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EVILE WINS 'METAL AS FUCK' AWARD AT METAL HAMMER GOLDEN GODS

British thrashers EVILE have been honoured with the "Metal As Fuck" award at the 2010 Metal Hammer Golden Gods.

EVILE have been making tracks since their 2007 debut album, ENTER THE GRAVE. Since then, the band has been through a lot, including the release of their critically acclaimed second album, INFECTED NATIONS, tours with the likes of MEGADETH, EXODUS, KREATOR and OVERKILL, and the tragic death of the band's late bassist, MIKE ALEXANDER.

Through all of the ups and downs, EVILE continue to impress with their dedication and sheer passion for what they do. Winning the "Metal As Fuck" Golden God award marks another triumphant milestone in the band's short history, and they show no sign of slowing down.

EVILE lead guitarist OL DRAKE comments:

"The other night we took a trip down to London to take part in Metal Hammer's Kawasaki Golden Gods awards show. They'd been kind enough to ask us to play the show, which we were chuffed about. We'd also been nominated for 'Best UK Band'. We played our set and had a great time.

"Whilst in our dressing room our manager, Julie Weir (Wiseblood Management), and a few Earache guys came in to tell us we'd won an award. We were honoured with the prestigious 'Metal as Fuck' award. We couldn't feel more privileged and honoured to receive such an award, and as far as I remember it's the only thing we've won (other than me winning £50 from Walkers Crisps when I was a child).

"Like Matt said, we'd like to thank everyone for this, everyone at Metal Hammer, Dig and Earache, all our fans. We'd also like to dedicate it to our late bassist, Mike Alexander, because he's more metal than all of us put together... in a scrap yard, listening to Judas Priest, eating metal."

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EVILE drummer BEN CARTER comments:

"We're both honoured and proud to be playing at this year's Golden Gods
Awards. We have been nominated and attended the awards before, but to be
actually playing in front of and alongside so many of the people and bands
who made us want to play music in the first place, is a great honour for us.
We're looking forward to making some noise, drinking some beers and doing
our best to cause as much carnage and mayhem as we can!!"

Metal Hammer Editor ALEXANDER MILAS adds:

"We couldn't be more delighted to have Evile playing our awards - anyone
who's seen them live knows they bring the house down. Mosh!"

EVILE have been nominated for the 'Best UK Band' award at the 2010 Golden
Gods, which will take place on 14th June in London.

There's still time to cast your votes for the Golden Gods! EVILE lead
guitarist OL DRAKE recently announced that if EVILE were to win the 'Best UK
Band' award, he would do a bungee jump or a parachute jump dressed as a
cowboy. Show your support for the band by voting for EVILE for 'Best UK
Band' at http://goldengods.metalhammer.co.uk

EVILE also have 75 pairs of tickets for the Golden Gods to give away to
lucky fans. For information on how to get hold of a pair of tickets to this
prestigious event and to see EVILE performing live alongside AIRBOURNE,
SKINDRED, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH and STEEL PANTHER, head to the EVILE
forums at http://www.evile.co.uk

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Veteran New Jersey thrashers OVERKILL have announced the second leg of their Killfest 2010 tour. The trek will consist of stops in markets where the band has not  been in a long time, including several dates in the North Carolina and  Florida. Support on the tour will come from FORBIDDEN, EVILE, GAMA BOMB and BONDED BY BLOOD.

Confirmed dates are as follows:

Nov. 05 - Rochester, NY - Montage Music Hall
Nov. 06 - Farmingdale, NY - Crazy Donkey
Nov. 07 - Providence, RI - Club Hell
Nov. 08 - Baltimore, MD - Sonar
Nov. 09 - Virginia Beach, VA - Gil's
Nov. 10 - Charlotte, NC - Amos'
Nov. 11 - Raleigh, NC - Volume 11
Nov. 12 - Jacksonville, NC - Hooligans
Nov. 13 - Orlando, FL - Club Firestone
Nov. 14 - Ft Lauderdale, FL - Culture Room
Nov. 15 - Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade
Nov. 16 - Cleveland, OH - Peabody’s
Nov. 17 - Columbus, OH - Newport Music Hall
Nov. 18 - Pittsburgh, PA - Diesel Nightclub
Nov. 19 - Manchester, NH - Rocko's
Nov. 20 - Sayreville, NJ - Starland Ballroom

As  with the first leg of the tour, there will be a special VIP ticket that  will allow fans one hour early access to the venue for a special  pre-show meet-and-greet.

Tickets go on sale today exclusively through EnterTheVault.com until May 28 at which point they will be made available through all regular ticketing systems.

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