Tim "Ripper" Owens

Tim "Ripper" Owens (* September 13, 1967 in Akron, Ohio) is an American Metal singer. He began his career in England with the Judas -Priest cover band " British Steel " before 1997 he was the singer of Judas Priest. Previously, he sang among others Brainicide and Winters Bane. 2003, the original singer Rob Halford returned to Judas Priest, but Owens quickly found a new job with Iced Earth, whose long-time vocalist Matt Barlow had just left the band. Moreover, alongside Iced Earth, he formed his own band called Beyond Fear. On 11 December 2007 Jon Schaffer announced that Matt Barlow will return as a singer with Iced Earth and Owens thus leaves the band. End of February 2008 he was introduced as the new vocalist of Yngwie Malmsteen. In 2009 he founded an all-star band called Charred Walls of the Damned. In 2011, he was lead singer of the Dio Disciples.

Publications

With Winters Bane

• Heart of a Killer ( 1993)

With Judas Priest

• Jugulator (1997)
• Bullet Train (EP, 1997)
• '98 Live Meltdown (1998)
• Demolition (2001)
• Machine Man (EP, 2001)
• Live in London (CD & DVD, 2003)

With Iced Earth

• The Reckoning (EP, 2003)
• Gettysburg - 1863 (DVD, 2005)
• The Overture of the Wicked (EP, 2007)
• Framing Armageddon ( Something Wicked Pt.I ) (2007 )

With Beyond Fear

• Demo ( 2005)
• Beyond Fear (2006)

With Yngwie Malmsteen 's Rising Force

• Perpetual Flame ( 2008)
• Relentless (2010)

Solo

• Play my Game ( 2009)

With Charred Walls of the Damned

• Charred Walls of the Damned (2010)
• Cold Winds on Timeless Days (2011)

Other Publications

• Brainicide: Brutal Mentality (Demo, 1990)
• Avantasia: The Wicked Symphony (2010)
• The Claymore Damnation Reigns (2010)