HAIL! To Perform At ROCK IN RIO LISBON

February 25, 2010

HAIL! — the supergroup featuring David Ellefson (MEGADETH),Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER),Andreas Kisser (SEPULTURA) and Tim "Ripper" Owens (JUDAS PRIEST, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, ICED EARTH) — will perform at this year's Rock In Rio Lisbon festival on Saturday, May 29 in Lisbon, Portugal.

Commented Kisser: "Rock In Rio is an enormous event that started in Brazil but has blossomed all over the world and we are immensely proud to be playing it!

"Although David Ellefson will not be with us for these dates [due to his commitments with MEGADETH], we will use this as an opportunity to invite a new brother (or sister) into the family and as always we've got some surprises lined up. Also, we have a bunch of European and Asian tour dates planned for this time and we will be announcing them soon so please stay tuned."

In a recent interview with D.X. Ferris of the Cleveland Scene, HAIL! vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens said that Ellefson's return to MEGADETH may force HAIL! — which also features SEPULTURA guitarist Andreas Kisser and DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy — to go on hiatus.

"It puts a wrench in things," said Owens, adding, "We're not sure for now" whether the planned HAIL! shows in March and April will go on. Says the singer, it's not simply a matter of finding someone who can play headbanger favorites from MOTÖRHEAD to METALLICA. "It's a matter of whether the promoter wants it. They [want] a name-all-star metal band. We could fill the position, but not with a name nobody knows. We talked to some people, like Frank Bello [from ANTHRAX and HELMET]. And anybody's who's a name is busy."

Regarding Ellefson's reunion with MEGADETH, Owens said the HAIL! members are just as surprised as the rest of the metal world.

"I gotta be honest," said Owens. "I'm over the moon that he's back in MEGADETH. I think it's a great thing for MEGADETH, for Ellefson, and for [Dave] Mustaine. Everybody's happy for David. It's just bad timing."

On January 27, photographer Jeremy Saffer did a photo shoot with HAIL! in Foxboro, Massachusetts.

Behind-the-scenes footage from the shoot can be viewed below.

For more information on the photo shoot, go to this location.

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