Tim 'Ripper' Owens
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Timothy S. "Ripper" Owens (born on September 13, 1967 in Akron
, Ohio
) is an American heavy metal
singer who currently performs with Beyond Fear
, Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force and Charred Walls of the Damned
. He first gained attention as the lead singer of Judas Priest
, and then Iced Earth
. He took the nickname "Ripper" from the Judas Priest song "The Ripper" during his time in the tribute band "British Steel". Owens pocesses a wide vocal range
and (much like original Priest singer Rob Halford
) is known for his high pitched powerful screams
in 1996, Owens was frontman of a heavy metal band called Brainicide. Later he was in Winter's Bane
, with whom he recorded an album called Heart of a Killer
in 1993. He also was the frontman of Judas Priest and Pink Floyd tribute band British Steel, named after the Judas Priest album
. The original band "Wintersbane" and the cover band "British Steel" were actually one and the same, member-wise. The band would open their shows as Wintersbane in order to introduce the audience to their original material, (cassettes, cds and t-shirts would be available at the merchandise table or booth which sold products promoting both of the bands.) After finishing their original set, they would then take a break, which included a wardrobe change, to emulate the subject of their tribute, Judas Priest. They would then perform their tribute act, faithfully reproducing Judas Priest material almost note for note.
The young Ohio salesman and tribute band
frontman made headlines in 1996 when he went from being a fan of the British metal
act Judas Priest
to being their lead singer, filling the shoes of Rob Halford
(and, by doing so, inspiring the movie Rock Star
, which was later disavowed by the band). Despite numerous rumours that Halford would reunite with Priest, Owens recorded two studio albums with his childhood heroes, as well as two live albums and a 2002 DVD
release. Owens even helped write one Judas Priest song, "What's My Name?", which was a bonus track on Demolition
. With Judas Priest, he was nominated once for the Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance
in 1999, with the song called "Bullet Train" from the album named Jugulator
, but lost to Metallica
's Better than You
.
Judas Priest
reunited with Rob Halford in 2003. That same year Matt Barlow
, the vocalist for Iced Earth, quit the band and Owens became their new lead singer. Iced Earth's first album with Owens, The Glorious Burden
, came out in early 2004. While singing with Judas Priest, Owens had toured with Iced Earth (and Anthrax) in 2001, but the tour was cut short.
Recently, Owens reunited with his former Winter's Bane colleague Dennis Hayes
in a band called Beyond Fear
. The self-titled debut album from this new band was released in May 2006. Hayes would join Iced Earth as well in 2007 after bassist James "Bo" Wallace left due to family health issues.
On December 11, 2007, Iced Earth's Jon Schaffer
announced that Tim Owens would be leaving the band as Matt Barlow had been invited to return to the line-up after heavy feedback from fans.
On February 26, 2008, it was announced that Tim Owens is now the new lead singer for Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force, replacing Doogie White
.
On February 19, 2009, Owens revealed that his first solo album, Play My Game, would be out in May. The album features many prominent metal musicians.
Owens now fronts a new project called Charred Walls of the Damned
, a new band band founded in 2009 by Richard Christy
, the former drummer for Iced Earth and Death[1] and radio personality on The Howard Stern Show. The band features Christy on drums, and Owens on vocals along with Steve DiGiorgio
(bass guitar) and Jason Suecof
(lead guitar). The band's debut album, also titled Charred Walls of the Damned, is set for release on February 2, 2010 on Metal Blade Records
.
Ripper is also a member of a cover band called "HAIL!". HAIL!'s rotating cast of members include Andreas Kisser
, Tim "Ripper" Owens, Paul Bostaph
, David Ellefson
, Mike Portnoy
, Jimmy DeGrasso
and Roy Mayorga
. Ripper, DeGrasso, Ellefson and Kisser formed the band in late 2008. The band toured Europe
in 2009 and in June 2010. The band also came together to perform at a benefit for Deftones bassist Chi Cheng in 2010. That line-up consisted of Ripper Owens, Mike Portnoy, Mark Anthony of The Letter Black
, Phil Demmel of Machine Head and David Ellefson. HAIL! is on their second European tour with the following line-up: Andreas Kisser
, Tim "Ripper" Owens, Paul Bostaph
and James LoMenzo
. Due to the tragic passing of previously announced bassist Paul Gray, LoMenzo agreed on only one day’s notice to fly to Portugal and rescue the Rock In Rio Festival where HAIL! was scheduled to perform on May 30, 2010. In early 2011 Ripper also joined forces with Dio Disciples, which features latest Dio members, first ever tour in US will take place in September 2011.
