HAIL! Issue Russian Tour Diary Parts 1 & 2
December 19, 2011, 12 years ago
HAIL!, featuring Tim "Ripper" Owens (ex-JUDAS PRIEST), bassist James Lomenzo (ex-MEGADETH), drummer Paul Bostaph (ex-SLAYER) and guitarist Glen Drover (ex-Megadeth) have posted two tour diaries detailing their recent Russian tour, which hit nine cities in total.
An excerpt from Part 1 follows:
"We just returned from our latest Russian tour, dubbed Trans-Siberian HAIL!road. In our continuous effort to play in less traditional cities, we started our nine date run in the south-eastern Siberian city of Irkutsk.After two consecutive red-eye flights (nobody said this was going to be easy) we arrived in good spirits and happy to see each other again. Upon our arrival we made a side trip to beautiful Lake Baikal, the deepest lake in the world, where our local promoter, Konstantin, took us out into a forest to drink vodka in the snow as a traditional toast insuring our return and well-being. Hung out the rest of the night together catching up on life and recuperating with medicinal vodka shots and beer..."
Read Part 1 in full here. Part 2 can be found here.
HAIL! recently posted photos from the Russian tour. Check them out here.
The band recently issued the following update: "HAIL! dates have been confirmed in February for the band's first shows in Brazil. Additionally, they are evaluating possibilities for March 2012 and interested promoters are invited to contact band management at kingabba@aol.com."
Watch for the updated tour schedule, coming soon.
