Total News is reporting the sad news of the death of the former Warrior Soul, Mark Evans.
Mark Evans, who was Warrior Soul's drummer on their first three albums, has been murdered in London. His body was found dumped in a car park. Three people have been charged with the crime. They are Anthony Aldis, Steven Fullerton and Leanne Terry.
It is good to see that someone has been arrested in relation to this tragedy. While I never really liked the band WS's music, I had great respect for the band for doing what they wanted against the grain.
Update: Hard News has more on this sad affair.
According to BBC News, two men and a woman from Essex have been charged with the murder of former WARRIOR SOUL drummer Mark Evans, whose burnt body was found in a wheelie bin in an east London car park last week. Evans, 48, from Dagenham, was strangled and transported in a wheelie bin to Electric Parade, Ilford. Anthony Aldis, 38, of Goodmayes, Steven Fullerton, 28, of Gants Hill, and Leanne Terry, 26, of Seven Kings, have all been charged with his murder. All three were scheduled to appear at Waltham Forest magistrates court on Saturday (January 29). They also face charges of perverting the course of justice. A member of the public discovered the burning body on Wednesday morning (26th) after finding his garden fence on fire. Anyone wishing to send a card for Mark's family in London can do so at this address (cards will be forwarded to the family): Johnny Ricco, Attn: Mark Evans, P.O Box 129 Radio City Station, New York, NY 10101-0129, USA. Evans appeared on the following Warrior Soul albums: Drugs, God & The New Republic (1991), Salutations From The Ghetto Nation (1992) and Chill Pill (1993).
Article comments
— go to most recent comments1 - Temple Stark
What were those first three albums Marty? I saw them in support of, I think Aerosmith, at the Hammersmith Odeon.
2 - kevin salvini-westfield,ma.
warrior soul was the only band who stuck to their beliefs about what a rock band should be. they were never meant to worshiped,idolized like many of the bands today.the world was never ready for them and the world will never be ready for a band that is brutally honest like the soul. i hope like many to see the soul back together but you know what, atleast we have the great music they produced. i send my deepest sympathy to evans family & warrior soul.
3 - John Bell
Keeping up to date on this situation and talking with WS fans, as well as friends of Mark can be done at:
http://www.koryclarke.com
4 - Robb Correia
im @ a loss
i just happen to look @ korys page to see whats been goin on....and had to read it twice.
i cant beleive this travisty.
my guts are wrenched!!
what the FUCK is wronge with this world
including to what happens to all the ppl we dont know.
id like to here more info on this if someone knows why?
our prayers go out to all the family ,freinds and fans
just think about it? what a rock show theres gonna be in the after life!!!!!!
5 - courtney
hi. my name is courtney. and the reason that i am writing this is because i know the victims family. infact in know them very well. shannon evans who is mark evans daughter has been my best friend in the entire world scince first grade. she doesent know what really happened to mark but god help us she wont find out. every time called mark would tell me what a great phone voice i had. i knew he had problems but he never showed it atleast not in front of me. shannons mom brandee (marks wife) split up about 2 years ago. she always said good things about him and how he wore flava flaves clock. when i found out what happened i cried for a while and realized how much shannon must be hurting. we always used o have dad talks. i dont bing it up anymore. my parents are divorced so i see my dad for a couple hours on the weekend. trust me we have had are fair share of problems. after what happened i realized how much i love my dad. i can see me saying well my dad did drugs, and i see shannon saying well my dads dead. i want to justsay hey to the guys i really wanna meet thats you johnny rico and the rest of warrior soul. hope to meeet yo guys soon
scincerly,
courtney shipley
6 - Andrew Brown
I can not belive that he has gone!!!!! Another waste of a damn fine musician. R.I.P. Mark. I Love all your work.
7 - b
mark was a fine drummer and and salt of the earth
8 - Miff
Warrior Soul were always a little ahead of their time. A beleive that all of the members were better than average musicians, including Mark Evans. Although not all their songs were masterpieces, a few of them were. Mark's drumming was a true asset to the band and while I never knew him personally, I will definitely miss his presence in the music industry.