With Judas Priest
With Iced Earth
With Charred Walls of the Damned
Akron, Ohio
Akron , is the fifth largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Summit County. It is located in the Great Lakes region approximately south of Lake Erie along the Little Cuyahoga River. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 199,110. The Akron Metropolitan...
, Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
) is an American heavy metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
singer who currently performs with Beyond Fear
Beyond Fear
Beyond Fear is a heavy metal band started in March, 2005 by Tim "Ripper" Owens after he left Judas Priest as a side-project apart from his former work with Iced Earth.-History:...
, Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force and Charred Walls of the Damned
Charred Walls of the Damned
The band's first single, "Ghost Town", was released on December 1, 2009. Their debut album, Charred Walls of the Damned, was released on compact disc and iTunes on February 2, 2010. Blabbermouth.net reported around 2,200 copies were sold in the United States in its first week of release...
. He first gained attention as the lead singer of Judas Priest
Judas Priest
Judas Priest are an English heavy metal band from Birmingham, England, formed in 1969. The current line-up consists of lead vocalist Rob Halford, guitarists Glenn Tipton and Richie Faulkner, bassist Ian Hill, and drummer Scott Travis. The band has gone through several drummers over the years,...
, and then Iced Earth
Iced Earth
Iced Earth is an American heavy metal band from Tampa, Florida. Originally formed under the name "Purgatory" in 1984, Iced Earth has released a total of ten studio albums, one live album, three EP's, two compilations and boxsets...
. He took the nickname "Ripper" from the Judas Priest song "The Ripper" during his time in the tribute band "British Steel". Owens pocesses a wide vocal range
Vocal range
Vocal range is the measure of the breadth of pitches that a human voice can phonate. Although the study of vocal range has little practical application in terms of speech, it is a topic of study within linguistics, phonetics, and speech and language pathology, particularly in relation to the study...
and (much like original Priest singer Rob Halford
Rob Halford
Robert John Arthur "Rob" Halford is an English singer-songwriter, who is best known as the lead vocalist for the Grammy Award-winning heavy metal band Judas Priest. He is nicknamed the "Metal God" as a tribute to his influence on metal, and after the Judas Priest song of the same name from 1980's...
) is known for his high pitched powerful screams
History
Prior to joining Judas PriestJudas Priest
Judas Priest are an English heavy metal band from Birmingham, England, formed in 1969. The current line-up consists of lead vocalist Rob Halford, guitarists Glenn Tipton and Richie Faulkner, bassist Ian Hill, and drummer Scott Travis. The band has gone through several drummers over the years,...
in 1996, Owens was frontman of a heavy metal band called Brainicide. Later he was in Winter's Bane
Winter's Bane
Winters Bane are a heavy/power metal band, formed in 1990.They have gone through extensive line-up changes throughout their history with only guitarist and sometime-vocalist Lou St...
, with whom he recorded an album called Heart of a Killer
Heart of a Killer
Heart of a Killer is Winters Bane's debut album, released in 1993. It is a partial concept album, with the first six songs detailing the story of a judge who sentences a murderer to death, and soon afterwards has his heart replaced with the killer's in a transplant operation.Heart of a Killer was...
in 1993. He also was the frontman of Judas Priest and Pink Floyd tribute band British Steel, named after the Judas Priest album
British Steel (album)
British Steel is the sixth album by the British heavy metal band Judas Priest, released on 14 April 1980. It saw the band reprise the commercial sound they had established on Killing Machine however; this time, they abandoned many of the dark lyrical themes which had been prominent on their...
