Wednesday, November 11, 2009

EVILE REVEALS PLANS, LINEUP FOR MIKE ALEXANDER MEMORIAL SHOWS

British thrashers EVILE have announced two special memorial shows in the UK
to honour their late bassist, MIKE ALEXANDER, who tragically passed away
while on tour in Sweden on October 5th, 2009.

The two memorial shows take place on December 7th, 2009 at Rio's in Leeds
and December 8th, 2009 at the Underworld in London, and will feature live
performances from Irish thrashers GAMA BOMB plus special guests MUTANT and
SEREGON. Tickets for the show are only available directly from the venue
for £8 in advance, or for £10 on the door.

A huge raffle will also take place at the memorial shows, with loads of
awesome prizes, limited edition and signed goods to be won, all of which
have been generously donated by various bands and artists. All money raised
will go to MIKE ALEXANDER's family.

To view the prizes, head to http://www.mikealexander.co.uk/raffle.php

EVILE lead guitarist OL DRAKE comments:

"These two nights are for all the friends and fans of Mike who haven't had a
real chance to say goodbye, and also for us to hold something a lot more
appropriate than any funeral could be. Mike wasn't religious, and his
beliefs were solely based in music, so there is no better way to say
goodbye. He lived for music and metal. We picked a few bands who Mike
liked and we'll no doubt be playing a few covers on the night. We're
holding a raffle with LOTS of items kindly donated by some amazing people
and bands from around the world. Keep an eye on our sites for details of
these - please come along and grab a raffle ticket - all money is going to
the family."

GAMA BOMB frontman PHILLY BYRNE adds:

"It's a real honour to play these shows for Mike. He was a star of a man
and a brilliant friend, and it'll be great to do something for his family
and friends. We're sure everyone will show their support for him at the
shows."

View the memorial shows flyer at
http://earacherecords.com/myspace/MikeMemorialShows.jpg

For more EVILE news and info, head to:
http://www.myspace.com/evileuk
http://twitter.com/evileuk
http://evile.tumblr.com


UK AND EUROPEAN PRESS MANAGER - TALITA
talita@earache.com
London office phone: +44(0)207 240 5002

USA PRESS MANAGER - ANTHONY
usapr@earache.com
NYC office phone: +1(718)786 1707

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