Evile / Savage Messiah /Apollyon: 19 October 2011

Winter has arrived in North Wales in no uncertain terms and we head to its premier music venue once again to turn up the heat. Central Station has become the #1 venue to see some of the best touring acts around, along with some great ‘North Rising’ artists. As we arrive Apollyon are doing their best; they get better every time I see them; but they seem to be missing the final piece to the jigsaw, they are good, but is that good enough in this modern age…

Savage Messiah on the other hand are full of authority and are delivering the goods. They seem high on confidence and perhaps Savage are finally living the dream after being taken on by Earache records with a tour with one of the labels brightest hopes - Evile…

Savage Messiah is an English thrash metal/heavy metal band formed in May 2007 in London. The band was formed by guitarist and lead vocalist Dave Silver, The band also consists of guitarist Tom Draper, bassist Stefano Selvatico and drummer Mauricio Chamucero. Their debut album Spitting Venom was released on 1 October 2007 by SMR Productions to generally positive reviews. In January 2009 the band was signed to Candlelight Records, and entered the studio with acclaimed Grammy nominated producer Chris Tsangarides to record their second album, Insurrection Rising.

Insurrection Rising was released on October 19, 2009. It was recorded in, The Ecology Room studios in Deal, England they worked with,Grammy Nominated producer Chris Tsangarides. Famous for his production on such seminal albums as “Painkiller” by Judas Priest, “Tattooed Millionaire” by Bruce Dickinson as well as notching up production credits for bands such as Thin Lizzy, Black Sabbath, Yngwie Malmsteen and more recently Biomechanical as well as many others. Recording for the album was finished in March and Scott Atkins (Cradle of Filth, Gama Bomb) was hired to mix the album.

It was announced on 13 August 2010 that Savage Messiah was to be signed by Earache Records, who they signed a worldwide multi-album deal. The band posted a statement on their website stating: ‘We are very proud and excited to sign with Earache Records. This is an exciting time for Savage Messiah as we are currently writing our new album, and hope to be on tour soon to present the new material’. “We would like to thank everybody at Earache for this fantastic opportunity, and we are really looking forward to getting out and thrashing with the fans.”

The Band’s third album (and first on a major label) is in the works for an early 2012 release and on their showing tonight it’s certainly something to look forward to…

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