. The original band "Wintersbane" and the cover band "British Steel" were actually one and the same, member-wise. The band would open their shows as Wintersbane in order to introduce the audience to their original material, (cassettes, cds and t-shirts would be available at the merchandise table or booth which sold products promoting both of the bands.) After finishing their original set, they would then take a break, which included a wardrobe change, to emulate the subject of their tribute, Judas Priest. They would then perform their tribute act, faithfully reproducing Judas Priest material almost note for note.
The young Ohio salesman and tribute band
Tribute band
A tribute act is a music group, singer, or musician who specifically plays the music of a well-known music act - sometimes one which has disbanded, ceased touring or is deceased. Probably the largest class of tributes acts are Elvis impersonators, individual performers who mimic the songs and style...
frontman made headlines in 1996 when he went from being a fan of the British metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
act Judas Priest
Judas Priest
Judas Priest are an English heavy metal band from Birmingham, England, formed in 1969. The current line-up consists of lead vocalist Rob Halford, guitarists Glenn Tipton and Richie Faulkner, bassist Ian Hill, and drummer Scott Travis. The band has gone through several drummers over the years,...
to being their lead singer, filling the shoes of Rob Halford
Rob Halford
Robert John Arthur "Rob" Halford is an English singer-songwriter, who is best known as the lead vocalist for the Grammy Award-winning heavy metal band Judas Priest. He is nicknamed the "Metal God" as a tribute to his influence on metal, and after the Judas Priest song of the same name from 1980's...
(and, by doing so, inspiring the movie Rock Star
Rock Star (2001 film)
Rock Star is a 2001 American comedy-drama film directed by Stephen Herek and starring Mark Wahlberg and Jennifer Aniston. It tells the story of Chris "Izzy" Cole, a tribute band singer whose ascendance to the position of lead vocalist of his favorite band was inspired by the real-life story of Tim...
, which was later disavowed by the band). Despite numerous rumours that Halford would reunite with Priest, Owens recorded two studio albums with his childhood heroes, as well as two live albums and a 2002 DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
release. Owens even helped write one Judas Priest song, "What's My Name?", which was a bonus track on Demolition
Demolition (Judas Priest album)
Demolition is British heavy metal band Judas Priest's fourteenth studio album, and the first in the decade of the 2000s. It is the second and final studio album to feature Tim 'Ripper' Owens on vocals and one of the few albums to feature a Parental Advisory label...
. With Judas Priest, he was nominated once for the Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance
Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance
The Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance was an award presented at the Grammy Awards to recording artists for works containing quality performances in the heavy metal music genre...
in 1999, with the song called "Bullet Train" from the album named Jugulator
Jugulator
-Personnel:*Tim 'Ripper' Owens: Vocals*K.K. Downing: Guitars*Glenn Tipton: Guitars*Ian Hill: Bass*Scott Travis: Drums...
, but lost to Metallica
Metallica
Metallica is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1981 when James Hetfield responded to an advertisement that drummer Lars Ulrich had posted in a local newspaper. The current line-up features long-time lead guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Robert Trujillo ...
's Better than You
Better than You (Metallica song)
"Better Than You" is a song by the American heavy metal band Metallica. It is the fifth track on their seventh album, ReLoad. The song was originally titled "Better". It won the 1998 Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance, it was the band's fourth award in that category. The song refers to the...
.
Judas Priest
Judas Priest
Judas Priest are an English heavy metal band from Birmingham, England, formed in 1969. The current line-up consists of lead vocalist Rob Halford, guitarists Glenn Tipton and Richie Faulkner, bassist Ian Hill, and drummer Scott Travis. The band has gone through several drummers over the years,...
reunited with Rob Halford in 2003. That same year Matt Barlow
Matt Barlow
Matthew Barlow is an American heavy metal singer and police officer. He is the former lead singer for Iced Earth. He is Jon Schaffer's brother-in-law.-History:...
, the vocalist for Iced Earth, quit the band and Owens became their new lead singer. Iced Earth's first album with Owens, The Glorious Burden
The Glorious Burden
-Disc 2: Gettysburg :-American version:-European version:-Iced Earth:* Jon Schaffer − rhythm guitar, backing vocals* Tim 'Ripper' Owens − lead vocals* Ralph Santolla − lead guitar* James MacDonough − bass guitar* Richard Christy − drums...
