Tim "Ripper" Owens
Timothy S. Owens (09/13/1967 in Akron, Ohio) is a singer.
Tim performs with Beyond Fear, Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force and Charred Walls of the Damned.
He achieved notoriety as the lead singer of Judas Priest, and then Iced Earth.
The premise behind the 2001 movie Rock Star is loosely based on his break into fame, a tribute band vocalist who gets a chance to be in the real deal when their singer leaves.
Contents
Discography
Brainicide
- [Compilation] Heavy Artillery k7 (1990) (Song: "Payment in Blood")
- Brutal Mentality K7 Demo (1990)
Winter's Bane
- Heart of a Killer (1993)
Judas Priest
- Jugulator (1997)
- '98 Live Meltdown (live album, 1998)
- Demolition (2001)
- Live in London (live album and dvd, 2003)
- Metalogy (box set; 4 tracks only; 2004)
Iced Earth
- The Reckoning (single) (2003)
- The Glorious Burden (2004)
- Overture of the Wicked (2007)
- Framing Armageddon (Something Wicked Part 1) (2007)
Beyond Fear
- Beyond Fear (2006)
Yngwie Malmsteen
- Perpetual Flame (2008)
Solo
- Play My Game (2009)
Charred Walls of the Damned
- Charred Walls of the Damned (2010)
Tribute albums
- Bat Head Soup: A Tribute To Ozzy Osbourne (Song: "Mr. Crowley")
- Kickstart my Heart: A Tribute To Mötley Crüe (Song: "Louder than Hell", Backing vocals only)
- One Way Street: A Tribute To Aerosmith (Song: "Round and round")
- Heavy Hitters: A Tribute To MSG (Song: "War Pigs")
- Numbers from the Beast (Song: "Flight of Icarus")
- Butchering The Beatles: A Headbashing Tribute To The Beatles (Song: "Hey Jude")
- Hell Bent Forever: A Tribute To Judas Priest (Song: "Exciter")
Other covers
- Demolition Bonus-track, (Song: "Green Manalishi (With the Two-Pronged Crown)", Fleetwood Mac);
- We Wish you a Metal Xmas and a Headbanging New Year (Song: "Santa Claus Is Back In Town", Elvis Presley)
- High Impact (Song: "Beat It", Michael Jackson)
- Charred Walls of the Damned (Song: "Nice Dreams", Powermad)
Other apperances
- Ellefson, Bittner, Grigsby & Owens - Leave it alone (Memorial Track for Dimebag Darrell, iTunes release) (2008)
- Roadrunner United - The Concert (DVD, live, 2008)
- Avantasia - The Wicked Symphony (2010)
- SoulSpell Metal Opera - The Labyrinth of Truths (tba)
