Ex-MEGADETH Bassist DAVID ELLEFSON Discusses HAIL!, F5; Audio Available

March 24, 2009

The Metal Crypt recently conducted an interview with former MEGADETH and current F5/HAIL! bassist David Ellefson. You can now listen to the chat in two parts below.

Following a hugely successful sold-out tour of Chile in January, HAIL! — the new all-star project featuring guitarist Andreas Kisser (SEPULTURA),vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens (JUDAS PRIEST, BEYOND FEAR, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, ICED EARTH),drummer Jimmy DeGrasso (ALICE COOPER, MEGADETH) and David Ellefson — will play several dates in Europe in late April and early May.

The details are as follows:

Apr. 26 - Athens, Greece @ Kytarro
Apr. 28 - Budapest, Hungary @ [to be announced]
Apr. 29 - Zagreb, Croatia @ Boogaloo
Apr. 30 - Innsbruck, Austria @ Hafen
May 01 - Vienna, Austria @ Maifet

Commented Ellefson: "HAIL! is a great way for us to just go out and play for the love of all things metal. It gives us an opportunity to play to our fans all over the world in a special and unique setting." Kisser added, "We're happy that we are able to squeeze these few dates in right now but stay tuned as we have big news to announce very soon!"

HAIL!'s five-show Chilean tour kicked off on January 22 at Rock & Guitarras in Santiago. The band had its January 23 concert at El Huevo in Valparaiso, Chile professionally filmed, although it's unclear if there are any plans to release the footage.

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