, came out in early 2004. While singing with Judas Priest, Owens had toured with Iced Earth (and Anthrax) in 2001, but the tour was cut short.
Recently, Owens reunited with his former Winter's Bane colleague Dennis Hayes
Dennis Hayes (bassist)
Dennis Hayes is an American bass guitarist, currently playing for Beyond Fear.Hayes began his career with the heavy metal band Wretch. Later he was a founding member of the Progressive Heavy Metal band Castle Black with other former members of Wretch, Nick Giannakos and Drummer, Jeff Currenton...
in a band called Beyond Fear
Beyond Fear
Beyond Fear is a heavy metal band started in March, 2005 by Tim "Ripper" Owens after he left Judas Priest as a side-project apart from his former work with Iced Earth.-History:...
. The self-titled debut album from this new band was released in May 2006. Hayes would join Iced Earth as well in 2007 after bassist James "Bo" Wallace left due to family health issues.
On December 11, 2007, Iced Earth's Jon Schaffer
Jon Schaffer
Jon Ryan Schaffer is a heavy metal guitarist and songwriter. He is the founder of the heavy metal band Iced Earth. He was nominated for the title "Riff Lord" at the 2008 Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards.-Biography:...
announced that Tim Owens would be leaving the band as Matt Barlow had been invited to return to the line-up after heavy feedback from fans.
On February 26, 2008, it was announced that Tim Owens is now the new lead singer for Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force, replacing Doogie White
Doogie White
Doogie White , is a Scottish rock vocalist, who has sung for Midnight Blue, Rainbow, Cornerstone, Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force, Praying Mantis and Rata Blanca...
.
On February 19, 2009, Owens revealed that his first solo album, Play My Game, would be out in May. The album features many prominent metal musicians.
Owens now fronts a new project called Charred Walls of the Damned
Charred Walls of the Damned
The band's first single, "Ghost Town", was released on December 1, 2009. Their debut album, Charred Walls of the Damned, was released on compact disc and iTunes on February 2, 2010. Blabbermouth.net reported around 2,200 copies were sold in the United States in its first week of release...
, a new band band founded in 2009 by Richard Christy
Richard Christy
Thomas Richard Christy is an American musician and radio personality who currently works on The Howard Stern Show. Christy began to work on the show after winning the "Get John's Job" contest on July 1, 2004. He is known for his prank calls, song parodies, personality, and stunts performed on the...
, the former drummer for Iced Earth and Death[1] and radio personality on The Howard Stern Show. The band features Christy on drums, and Owens on vocals along with Steve DiGiorgio
Steve DiGiorgio
Steve DiGiorgio is an American bassist and musician.DiGiorgio has played bass guitar in heavy metal bands such as Death, Autopsy, Control Denied, Testament, Vintersorg, Iced Earth, Sebastian Bach, Charred Walls of the Damned, Obituary, and is a founding member of Sadus. He is widely renowned for...
(bass guitar) and Jason Suecof
Jason Suecof
-Career:Jason is best known for his production and song-writing with the band Trivium. He produces most of his albums at his own Orlando, Florida based studio, Audio Hammer...
(lead guitar). The band's debut album, also titled Charred Walls of the Damned, is set for release on February 2, 2010 on Metal Blade Records
Metal Blade Records
Metal Blade Records is a record label which was founded by Brian Slagel in 1982. The U.S. corporate office for Metal Blade is located in Agoura Hills, California. It also has offices in Arizona, Germany, Japan, Canada, and the UK. The label is distributed in the U.S. by Sony BMG Music...
.
Ripper is also a member of a cover band called "HAIL!". HAIL!'s rotating cast of members include Andreas Kisser
Andreas Kisser
Andreas Rudolf Kisser is the lead guitarist for the metal band Sepultura as well as the rock supergroup HAIL!-Biography:...
