There are at least 16 artists named Evil:
1. Brazilian Black Metal band
2. Danish Heavy/Speed Metal band from the early 80s, featuring a strong NWOBHM influence
3. A Japanese Black/Speed/Thrash Metal band that was the predecessor of the almighty Sabbat.
4. Black/Thrash Metal from Tokyo, Japan
5. Polish crust/death metal band ("demon punk")
6. Black Metal band from Khaznadar, Tunisia
7. Slovak black metal project of Dlog (member of Slavigrom)
8. Dubstep Dj from Wellington, New Zealand
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There are at least 16 artists named Evil:
1. Brazilian Black Metal band
2. Danish Heavy/Speed Metal band from the early 80s, featuring a strong NWOBHM influence
3. A Japanese Black/Speed/Thrash Metal band that was the predecessor of the almighty Sabbat.
4. Black/Thrash Metal from Tokyo, Japan
5. Polish crust/death metal band ("demon punk")
6. Black Metal band from Khaznadar, Tunisia
7. Slovak black metal project of Dlog (member of Slavigrom)
8. Dubstep Dj from Wellington, New Zealand
9. Canadian rapper
10. Garage band from Florida formed in 1965, for a time sharing a rhythm section with The Montells
11. Ukrainian d'n'b Dj
12. Elias Viljanen: Finnish musician (Progressive Metal)
13. Black metal from Slovakia, lyrics inspirated by best slovak writter František Švantner
14. Barcelona based dream pop outfit consisting of Evripidis Sabatis and Odil Bright
15. American singer, formerly known as Babeo Baggins
16. A one-man Swedish black metal project
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2) Evil was borne out of Never Mind, formed around circa '81/'82 by Kim "Wah Xmas" Jul, Per 'Pearl Angel' Hansen, Peter 'Hurricane' Larsen, Finn Lindblad and Tommy Strauss. Having been said to have played a primitive rock/metal style of music without much success, soon drummer Finn Lindblad left to follow a non-musical tradesmen job opportunity and second guitarist/bass player Tommy Strauss was fired because of instability reasons. The remaining three-piece progress into heavier territory adding new stickman Freddie "Wolf" Petersen, according to Xmas as being inspired to write heavier material with Wolf's added double bass drum talents and so Evil is born.
In the first half of the 80's, before the Thrash Metal invasion (started in 1986 by METALLICA's "Master of Puppets"), many Metal scenes arose in Europe as a consequence of the earthquake called the NWOBHM. Belgium, Holland, Italy, and Denmark are some countries where things were beginning to take shape And MERCYFUL FATE's success called attention for their native country's scene bands. One of them is a cult band, EVIL, that is as old as MERCYFUL FATE, but that lived s short time. But here is "Evil's Messenger", their first EP, to the appreciation of many, and by the first time in a CD and limited colored vinyl
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