Ol Drake
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Oliver Michael Drake |
| Also known as | Old Rake |
| Born |
28 March 1984 Huddersfield, England |
| Genres | Thrash metal |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter |
| Instruments | Guitar |
| Years active | 2000-present |
| Labels | Earache |
| Associated acts | Evile, REABO |
| Website | www |
| Notable instruments | |
| Moser Custom Shop 'Bastard V' | |
Ol Drake (born Oliver Michael Drake, 28 March 1984 in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England) is an English guitarist, most notably the former lead guitarist of English thrash metal group, Evile.
Drake and his brother, Matt Drake, were brought up in a musical environment, with the sound of Camel, Guns N' Roses and The Jimi Hendrix Experience. Drake's father, Tony, played guitar from a young age and played in many local bands. Matt, having received classical guitar lessons when young, obtained a Fender copy electric guitar for a birthday, and also being a fan of Metallica and the guitar, Ol was intrigued by the songs and the guitar. Matt started Ol on the path of heavy metal by introducing him to the music of Metallica. Drake, then aged 16, picked up Matt's guitar when possible and taught himself from then on.
When Drake reached music college, he developed an interest in music theory, jazz and classical music, which opened up his playing and progress on the guitar. He also developed an interest and skill in playing drums.
He spent several years notating guitar tablature for the majority of Annihilator's back catalogue. Jeff Waters, impressed by his work, dedicated a page on the Annihilator website to his tabs.
Drake made a guest appearance on The Berzerker bassist Sam Bean's solo project The Senseless, performing a guest solo on the track "Promise".
In December 2008, Drake paid tribute to the late Chuck Schuldiner, by posting a cover of Death's "Voice of the Soul" online, along with a video slideshow of Schuldiner related images.
In September 2009, Schmier from Destruction asked Drake to stand in for their guitarist, Mike Sifringer, who broke his fingers forcing Destruction to find a temporary replacement, for their performance at Portugal's Caos Emergente Festival.
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