, Tim "Ripper" Owens, Paul Bostaph
Paul Bostaph
Paul Bostaph is a heavy metal drummer. His drumming career began in 1984, when he was 20 years old, and he had since worked with bands like Slayer, Forbidden, Exodus and Systematic. He is from Newark, California and currently drums for Testament...
, David Ellefson
David Ellefson
David Warren "Dave" Ellefson is a bassist and founding member of the American thrash metal band Megadeth. He also goes by "Junior." He currently resides in Scottsdale, Arizona...
, Mike Portnoy
Mike Portnoy
Michael Stephen "Mike" Portnoy is an American drummer primarily known as the former drummer, backing vocalist, and a co-founder of the progressive metal band Dream Theater, as well as the temporary drummer for the hard rock band Avenged Sevenfold. Known for his drumming prowess and technical...
, Jimmy DeGrasso
Jimmy DeGrasso
Jimmy DeGrasso is an American heavy metal drummer. He is currently the drummer for F5.DeGrasso was born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and graduated from Liberty High School in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania in 1981....
and Roy Mayorga
Roy Mayorga
Roy Maurice Mayorga is the drummer for the hard rock band Stone Sour. He is of Ecuadorian and Cuban descent.-Musical history:...
. Ripper, DeGrasso, Ellefson and Kisser formed the band in late 2008. The band toured Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
in 2009 and in June 2010. The band also came together to perform at a benefit for Deftones bassist Chi Cheng in 2010. That line-up consisted of Ripper Owens, Mike Portnoy, Mark Anthony of The Letter Black
The Letter Black
The Letter Black, formerly known as Breaking the Silence, is a Christian rock band that was formed in 2006 in Uniontown, Pennsylvania. The band consists of lead vocalist Sarah Anthony; her husband, lead guitarist and vocalist Mark Anthony; bassist Matt Beal; and drummer Taylor Carroll.-Early years...
, Phil Demmel of Machine Head and David Ellefson. HAIL! is on their second European tour with the following line-up: Andreas Kisser
Andreas Kisser
Andreas Rudolf Kisser is the lead guitarist for the metal band Sepultura as well as the rock supergroup HAIL!-Biography:...
, Tim "Ripper" Owens, Paul Bostaph
Paul Bostaph
Paul Bostaph is a heavy metal drummer. His drumming career began in 1984, when he was 20 years old, and he had since worked with bands like Slayer, Forbidden, Exodus and Systematic. He is from Newark, California and currently drums for Testament...
and James LoMenzo
James Lomenzo
James "JLo" LoMenzo is a metal bassist known for his roles as a former member of White Lion and Megadeth. He is also known for his work in Black Label Society .-Past bands and other works :...
. Due to the tragic passing of previously announced bassist Paul Gray, LoMenzo agreed on only one day’s notice to fly to Portugal and rescue the Rock In Rio Festival where HAIL! was scheduled to perform on May 30, 2010. In early 2011 Ripper also joined forces with Dio Disciples, which features latest Dio members, first ever tour in US will take place in September 2011.
With Brainicide
- (Compilation) Heavy Artillery k7 (1990) (Song: "Payment in Blood")
- Brutal Mentality K7 Demo (1990)
With Judas PriestJudas PriestJudas Priest are an English heavy metal band from Birmingham, England, formed in 1969. The current line-up consists of lead vocalist Rob Halford, guitarists Glenn Tipton and Richie Faulkner, bassist Ian Hill, and drummer Scott Travis. The band has gone through several drummers over the years,...
- JugulatorJugulator-Personnel:*Tim 'Ripper' Owens: Vocals*K.K. Downing: Guitars*Glenn Tipton: Guitars*Ian Hill: Bass*Scott Travis: Drums...
(1997) - '98 Live Meltdown (live album, 1998)
- DemolitionDemolition (Judas Priest album)Demolition is British heavy metal band Judas Priest's fourteenth studio album, and the first in the decade of the 2000s. It is the second and final studio album to feature Tim 'Ripper' Owens on vocals and one of the few albums to feature a Parental Advisory label...
