HAIL! Bassist David Ellefson Checks In From Greece; Video Footage Available
April 27, 2009, 15 years ago
Metal supergroup HAIL! - featuring guitarist Andreas Kisser (SEPULTURA), vocalist Tim “Ripper” Owens (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, ex-JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH), bassist David Ellefson (F5) and Jimmy DeGrasso (F5 and ALICE COOPER) - have commenced their European tour. Ellefson checks in with the following update:
"We gathered in Athens, Greece this past weekend for our first run of shows in Europe as Hail!. Jimmy De Grasso, Ripper Owens and I flew from the USA (Ripper home for only a few days after his Yngwie tour of Japan with Deep Purple) and Andreas met us on Sunday after his Sepultura show at the Metal Hammer festival in Wales Saturday eve.Me, Jimmy, Abba (Hail! manager) and our friend Ilias Papadikus (TV War theme composer and all around Athens metal good-guy) took in some sights at the famed Acropolis early in the day on Sunday, followed by some much needed jet lag rest and recovery. We then headed to sound check to prepare for the show.
Media from MTV, Rock Hard, Metal Hammer and more were present for backstage interviews which led straight into a slam-fest set of metal for the evening. A relaxed and fun set of songs established a feel-good tone for the night, which was followed by the after show VIP meet n' greet.
Greece has always been a special place for metal and it was great to be back in their presence and hospitality once again, this time with HAIL!. We’ll be posting some photos on the site for you to enjoy, likely some video clips to follow at some point.
Off to Istanbul, Turkey."
Check out video footage from Greece below:
