Evile Bassist Michael Alexander Passes Away While On Tour

Sadly, just a few days into their European tour with Amon Amarth, Evile bassist Mike Alexander was suddenly taken ill and rushed to hospital, but tragically passed away in Lulea, Sweden on October 5th from a suspected blood clot. Mike was just 32 years old.

Evile members Matt Drake, Ol Drake and Ben Carter have released the following statement:

“This is so hard to find the words to express fully how we feel. We can’t believe or accept what’s happened. One minute we’re talking to our buddy, Mike, the next minute we can never speak to him again.

“There’s so many things rushing through our heads that we want to say, do and feel. We half expect him to come round the corner and call us ‘dickheads’. We can’t get our heads around it.

“It upsets us so much that he was away from his family when this happened, although knowing Mike, we’re at least glad he was on tour doing what he loves.

“We’re lost for words. We all miss him so much already. He was such a headstrong, genuinely nice guy who loved music and his family. We’ve got so many brilliant memories with him.

“Our hearts go out to his daughter, family and friends at this tragic, difficult time.

“Mike is much loved and is sorely missed. Rest in peace, brother.”

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FALL TO PREY Hard At Work On New Material

Tampa, Florida-based death metallers FALL TO PREY have entered D.O.W Studios to record three new songs with producer Nick Goodyear. The band will return to the facility later in the year to lay down a full-length album entitled “Blood and Darkness”. The CD will include the recently recorded three new songs along with several other new tunes.

FALL TO PREY is:

Jeremy Jones - Guitar/vocals
Alex Spine - Drums/vocals
Jay Morton - Guitar
Mikey B - Bass

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Nazxul Sets “Iconoclast” Release Date For September 27, 2009

Seminal black metal act Nazxul has set a release date of September 27, 2009 for their new album, “Iconoclast,” along with more details surrounding the release. The album marks both the final recordings and first release since long time guitarist Greg Morelli passed away in a traffic accident in Novemeber 2008. The band’s press release follows:

“Fools rush to the feet of statues to pray- they have much to lose.

“We bring new messages and crush all icons with our voice and deeds- we have much to gain”.

“Nazxul’s rise and raison d’etre has borne a singular vision for the brutal reality of this life. The underground will never rise, but it will swallow up the true villains that lurk above. They tumble to the ground and scurry away. We are kings of the slum, and lords of hell.

“’Iconoclast’ CD Album, is a torrent of angular and unfamiliar visions that stirs the dark soul to emancipation and inspiration; and provides torment to the pitiful remainder.

“10 years in formulation, the majestic array has returned, stronger. Bleak and furious!

“The first notes of dissonant subversion will be stunning agony. Fleeting glory turns to certain and imminent demise. Broken dreams and avant atmospherics fill your empty shell with vigour. For only a second, for a lifetime.

“The terrifying barking of madness fills your ears with wonder; too much for you to take. Infernal noise that is such sweet pain that you ask for more. When you do, we give you that which you do not want to hear- that which you are dying to know. That is more than enough for you. Nazxul’s time has come.

“‘Iconoclast’ is only just the beginning.

“The Nazxul embark on a Global Ritual Performance Tour in 2009 and 2010, featuring movements from ‘Iconoclast,’ ‘Black Seed’ & ‘Totem.’

“These events will provoke the full fury and grandeur of your mortal demise in all of its beauty and brutality. It is the greatest devastation to receive.

“All life is drained to fuel the fire of our deeds.”

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Cephalic Carnage Comments on Failed Tour

You may have read a few days ago that the Idaho Blackenedfest show was canceled without reason. It appears as though the whole tour was canceled. Cephalic Carnage released the following statement:

“So, unfortunately, we were reluctantly forced to stay in Denver as the Blackenedfest Tour was unable to continue. We sincerely apologize to the friends and fans who’ve been waiting a while to see us and this tour. We want to thank Thunderdome for having us out, as we had an absolutely amazing time with Withered, Cattle Decapitation, all the crew and of course Mayham. We promise to make up the dates we didn’t get to play…we ALMOST had the $70 dollar-a-shirt-cool-guy-tight-shirt company Affliction ready to pay for us to be helicoptered to the each of the rest of the tour dates, but they pulled the deal after they found out we stopped shaving our legs which was the part of the contract we decided we couldn’t go through with, (except John). Anyways we’ve got some serious time off now, and we’re going to commence with getting our long awaited reality-tv DVD completed, getting on with writing the next full length, and writing the 2nd installment of H.O.A., as well as finishing construction of our late night poutine stand, where we will serve country-fried giraffe eggs and your favorite French-Canadian specialty. “

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