(2001) - Live in LondonLive in London (Judas Priest album)Live in London is a concert album by British heavy metal band Judas Priest. It was recorded at Brixton Academy on December 19, 2001, and is the last album the band released with Tim "Ripper" Owens before they reunited with Rob Halford. A live DVD was also filmed in the same concert.-Track...
(live album and DVD, 2003) - MetalogyMetalogyMetalogy is a five-disc CD boxed set released by heavy metal band Judas Priest in 2004. The CDs come in card sleeves and are housed in a faux-leather box, which has studs around the centre...
(box set; 4 tracks only; 2004)
With Iced EarthIced EarthIced Earth is an American heavy metal band from Tampa, Florida. Originally formed under the name "Purgatory" in 1984, Iced Earth has released a total of ten studio albums, one live album, three EP's, two compilations and boxsets...
- The Reckoning (single)The Reckoning (single)-Personnel:* Jon Schaffer - Rhythm Guitar, Backing Vocals* Tim 'Ripper' Owens - Lead Vocals* James MacDonough - Bass Guitar* Richard Christy - Drums* Ralph Santolla - Lead Guitar...
(2003) - The Glorious BurdenThe Glorious Burden-Disc 2: Gettysburg :-American version:-European version:-Iced Earth:* Jon Schaffer − rhythm guitar, backing vocals* Tim 'Ripper' Owens − lead vocals* Ralph Santolla − lead guitar* James MacDonough − bass guitar* Richard Christy − drums...
(2004) - Overture of the WickedOverture of the Wicked- Personnel :*Jon Schaffer – rhythm & lead guitars, bass guitar, backing vocals*Tim Owens – lead vocals*Tim Mills – lead guitar*Brent Smedley – drums...
(2007) - Framing Armageddon (Something Wicked Part 1) (2007)
- Live at Wacken 2007 (V.A., 2 live-songs, 2008)
- Festivals of the WickedFestivals of the WickedFestivals of the Wicked is a 2011 DVD and CD release featuring live footage of heavy metal band Iced Earth's festivals from their Something Wicked Tour...
(DVD, 2011)
With Yngwie Malmsteen
- Perpetual FlamePerpetual FlamePerpetual Flame is a studio album by guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen and his group Rising Force, released on October 13, 2008 in Europe and on October 14, 2008 in the U.S.A. and Canada. It was his first album since 2005's Unleash the Fury and the first with ex-Judas Priest and Iced Earth singer Tim...
(2008) - RelentlessRelentless (Yngwie Malmsteen album)Relentless is the 18th solo album by neo-classical metal guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen, released on November 23, 2010, through his own Rising Force Records...
(2010)
With Charred Walls of the DamnedCharred Walls of the DamnedThe band's first single, "Ghost Town", was released on December 1, 2009. Their debut album, Charred Walls of the Damned, was released on compact disc and iTunes on February 2, 2010. Blabbermouth.net reported around 2,200 copies were sold in the United States in its first week of release...
- Charred Walls of the Damned (2010)
- Cold Winds on Timeless Days (2011)
Tribute albums
- Kickstart my HeartKickstart My Heart"Kickstart My Heart" is a Grammy Award-nominated song by the American rock band Mötley Crüe, originally released on their 1989 album, Dr. Feelgood. The song has also been used numerous in media, including the trailers for Robert Rodriguez's family comedy Shorts and the Disney/Pixar film Cars...
: A Tribute To Mötley CrüeMötley CrüeMötley Crüe is an American heavy metal band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1981. The group was founded by bass guitarist Nikki Sixx and drummer Tommy Lee, who were later joined by lead guitarist Mick Mars and lead singer Vince Neil...
(Song: "Louder than Hell", Backing vocals only) - One Way Street: A Tribute To AerosmithAerosmithAerosmith is an American rock band, sometimes referred to as "The Bad Boys from Boston" and "America's Greatest Rock and Roll Band". Their style, which is rooted in blues-based hard rock, has come to also incorporate elements of pop, heavy metal, and rhythm and blues, and has inspired many...
(Song: "Round and round") - Numbers from the Beast: An All Star Salute To Iron MaidenIron MaidenIron Maiden are an English heavy metal band from Leyton in east London, formed in 1975 by bassist and primary songwriter Steve Harris. Since their inception, the band's discography has grown to include a total of thirty-six albums: fifteen studio albums; eleven live albums; four EPs; and six...
