Birth name Ben Carter Labels Earache Records Genres Thrash metal Years active 2000-present Role Musician | Instruments drums Name Ben Carter Associated acts Evile Music group Evile (Since 2004) | |
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Similar People Evile, Matt Drake, Ol Drake, Joel Graham, Mike Alexander | ||
Occupation(s) Musician, songwriter | ||
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Ben Carter (born 22 August 1981, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England) is the drummer of the English thrash metal group, Evile.
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- Evile s ben carter discusses skull songwriting ol drake s departure tour 2013
- The ben carter band kansas city
- Biography
- Evile
- Influences
- Equipment
- References
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Biography
Having a musical family, Carter was always involved with bands and band environments from a young age. He started playing the drums at a young age and played with numerous local bands over many years.
Evile
With Carter and Matt Drake being high school friends, they both decided to form a covers band to jam their favourite metal songs in 2000. After acquiring Mike Alexander on the bass, and Matt's brother Ol Drake on lead guitar, they played shows together following the line-up assemblage.
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, Enter the Grave worldwide.
Carter plays and endorses Mapex drums, Paiste cymbals, Vic Firth drumsticks and Protection Racket cases.
Influences
Carter claims his favourite drummers to be Lars Ulrich, Ray Hartmann, Thomas Lang and Mike Mangini.