9 - Warren Davis
So Sad, I knew Mark from school & band we played in together, Good Thinking, from about 1973-1977. A fine drummer even then, his committment to his drums was total, he always tried to improve whatever number we were working on. Remember his Double Bass-Drum Red "Shaftesbry" kit well. RIP
10 - Sparks
I remember meeting Mark in Toronto @ one of the WS concerts. Fucking great guy. While the openning band was on, he was talking to me and my friends for hours. After the show he saw us hanging around and brought us back stage to hang out with band.
11 - Glen, Musiclord President
Hello, my name is Glen Huttenlocker, President Musiclord, I wanna to contact to you in your website. It's been a pleasure listening to your music for over a decad. i don't know if you remenber me but i just wanna to let you lnow that i remembr you. And if ever u need help on amps or spekears cabs let me know.
Yours truly.
12 - Jet in Columbus
"I wanna to contact to you"??? Oh yeah, he's the president of a company alright.
13 - b
this is a memorial web site right? or is it set up for sales pitches
14 - sarah
I happened to meet Mark's killer while serving a sentance for fraud in Holloway prison. She is a cold and callous killer who shows no remorse for her actions. The only person she cares about is herself and her next fix! The motive for her crime was money, drugs money! she is still using drugs in prison, therefore has not changed, never will and should never be releasd. What's more is that her and her boyfriend were guilty of this crime but the third guy was innocent. He was not there when the murder was commited and was bullied into helping them to dispose of the body throgh fear for his own life! leanne and her boyfriend tried to pin the crime on him in turn getting them all sent to prison for life! she is in the right place and should rot in there!
15 - marie
i am infact the step auntie ov leeanne, and i agree with wot sarah as sed , she is evil and we all new that she was capable ov doin things stupid, she even chased me around wiv a knife wen she was younger as we were at similar ages,we always knew that she was wrong, i am so happy that she is locked up, i hope they throw away the key, im sorry 4 the family's ov the victim,
16 - gem
Sarah, is there anyway that I could contact you via email? I am a relative of Mark, he was almost a dad to me and there is so much stuff you might be able to help me get through by talking stuff through that you know..
?
17 - Greg
I have two cd's where Mark is playing drums, Drugs, and Ghetto nation, he was a great drummer, I really hated to here this awful news.
18 - lyn
Mark was a lovely man, still miss him and think of him everyday, when scum murder somebody they dont just destroy the victim but in different ways destroy the lifes of those left who loved him!
19 - Ady
I only found out about Marks murder in March this year, I used to play in a band with him years ago, he was a top notch guy. It devastated me to hear the terrible news, my heart felt thoughts go to all his relatives. Its great to see on here and the other site that he has been acknowledged as a really talented drummer, as he was playing with us back in the seventies.
20 - tammy
what a traggedy, i'm so sorry for his family. mark was a friend and so very sweet of one to me. i just found out this terrible news! may he rest in peace and his loved ones find solice.
21 - winter
I am truly saddend to hear of this news. WS music touched me many years ago, and has always stood out, for good reason.
A friend of mine met them while in an airport in Detroit Michigan many years ago, and said they were amazing, gracious guy's.
What a great drummer Mark was, may he rest in peace, and his friends and family also find peace knowing how many people his music has touched.
Pax Christi Mark.
22 - Ady
I do hope this is ok to post this on here obviously delete if not.
A website has been put together dedicated to Mark and his early drumming days in a band called Good Thinking.
Cheers
Ady
23 - Ady 2
Ady - your site is a great tribute.
I was shocked to learn of Mark's passing - I hope the f**kers rot!
24 - hedkase
I knew Mark had died but had no idea untill today that he had been murdered.My thoughts go to those he has left behind. W.S.are one of my fave bands.I have seen them live many times and met them a couple of times in Nottingham and Southend, where they would just chill out with the fans.I took my daughter to London to see them last year and she was blown away having been bought up on them.This band never recieved the recognition they deserved, they are up there with Tool,NIN, GnR ,Nirvana ect. Live they are the in the top five.The band have every element of what a rock band should be and they have always come England and put on top quality shows.
Mark was part of this amazing time and he made a great impact on Souls music.R.I.P. Mark thankyou for the gift of music you gave to us all.
25 - Dontheman
So Sad, I saw them open for Metallica 1990 at the Glasgow SEC center, Scotland they put on a great set and they Have a real passion for what they do unlike 90%of bands these day....