EVILE are due to kick off a UK tour in October, culminating in a special hometown show at the Picturedrome in Holmfirth on November 3rd. As well as featuring support from label mates SAVAGE MESSIAH, Evile are looking for one lucky, unsigned UK band to open the show, and you and your band could be the lucky ones to win that coveted slot.

To be in with a chance of supporting Evile at the Holmfirth show, all you need to do is send a paragraph of no more than 100 words, telling the band why it should be you that supports them, along with a link to where they can hear your music, such as Facebook, Soundcloud, Bandcamp etc. Please DO NOT attach MP3s to your e-mail.

Evile will check out each entry and ultimately pick a winner. One entry per band is allowed, and the winner is responsible for all travel costs and expenses incurred to play the gig. The closing date for entries is Monday, October 1st, and the winner will be announced on October 10th. Send your entries to picturedrome@earache.com.

Evile drummer Ben Carter comments: "Evile are excited to begin the hunt for a band to open for us at what will no doubt be another great night of metal at the Holmfirth Picturedrome! We have always been aware of how much talent there is around the Huddersfield area, and will always champion up and coming bands, so this is a great opportunity to get your band seen and heard on the last date of our UK tour. We're going to be looking for bands with passion, dedication and most importantly, some killer riffs! We will have some tricks up our sleeves too, seeing as it's the last night of the tour, so tell your friends, parents, grandparents and your pets, and we'll see you at the bar!"

See Evile on tour at the following shows:

July

20 - Luarca, Spain - Luarca Metal Fest

August

12 - Walton-On-Trent, UK - Bloodstock Open Air Festival
24 - Wörrstadt, Germany - Neuborn Open Air Festival

October (with Wolf)

18 - Glasgow, UK - O2 ABC 2
19 - Manchester, UK - Academy 3
20 - Belfast, UK - The Limelight
21 - Dublin, Ireland - The Pint
23 - Newcastle, UK - Academy 2
24 - Sheffield, UK - Corporation
25 - Birmingham, UK - Academy 3
26 - Oxford, UK - O2 Academy 2
27 - Norwich, UK - Open
28 - London, UK - Garage
29 - Southampton, UK - The Cellar

November (with Savage Messiah)

3 - Holmfirth, UK - Picturedrome

Evile have been moved to the main stage for this year's Bloodstock Open Air 2012, which is scheduled for August 10th-12th at Catton Hall in Walton On Trent, Derbyshire, England. The band had previously been set to play on the Sophie Lancaster stage on Sunday, August 12th, but have now been upgraded to the Ronnie James Dio (main) stage, where they will play alongside the likes of ALICE COOPER, DIMMU BORGIR, ANVIL, NILE and more.

Guitarist Ol Drake comments: "We're pleased to announce we'll be appearing on the Ronnie James Dio stage at Bloodstock on Sunday - Bloodstock has always been like a home to us and we can't wait to return and hit you with a few surprises in the set!"

Acts confirmed for the festival currently include:

Ronnie James Dio Stage: ANVIL, BEHEMOTH, BENEDICTION, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, CHTHONIC, ALICE COOPER, CORROSION OF CONFORMITY, CROWBAR, DEATH VALLEY KNIGHTS, DEICIDE, DIMMU BORGIR, DIO DISCIPLES, FREEDOM CALL, GRAND MAGUS, HATEBREED, I AM I, ICED EARTH, KOBRA & THE LOTUS, LOCK UP, MACHINE HEAD, MAYHEM, MOONSORROW, NILE, PARADISE LOST, SANCTUARY, SEPULTURA, TESTAMENT, WATAIN.

Sophie Lancaster Stage: ALCEST, ANAAL NATHRAKH, ANCIENT ASCENDANT, BATTALION, BLOODSHOT DAWN, COMMANDER IN CHIEF, CRIMES OF PASSION, DEMONIC RESSURECTION, DERISION, DRIPBACK, EASTERN FRONT, EVILE, FLAYED DISCIPLE, FURYON, GONOREAS, HEADCHARGER, INFERNAL TENEBRA, MARIONETTE, NOCTIFERIA, ORANGE GOBLIN, PRIMITAI, PYTHIA, RE-ARMED, RISING DREAM, SATURNIAN, SAVAGE MESSIAH, SWEET SAVAGE, VIKING SKULL, WINTERFYLLETH, WITCHSORROW.

New Blood Stage: DOOMED, DREAMCATCHER, FALLEN FATE, GONE TIL WINTER, HURON, INFERNAL CREATION, REFLECTIONS IN EXILE and REIGN OF FURY.

Further details at Bloodstock.uk.com.