METAL ICONS UNITE TO PAY HOMAGE TO THE GENRE OF METAL!
HAIL! is the new touring band made up of some of Metal’s most highly respected contributors to the genre. Bassist David Ellefson’s roots go back to the seed. Heralded as one of the original forefathers of the entire genre, David continues to embrace his metal heritage and champions HAIL! as a special tribute to the bands who made this all happen in the first place. “When I started playing there were very few metal bands even in existence – Maiden, Priest, Sabbath, Saxon, Scorpions, UFO, Motorhead and not much more. This whole movement was created by a handful of super fans from around the globe who published their own fanzines and traded live tapes with each other. There was no internet or MTV back then – there was a united group of soldiers who lived thousands of miles apart and although we would never meet, we shared a common interest and through that single thread we created a tribal community that encompasses the entire world today.”
Andreas Kisser, the riff-roaring axeman of Brazilian heroes, Sepultura, agrees: “I grew up in Brazil so I had no direct access to the metal scenes that developed in England, Germany, New York and San Francisco. We rarely could get metal magazines or records so we depended on those influential people who circulated demos and bootlegs to expose us to so many of these early bands like Kreator, Destruction, Sodom, Possessed, Overkill, Mercyful Fate and Celtic Frost.”
Vocalist Tim “Ripper” Owens (ex-Judas Priest, Beyond Fear, Yngwie Malmsteen) says “so much of my love for music comes from the excitement of those early years, it was something special and it will never happen again. I want to create that excitement in somebody and HAIL! has provided a unique opportunity to do that. In addition to playing songs from our own bands, we’re paying props to those bands that paved the way for all of us. These are the songs of our life and don’t forget, we’re fans too.”
HAIL! is about freedom. “A lot of times you get pigeon-holed into a place you can’t get out of but HAIL! has given us a really cool way to just have fun and jam on cool tunes for the Metal fans”, says Ellefson. Ripper continues “HAIL! is the best of everything because we don’t have any pressure – we can go wherever we want, whenever we want and play whatever songs we want. We are free to do whatever we want and that relief is very liberating. Freedom is fun!”
For up to the minute news on HAIL! and its members, please visit the band’s websites at http://www.myspace.com/hailofficial
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"LIVE From The Source" host Michael Rocchio welcomes electric bassist David Ellefson, a highly valued member of the RockSource 360 faculty, has become a mainstay in the rock and metal communities now for over 25 years. Internationally acclaimed as former MEGADETH bassist, David's work has garnered him seven Grammy nominations, multiple gold and platinum records originating from over 20 studio albums and countless world tours.He is currently active as a songwriter and performer, record producer, bass guitar clinician and recording artist with his own bands F5 and HAIL!. David holds a Bachelor's degree in business and marketing and authored the book "Making Music Your Business...A Guide For Young Musicians". He continues to lecture and educate on the subject of business in the music industry from the artist’s perspective, including his online YouTube series "David Ellefson's ROCK SHOP".
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Hello my dear friends, just stopping by to wish you guys all the best for 2010 !!!!!!!! Greetings from Montreal Canada... Mariano !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
..You guys were killer the other night in Foxboro, MA. Thank You so much for putting on a phenomenal show!! And to Dave E., I tried to get that circle pit going, but it was unfortunately broken up... haha. Best of luck guys.
