GLEN DROVER Checks In From Russia On HAIL! Tour
December 1, 2011, 12 years ago
Guitarist GLEN DROVER (ex-MEGADETH) has contacted BW&BK; with the following update:
"As I write this on my always fun to play with iPad, I'm just getting ready to leave the hotel here in Irkutsk , Russia for tonight's opening show on this Russian HAIL! tour. This is my very first time in this country. Very nice place here in Irkutsk. great people and lots of snow! Tonight is show #1, and we will be busting out all the metal classics tonight for sure! Really excited about the set list for this tour as well. We finished rehearsals yesterday and everyone and everything is sounding killer. I will keep you all updated as the tour progresses..."
HAIL! will be playing nine shows in Russia in December. Tour dates are as follows:
December
2 - Megapolis, Irkutsk4 - Che Guevara, Krasnojarsk
5 - Moscow, Kemerovo
6 - Che Guevara, Barnaul
7 - Rock City, Novosibirsk
9 - Tele Club, Ekaterinburg
10 - DKZhD, Magnitogorsk
11 - Xleb, Moscow
12 - Planetaryi, Ryazan
The line-up for this tour features drummer Paul Bostaph (ex-SLAYER, TESTAMENT, EXODUS, FORBIDDEN), vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens (ex-JUDAS PRIEST), bassist James Lomenzo (ex-MEGADETH, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, WHITE LION) and newest member guitarist Glen Drover (ex-Megadeth, KING DIAMOND, Testament).
As previously reported, on Sunday, September 25th, Drover took part in the Live At Metalworks worldwide webcast Mississauga, Ontario. Footage of Drover and his band performing 'Colors Of Infinity' is available below. He recently issued the following update with regards to the Metalworks performance:
"A new live DVD is coming out in early 2012 from Magna Carta! This show was from the first ever Glen Drover Band concert/webcast last month, and its looking and sounding killer!! We are all very excited about this release, and cannot wait for everyone to see it!"The webcast was seen by over 25,000 people in 64 countries.
The band features Drover, SAGA's Jim Gilmour (keyboards), Paul Yee (bass), and Chris Sutherland (drums). The new album, Metalusion, is out now.
The tracklist is as follows:
'Ground Zero'
'Frozen Dream'
'Egyptian Danza'
'Colors Of Infinity'
'Illusions Of Starlight'
'Don't Let The World Pass You By'
'Mirage'
'Ascension'
'The Purple Lagoon'
'Filthy Habits'
Go to Drover's official Facebook page here for updates.
