British thrashers EVILE played their heart-wrenching song "In Memoriam" live for the first time ever on Saturday, February 11 at the HMV Ritz in Manchester, U.K. in memory of WOODS OF YPRES frontman David Gold, who tragically passed away on December 21.
Prior to the concert, EVILE lead guitarist Ol Drake stated about his band's decision to play the song, "We were all deeply saddened to hear the news of WOODS OF YPRES' mastermind David Gold passing away. Their obvious cancellation of the Manchester show left a big hole in the lineup I was so looking forward to seeing and being a part of. We've been thinking of airing 'In Memoriam' live for a while, so [we wanted] to not only play the song for our own reasons, but to also play it at the Manchester show in memory of David."
