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Timothy S. Owens
Tim "Ripper" Owens
Background information
Born	September 13, 1967 (1967-09-13) (age 40) Akron, Ohio
Genre(s)	Heavy metal
Years active	1990-present
Associated acts	Iced Earth Beyond Fear Winter's Bane Judas Priest American Dog and Tim Owens Seattle
Website	www.timripperowens.com

Tim "Ripper" Owens (born Timothy S. Owens on September 13, 1967 in Akron, Ohio) is an American heavy metal singer who currently performs with Beyond Fear, first gaining attention as the former lead singer of Judas Priest, and then Iced Earth.

Prior to joining Judas Priest 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 tribute band British Steel, named after the Judas Priest album.

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 discredited 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 has stated "Depends on how much money...(laughs). I would never re-join Judas Priest, ever." [1]

Judas Priest reunited with Rob Halford in 2003. That same year Matthew Barlow, the frontman 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 in the wake of the September 11, 2001 attacks.

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 11 December 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^[1]. Owens has so far made no comment.

Contents 1 Discography 1.1 With Brainicide 1.2 With Winter's Bane 1.3 With Judas Priest 1.4 With Iced Earth 1.5 With Beyond Fear 1.6 Tribute albums 2 References 3 External links

• [Compilation] Heavy Artillery k7 (1990) (Song: "Payment in Blood")
• Brutal Mentality K7 Demo (1990)

• Heart of a Killer (1993)

• 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)

• The Reckoning (2003)
• The Glorious Burden (2004)
• Overture of the Wicked (2007)
• Framing Armageddon (Something Wicked Part 1) (2007)

• Beyond Fear (2006)

• Bat Head Soup: A Tribute To Ozzy Osbourne (Song: "Mr. Crowley")
• One Way Street: A Tribute To Aerosmith (Song: "Round and round")
• Heavy Hitters: A Tribute To MSG (Song: "War Pigs")
• Numbers From The Beast: A Tribute To Iron Maiden (Song: "Flight of Icarus")
• Butchering The Beatles: A Headbashing Tribute To The Beatles (Song: "Hey Jude")
• Kickstart My Heart: A Tribute To Motley Crüe (Song: "Louder than Hell")

1. ^ http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=86574 Blabbermouth.net - Vocalist Matt Barlow Rejoins Iced Earth

• Official Site
• Tim "Ripper" Owens biography at Country Music Television
• Tim "Ripper" Owens interviewed by Highwire Daze (2006)
• Tim "Ripper" Owens on MySpace

v • d • e Iced Earth
Jon Schaffer · Matt Barlow · Troy Seele · Brent Smedley
Former members	Gene Adam · John Greely · Tim "Ripper" Owens · Bill Owen · Randall Shawver · Larry Tarnowski · Ralph Santolla · Ernie Carletti · Tim Mills · Richard Bateman · Dave Abell · Keith Menser · James MacDonough · Steve DiGiorgio · James "Bo" Wallace · Dennis Hayes · Greg Seymour · Mike McGill · Rick Secchiari · Rodney Beasley · Mark Prator · Richard Christy · Bobby Jarzombek
Studio albums	Iced Earth · Night of the Stormrider · Burnt Offerings · The Dark Saga · Something Wicked This Way Comes · Horror Show · The Glorious Burden · Framing Armageddon (Something Wicked Part 1) · Revelation Abomination (Something Wicked Part 2)
Live albums	Alive in Athens
Extended plays	Enter the Realm · The Melancholy EP · The Reckoning · Overture of the Wicked
Compilations	Days of Purgatory · Dark Genesis · The Blessed and the Damned
Cover albums	Tribute to the Gods
Videos	Gettysburg (1863) · Alive in Athens
Related articles	Discography · Demons & Wizards · Pyramaze · Blind Guardian

v • d • e Judas Priest
Rob Halford · K. K. Downing · Glenn Tipton · Ian Hill · Scott Travis Dave Holland · Tim "Ripper" Owens · Al Atkins · Les Binks · Alan Moore · John Hinch · Chris Campbell · John Pattridge · John Ellis · Simon Phillips
Studio albums	Rocka Rolla · Sad Wings of Destiny · Sin After Sin · Stained Class · Killing Machine · British Steel · Point of Entry · Screaming for Vengeance · Defenders of the Faith · Turbo · Ram It Down · Painkiller · Jugulator · Demolition · Angel of Retribution · Nostradamus
Live albums	Unleashed in the East · Priest...Live! · '98 Live Meltdown · Live in London
Compilations	The Best of Judas Priest · Hero, Hero · The Collection · Genocide · Metal Works '73-'93 · The Best of Judas Priest: Living After Midnight · Metalogy · The Essential Judas Priest
Videos	Live in London · Electric Eye · Rising in the East · Live Vengeance '82
Related articles	Discography · Members