(Song: "Flight of Icarus") - Bat Head Soup: A Tribute To Ozzy (Song: "Mr. Crowley")
- Butchering The Beatles: A Headbashing Tribute (Song: "Hey Jude")
- Hell Bent ForeverHell Bent Forever: A Tribute To Judas PriestHell Bent Forever: A Tribute to Judas Priest is a tribute album, released in 2008. It includes several rock and metal bands such as Motörhead, Icarus Witch, L.A. Guns and Sepultura, covering songs by British heavy metal band Judas Priest...
: A Tribute To Judas PriestJudas PriestJudas Priest are an English heavy metal band from Birmingham, England, formed in 1969. The current line-up consists of lead vocalist Rob Halford, guitarists Glenn Tipton and Richie Faulkner, bassist Ian Hill, and drummer Scott Travis. The band has gone through several drummers over the years,...
(Song: "Exciter") - Sin-AtraSin-AtraSIN-Atra is a heavy metal compilation album by various artists, released as a heavy metal tribute album to Frank Sinatra. The album features various heavy metal artists as vocalists, including Dee Snider, Glenn Hughes, Devin Townsend, Robin Zander, Joey Belladonna and Jani Lane.-Track listing:...
(Song: "Witchcraft")
Other covers
- DemolitionDemolition (Judas Priest album)Demolition is British heavy metal band Judas Priest's fourteenth studio album, and the first in the decade of the 2000s. It is the second and final studio album to feature Tim 'Ripper' Owens on vocals and one of the few albums to feature a Parental Advisory label...
Bonus-track, (Song: "Green Manalishi (With the Two-Pronged Crown)The Green Manalishi"The Green Manalishi " is a song written by Peter Green and recorded by Fleetwood Mac. It was released as a single in the UK in May 1970 and reached #10 on the British charts. The song was written during Green's final months with the band, at a time when he was struggling with LSD and had...
", Fleetwood MacFleetwood MacFleetwood Mac are a British–American rock band formed in 1967 in London.The only original member present in the band is its eponymous drummer, Mick Fleetwood...
); - Heavy HittersHeavy HittersHeavy Hitters is a 2005 cover album by the Michael Schenker Group. Originally planned by Schenker as a collection of covers featuring himself and a "revolving all-star cast of guest musicians," the album was labeled and marketed as an MSG album, with the result that Schenker received only a flat...
(Song: "War PigsWar Pigs"War Pigs" is a song by British heavy metal band Black Sabbath from their 1970 album Paranoid. It is generally believed that the band wrote the song as a protest against the Vietnam War; however, when Sabbath played "War Pigs" in the mid-'70s, they projected scenes from World War II.As explained in...
", Black SabbathBlack SabbathBlack Sabbath are an English heavy metal band, formed in Aston, Birmingham in 1969 by Ozzy Osbourne , Tony Iommi , Geezer Butler , and Bill Ward . The band has since experienced multiple line-up changes, with Tony Iommi the only constant presence in the band through the years. A total of 22...
) - We Wish you a Metal Xmas and a Headbanging New YearWe Wish you a Metal Xmas and a Headbanging New YearWe Wish You A Metal Xmas And A Headbanging New Year is a compilation album of Christmas songs played by an all-star collection of hard rock and metal artists...
(Song: "Santa Claus Is Back In Town", Elvis PresleyElvis PresleyElvis Aaron Presley was one of the most popular American singers of the 20th century. A cultural icon, he is widely known by the single name Elvis. He is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King"....
) - High ImpactHigh Impact (Yngwie Malmsteen album)High Impact is a compilation album of Yngwie Malmsteen's most masterful instrumental performances since 1993 released on December 9, 2009. The album's unique features include one vocal track and a never-before-released bonus track of Malmsteen's interpretation of the hit classic "Beat It" sung by...
