Kiss and Forbidden Concert Announcements

Kiss just announced a performance on Saturday, September 4 at the Minnesota State Fair in St. Paul. Tickets go on sale tomorrow at noon through Ticketmaster.

Reunited Bay Area thrash master Forbidden will headline a show at Station 4 in St. Paul on Monday, November 29 with Evile, Gama Bomb, and Bonded By Blood.

Evile Album Review

Evile – Infected Nations

Earache, 2009

4/10

Evile is another derivative retro-thrash band that’s been plaguing the scene over the last three or four years. Judging from all the hype and press about Infected Nations you’d think that this is the best album to come down the pike since Master Of Puppets. It simply isn’t so. I just can’t get behind bands that rehash a sound without contributing anything new (see: Gama Bomb, Warbringer, etc.). Sure, there’s some decent riffs and quality guitar work here, but the flat, uninspired vocal delivery just leaves me cold. In an age when the thrash masters such as Testament, Exodus, Death Angel, Machine Head, and many others are writing some of the best albums of their careers, there’s little room for second-rate imitations. The passing of bassist Mike Alexander last year from a pulmonary embolism is truly sad and I admire the band for forging ahead under such difficult circumstances. Taken on its merits, though, Infected Nations is a derivative album that leaves me shaking my head at all the attention this album has been receiving.

Evile will be appearing at Station 4 in St. Paul on Sunday, March 14 as support to Kreator. Additional support will come from Voivod, Nachtmystium, and Lazarus A.D.

Evile will also again be performing at Station 4 in St. Paul on Sunday, April 11 as support to Overkill. Additional support will come from Vader, God Dethroned, Warbringer, and Woe Of Tyrants.

Official Overkill Tour Announcement

As reported here first nearly three weeks ago, Overkill, God Dethroned, and Evile will be appearing at Station 4 in St. Paul on Sunday, April 11. The official announcement of this tour was made today, and the bill has now doubled in size! The full list of support bands is now Vader, God Dethroned, Warbringer, Evile, and Woe Of Tyrants - all for just $20!

Kreator Concert Announcement

German thrash metal gods Kreator have announced a North American tour for March. This tour will bring them to Station 4 in St. Paul on Sunday, March 14. Supporting bands will be Voivod, Nachtmystium, Evile, and Lazarus A.D.

Major Concert Announcements!

Alright, the concert calendar for 2010 is starting to take off. Here's a slew of recently announced shows. More details about these will be added to the concert calendar as they become available.

January 13: Agent Orange, St. Paul, Station 4

January 15: Tesla, The Wayward Boyz Klub, Medina, Medina Entertainment Center

April 11: Overkill, God Dethroned, Evile, St. Paul, Station 4

April 12: Sonata Arctica, Mutiny Within, Powerglove, St. Paul, Station 4

May 22: Pestilence, St. Paul, Station 4