From The Vaults will release Evil's new album, Book Of Evil, on May 27. A lyric video for the single, "Evil Never Dies", can be found below.
Back in the early 80s, the Danish heavy metal scene was taking its first steps, learning a (very) own path away from the strong rock and punk rock backgrounds that the country provided their youth. Those were the years where the highly acclaimed metal bands Mercyful Fate and Artillery took form. But also a few others that, in the following years, saw their career follow different paths and fates, loading to disbanding with a band or simply fading away. Formed in 1983, Copenhagen-natives Evil were one of these bands. Their debut demo, already in ‘83, set the Danish heavy metal on fire with their heavy metal frenzy and their now-mythical 1984 EP, Evil’s Message, was the confirmation that Denmark had probably one of the strongest metal scenes in Europe back then. Unfortunately, that wasn’t meant to last and the band disappeared from circulation in 1985.
A return to action was later tried in 2015, with original drummer Freddie Wolf, now on guitars, leading a new lineup that released the debut album, Shoot The Messenger. But Evil’s career still wasn’t meant to be and the band laid dormant again... until now.
The mighty Evil is now reborn with new joining members including vocalist Martin Steene (Iron Fire, ex-Force Of Evil), drummer Henrik Molin (ex-Shadowspawn), bassist Jakob Haugaard (Iron Fire) and guitarist Nikolaj Ihlemann (ex-Nightlight), continuing the original inspirations of bands like Judas Priest and Accept.
In its current revitalized form, Evil has recorded ten new songs. The album, titled The Book Of Evil, was produced in Hellfire Studio, Copenhagen, and Antfarm Studio, Aarhus, mixed and co-produced by rewarded metal producer/mixer Tue Madsen.
“We have made the new material in the spirit of the eighties but with a modern metal state of mind,” Freddie Wolf says.
The band is now ready to take back a leading role among old-school metal bands. Evil is coming!
Book Of Evil will be released in digital, CD and LP (crystal and golden vinyls, each limited to 300 units) via From The Vaults on May 27. Pre-order here.
Tracklisting:
"Intro (A Terrible Thing)"
"Divine Conspiracy"
"Evil Never Dies"
"Future Denied"
"The Raven Throne"
"King Of The Undead"
"Beyond Mind Control"
"Sanctuary"
"Storm Warning"
"Evils Message"
"Book Of Evil"
"Evil Never Dies" lyric video:
Lineup:
Freddie Wolf - guitar
Martin Steene - vocals
Henrik Molin - drums
Jakob Haugaard - bass
Nikolaj Ihlemann - guitar
