Mike Alexander (musician)
| Mike Alexander | |
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Playing at Tuska in June 2009
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| Background information | |
| Born |
22 June 1977 London, England |
| Died | 5 October 2009 (aged 32) Luleå, Sweden |
| Genres | Thrash metal |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter |
| Instruments | Bass, Vocals |
| Years active | 2000–2009 |
| Labels | Earache Records |
| Associated acts | Evile |
| Website | Official Evile website Memorial site |
| Notable instruments | |
| Silvertone Paul Stanley Bass, BC Rich Warbeast Bass | |
Michael "Mike" Alexander (22 June 1977 – 5 October 2009) was a Jamaican-British musician who served as the bassist of English thrash metal group Evile. On 5 October 2009, Alexander died while on tour in Luleå, Sweden, due to a pulmonary embolism, a blood clot in the lungs. Evile unveiled a memorial site to Alexander on 25 October 2009.
Alexander was born in London, England. In 2000, after Matt Drake and Ben Carter formed a Metallica cover band, Alexander saw an advertisement in a local guitar store for a "metal bassist". After calling Drake and rehearsing with the group, the band (then including Drake's brother Ol Drake) asked Alexander to join.
In 2004, they formed Evile. They recorded an EP All Hallows Eve in 2004 and a demo Hell Demo in 2006. Soon after, the band signed to Earache Records, and released their Flemming Rasmussen produced debut album, Enter the Grave, in 2007. Their second album, Infected Nations, was released in 2009. Alexander performed with BC Rich bass guitars. He also endorsed Kustom and Hartke amplifiers and cabinets and Dunlop bass strings.
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