(Song: "Beat ItBeat It"Beat It" is a song written and performed by American recording artist Michael Jackson, and produced by Quincy Jones . It is the third single from the singer's sixth solo album, Thriller . Eddie Van Halen was hired to add the song's distinctive overdriven guitar solo, but was prevented by his...
", Michael JacksonMichael JacksonMichael Joseph Jackson was an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. Referred to as the King of Pop, or by his initials MJ, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records...
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(Song: "Nice Dreams", PowermadPowermadPowermad has been called "An innovative and often forgotten speed metal band...who infused progressive metal styles and European styles into abstract American speed metal." The band's intricate riff formulations were heavily influenced by thrash metal acts like Metallica and Testament, but vocalist...
) - Neil Zaza (Free Download) (Song: "Tie your Mother DownTie Your Mother Down"Tie Your Mother Down" is a song by the English rock group Queen, written by guitarist Brian May. It is the opening track and the second single from their 1976 album A Day at the Races...
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Other appearances
- Spawn - Round 2 (production, 1998)
- SoulbenderSoulbenderSoulbender is a heavy metal band formed in Seattle, Washington, by musicians hailing from both Seattle and Vancouver, including Queensrÿche guitarist Michael Wilton and My Sister's Machine vocalist Nick Pollock. Other founding members were guitarist Dave Groves and drummer Wes Hallam, both of whom...
- Demo (2008) - Ellefson, Bittner, Grigsby & Owens - Leave it alone (Memorial Track for Dimebag Darrell, iTunes release) (2008)
- Roadrunner UnitedRoadrunner UnitedRoadrunner United was a project organized by the heavy metal record label Roadrunner Records to celebrate its 25th anniversary. It culminated in an album released worldwide on October 11, 2005, entitled The All-Star Sessions...
- The ConcertThe ConcertThe Concert is a live album by American rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival, released by Fantasy Records in October 1980. The album was recorded at the Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, California on the January 31, 1970....
(DVD, live, 2008) - AvantasiaAvantasiaAvantasia is a heavy metal project created by Tobias Sammet, vocalist and frontman of the band Edguy. The project's title is a portmanteau of the words "avalon" and "fantasia" and describes "a world beyond human imagination"...
- The Wicked SymphonyThe Wicked Symphony-Track listing: -Personnel:* Tobias Sammet - Lead vocals, Bass guitar, Keyboards, Organ * Sascha Paeth - Guitars, Keyboards, Bass guitar Producer* Eric Singer - Drums * Miro - Keyboards, Orchestration...
(2010) - The Claymore - Damnation Reigns (2010)
- Memorain - Evolution (2011)
- ScheepersRalf ScheepersRalf Scheepers is the current vocalist for German power metal outfit Primal Fear. He has a relatively high-pitched tenor-esque singing voice and sometimes uses a shriek reminiscent of Judas Priest's Rob Halford, although it is his baritone lows which give him a near 4 octave range in the modal...
- ScheepersScheepersScheepers is the debut solo album from Ralf Scheepers, lead vocalist of the German heavy metal band Primal Fear.-Track listing:#"Locked in the Dungeon" - 4:08#"Remission of Sin" - 4:09#"Cyberfreak" - 3:45#"The Fall" - 4:05#"Doomsday" - 6:28...
(2011) - Vocals on "Remission of Sin" - Desdemon - Through the Gates (2011)
- Infinita Symphonia- A Mind's Chronicle (2011)
- Wolfpakk - Wolfpakk (2011)
- SoulSpellSoulSpellSoulSpell is a heavy metal project created by Heleno Vale. Much like Ayreon, and Avantasia SoulSpell features guest musicians from other bands to portray characters in a metal opera.-A Legacy of Honor :...
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External links
- Tim "Ripper" Owens biography at Country Music TelevisionCountry Music TelevisionCountry Music Television, or CMT, is an American country music-oriented cable television network. Programming includes music videos, taped concerts, movies, biographies of country music stars, game shows, and reality programs...
- 2005 & 2006 radio interviews with Tim "Ripper" Owens
- Tim "Ripper" Owens interviewed by Highwire Daze (2006)
- Tim "Ripper" Owens on MySpace
- Tim "Ripper" Owens' restaurant web site