their merch stand and brought one of each of their CDs in their music career. I know it was only two but that is saying something about the band. The band started to headline some fests or on the main stage. In 2010, the band started to work on their third record, which was called “Five Serpent’s Teeth.” The record was released in later part of 2011. There is one song, which is “In Memoriam,” on this record that is a tribute to their first and fallen bass player. In 2013, the band began working on “Skull” and it would be their fourth record. After the record was done, Ol Drake, who is their orignal lead guitar player, left the band. He was replaced by Piers Donno-Fuller in 2014. Let us get into the music.

Track List:

Underworld

There is some sound effects at the beginning of the song. The drums and guitars roll in with fast and impact to your speakers. It is fast just like the old school Evile. This is thrash metal at its finest. Matt’s singing has always remind of James from Metallica. This is what Metallica is supposed to sound like today. I love the lyrics and they are well written. There is a nice thrash metal guitar solo towards the back half of this song. It is well written. There is a nice finish to this song and the opening track. This is a solid start to this record.

Skull

There is some nice heavy music at the beginning. I am loving the drums and bass playing at the beginning of this song. Matt has some nice in face singing. I love the lyrics and some nice melody. The music change in the midpoint of the song. The guitar playing is pretty goof at this point of the song. This band is living up to the old school thrash metal. There is a nice guitar solo with some nice time and rhythm changes to it in the back half of the song. I have always love when they put a ton of reverb on back up singers to give that strong sound to their vocals.

The Naked Sun

I love the guitar playing at the beginning of the song. The music is pretty solid. There is some nice lyrics and some great singing at points. I love the length of these songs. They are just about right for this style of music. I love the start to the guitar solo. It goes into a full force towards the end of the song. Ol out did himself on this guitar solo. The drumming is hard hitting. These guys can sing and they are just screamers.

Head Of The Demon

I love the music at the beginning of this song. The guitar playing on this record has been awesome. I am glad to see a band take their time writing some good tunes. I love the slower pace of this song compare to the beginning of this record. Matt took his time and put down some well thought lyrics. I am loving the back up singing on this record so far. Nice and well written guitar solo is towards the end of the song. I love double bass on the drums but that was a little out-of-place. The double bass is so out-of-place and it over took the guitar solo to a point.

Tomb

I love the acoustic guitar at the beginning. The drumming is well place and I love the style of it. I love the singing from Matt and he wrote some nice lyrics. I love how the music is taking shape. I love the build up to the heavier part of the song. I love how they returned to the acoustic guitar music towards the end of the song. It turns into a nice guitar solo.

Words Of The Dead

I love the music at the beginning of the song. There is some nice drumming and guitar playing. I love the singing with multiple singers. I love the bass breaks and the speed of the music. There is a nice guitar solo towards the end of the song. There is some nice lyrics and singing.

Outsider

There is some nice new school thrash metal style of music at the beginning. There is some nice well written lyrics. I am not sure I feel about the back up singing on this song. Matt’s singing is solid but I just feel he could sing a little be more than his singing talking style. There is a talking part that not go well with the song. I love the scream of “Outsider” and then the guitar solo comes into full focus. I love the music on this song.

What You Become

I love the music at the beginning. I am loving the drumming on this song. Matt’s singing fit nicely on this song. There is some well written lyrics. I love how the lead singer blends with the back up singers and back to the lead. It has a nice touch. It is hard to describe. There is an awesome guitar solo towards the end of the song.

New Truth Old Lies

I love the short acoustic guitar and hard-hitting of the heavy music that came in afterwards. I love the rhythm and melody from the singer. There is some nice lyrics. I love the guitar solo towards the middle of the song. This is part where double bass makes a little bit more sense. This is a great song to finish this great record. Evile did a great job on the music and lyrics.

Orignal Line Up:

Matt Drake – Lead Vocals and Rhythm Guitar

Ol Drake – Lead Guitar

Mike Alexander – Bass Guitar

Ben Carter – Drums

Current Line Up:

Matt Drake – Lead Vocals and Rhythm Guitar

Ol Drake – Lead Guitar

Joel Graham -Bass Guitar

Ben Carter – Drums

Here is their website and twitter addresses:

Website: www.evile.co.uk

Twitter: @evileuk

Closing, I love this band and I am glad they brought back the old thrash metal sound and music. Of course, they put their twisted on it. Overall, this is a great record. I love how they kept true to themselves. Matt has done a great job on the lyrics. Some of the singing was ok but very good overall. I will be adding this record to my line up of records to play once in a while. There is some solid drums and guitar playing. I love the guitar solo but with Ol leaving the group. How will the music and sound along with guitar solos change? Will this band change too much? I hope Evile stays as close to what they were on all their records. They will change a bit because of the different and new players in the group. I am looking forward to their new music in future. This is a great band and album. I highly recommend it. Go get some! Drink it! Enjoy it! Metal it! \m/

Cheers!

Bill DJ Weiser

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New Music Monday The Black Dahlia Murder Everblack

In this Mondy Music blog, we are going to get into the latest record from The Black Dahlia Murder from Michigan. The record is Everblack which is their sixth studio record in their music career. We are going to get into the history and then the music. Here is the history.

