British thrashers EVILE are gearing up to release their new album, Five Serpents' Teeth, on August 29th through Earache Records. In a recent interview with NME.com, guitarist Ol Drake revealed the album will feature a song inspired by the group's late bassist Mike Alexander, who passed away in 2009 due to a blot clot on his lungs.

Drake: "It goes without saying that there would be some element of the new album which was for Mike alone. We had a few ideas floating around which were out of the ordinary for Evile, and when Mike passed away those ideas just started to make more and more sense. 'In Memoriam''s initial intention was for Mike and Mike alone. All of us in the band have different views and thoughts on what the song means and who it is for, but it was born out of a want to include something special for Mike, his family and ourselves.

As the song grew it started to take on a life of it's own, so to speak. It is for anyone who's lost anyone close to them. There is a lot of meaning behind this song, and I expect a few people will question Evile doing such a song, but if the sentiment isn't understood, I couldn't care less. As our producer, Russ Russell said: 'It's a brilliant song for a brilliant guy.'"

In case you missed them, you can still watch Evile's studio update videos below:

Evile are also playing the following live shows:

May

28 - Dokkum, Netherlands - Dokk'em Open Air

June

10-12 - Donington, UK - Download Festival

July

1 - Löbnitz, Germany - With Full Force
8 - Gävle, Sweden - Getaway Rock
14 - Neukirchen-Vluyn, Germany - Dong Open Air
15 - Tolmin, Slovenia - Metalcamp Festival

17- Vizovice, Czechh Republic - Masters of Rock

August

13 - Oulu, Finland - Jalometalli Festival