In October 2009 Evile's bassist, Mike Alexander, passed away whilst on tour in Sweden. He died of a pulmonary embolism, he was 32. Two months after the tragedy, in December 2009, Evile arranged two memorial shows (Leeds & London) to honour the memory of Mike and to raise money for his family. While Mutant and Seregon played the show by request, Matt, Ol and Ben got together with members of the other bands and Nick Barker to play some covers by some of Mike's favourite bands including Sepultura, Testament, Metallica, Pantera and Slayer. Below are videos of the entire covers set, including messages read out from Mike's family and Earache Records, at the Mike Alexander Memorial Show in London on December 8th, 2009.
Evile lead guitarist, Ol Drake, had the following to say: "The two nights we did in December meant so much to us all. It was our own way of saying goodbye to our friend, Mike. We attended his funeral with his family and friends, and it was a good ceremony, but we wanted something we know Mike would have loved; two nights of Metal. It was tough to get back on stage again without looking over and seeing him there, as that's what we'd all seen on stage for the past 10/11 years. I don't think people realise how long we all played together. We still miss Mike dearly and can't believe he's gone. Thank you to everyone involved in helping us make these nights happen, and thanky ou to everyone for coming and paying your respects. I hope you enjoy these videos!"
R.I.P. Mike Alexander 1977 - 2009
http://www.mikealexander.co.uk
MIKE ALEXANDER MEMORIAL SHOW - Videos:
Messages & Thanks
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SlNR-EZh5c
Sepultura - Mass Hypnosis
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hs2AtmaMLVM
Testament - Disciples of the Watch
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uoQ8FeUmIg
Sepultura - Troops of Doom
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWvitxCZuKM
Slayer - Postmortem / Raining Blood (Impromptu)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9LY1PmtLWE
Pantera - Domination
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDpyAsa4fgQ
Metallica - Creeping Death
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaVvS2GRXZw
Metallica - Four Horsemen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZS4E-nG-RMI
Metallica - Seek & Destroy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bq-4m599M9w
Metallica - Master of Puppets (Impromptu)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbi3oiSYvmY
The End of The Memorial Show
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oU_U06hQ5k
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