History

The Black Dahlia Murder was formed in late part of 2000 in Waterford, Michigan. It was named after unsolved murders. They were signed to Metal Blade Records in 2003. Ryan Williams joined the band to replace David Lock just in time to record their first record, which is “Unhallowed.” The band toured and then released their second record, which was “Miasma,” in 2005. After the tour for Miasma, Zach Gibson, who was the drummer, and Pierre Langlois, who was drummer, left the band. Pierre was on drums after Gibson. The band replace Zach Gibson with Shannon Lucas. In 2007, the band released their third record, which was “Nocturmal.” The band went on a World Tour with Cannibal Corpse to support their new record and celebrate 25 years of Metal Blade Records. In 2008, they joined tour with several different metal bands for Summer Slaughter Tour. After the tour, John K guitarist left the band and was replaced with Ryan Knight in 2009. In the later part of 2009, the band released their fourth record, which was “Deflorate.” They tour to support the record. In 2010, they kept on touring while writing their next record. In 2011, they released their fifth record, which was “Ritual.” In 2012, the band gets another line up changes. Max Lavelle replaces Ryan Williams on bass. Shannon Lucas steps down as the drummer and was replaced by Alan Cassidy. In 2013, the band released their new record called “Everblack.” Let us get into the music.

Track List:

In Hell is Where She Waits For Me

Heavy and hard-hitting music at the beginning from the drums, bass, and guitars. There is some talking but I can not make it out because it is not loud enough. The lead singer comes in screaming. The guitar playing on the main part is solid. The singing is the type you can barely understand what he is saying. The lyrics that I have picked are pretty solid. There is some nice back up singing too. I love time changes towards the middle part of the song. There is some nice double bass from the drums about that time. This is a pretty solid song. I love slower guitar solo at the beginning of it and then it picks up towards the middle and end of the solo.

Goat Of Departure

I love the guitar playing at the beginning. The drumming is good but it starting to sound the same from song to song. I love the lyrics they wrote for this song. I really not a fan of the back up singing on this song. I love the guitar solo towards the end of the song.

Into The Everblack

I love the guitar work and the drums fit perfectly even though it is the same beat. It changes a bit when the singer comes into the song. I hate the chopping guitar playing. I get it fits but it sounds very messing during the main part of the song. I love the keyboard part in this song. It gives a break to the same old in the song and the record. The guitar playing coming out of it. It is some pretty impressive playing. It leads into a short guitar solo.

Raped in hatred By Vines of Thorn

I love the guitar playing at the beginning and the slower drum beat. This song has a nice pace and I love it. It gives you a different feeling unlike the rest of the record. I love double bass but this is a bit overkill. I love the lyrics and the singing. The listeners can understand the singers a bit. I do not know how I feel about the lyrics but it is what it is. There is a pretty well written guitar solo towards the end of the song.

Phantom Limb Masturbation

The song starts with the vocals in your face. This song echos the songs at the beginning. The drumming slight different but about the same. I love the lyrics they placed on this song. I love the chorus music. There is a nice short guitar solo at the quarter point of this song. There is another guitar solo towards the middle part of the song that is a little longer than the last one. This one is a little well thought about it. I love the pace of the music and solo itself.

Control

Just like the last song, the vocals start it out but the music is right there after the start of the song. I cannot pick up the lyrics. There is some well written guitar riffs on this song. The drums are pretty complex and well written. He has been kicking some serious ass throughout this record. This song is short and to the point. There is a nice guitar solo towards the end of the song and I love how the guitar solo keeps on going to the end of the song.

Blood Mine

I love the guitar playing and bass too. The drums can let off on the double bass at least one song please. Asides that, I have been loving the drums towards the end of this record. I cannot understand the vocals so I cannot pick up the lyrics. I love the title of the song. I am not sure on the duo singers at least on this song. There is a guitar solo towards the end of the song but it is short and sweet to the point.

Every Rope A Noose

Oh my God, I love the drumming at the beginning. It has pretty awesome beat. I love the guitar playing. I love the singing but I cannot understand the singers. This song has a nice fast pace and it is perfect towards the end of the record. The double bass makes so much sense at this point of the song. There is a well placed guitar solo towards the end of the song. There is a nice piano playing at the end that comes into full focus to end the song.

Their Beloved Absentee

I love the singing from the group of singers at the beginning but they were so far in the background and volume is to low. This is a straight driving song. It has a nice pace. This is a classic extreme metal song. I love the pace. I love the music on this track. I love the guitar solo towards the end and it is well placed.

Map Of Scars

There is some nice well-written music from the drums and guitars. The bass playing is pretty simple but it is perfect. I cannot understand the singer so I cannot judge lyrics. I guess I could look up the lyrics on the net. This is a perfect song to finish a great record from this Michigan band. Great song and nice ending to this record.

Original Line Up:

Trevor Strnad – Vocals

Brian Eschbach – Guitar

John Kempainen – Guitar

David Lock – Bass

Cory Grady – Drums

Current Line Up:

Brian Eschbach – Guitars

Alan Cassidy – Drums

Max Lavelle – Bass

Ryan Knight – Guitars

Trevor Strnad – Vocals

Here is their website and twitter addresses:

Website: www.facebook.com/theblackdahliamurderofficial

Twitter: @bdmmetal

Closing, overall, this is a great record and I really enjoyed this song. I wish I could understand the singers a bit more but I understand because it is the singing style. There is some nice music on this great. I kind of wish drums were a little bit different from song to sing but that is hardest job in this band. I get what he is trying to do and it is pretty limited. They place guitar solos in the right spots to break up the song. I love how some times the guitar solos keep going during main part of the song at the end. It gives a nice and different sound. Great Job! It is a nice touch for someone that does not like this singing type but love the music. It seems every song of this type of metal needs a guitar solo to break up song. If they do not put the guitar solos in the songs, the songs will become white noise. I love this band and I cannot wait to hear their next record. I highly recommend this band and this record. Go get some! Drink it! Enjoy it! Metal it! \m/