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Genre: Metal / Rock
Location AKRON, Un
Profile Views: 659182
Last Login: 11/27/2011
Member Since 5/26/2006
Website http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vd3d3LnRpbXJpcHBlcm93ZW5zLmNvbQ==
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ON TOUR NOW WITH Dio Disciple's DIO DISCIPLES TOUR Euro Tour (Tim 'Ripper' Owens, Simon Wright, Rudy Sarzo, Craig Goldy, Scott Warren) US DATES COMING SOON!! http://ronniejamesdio.com/tour.asp 6/08 Moscow, Russia - A2 Club 6/09 St. Petersburg, Russia - Kosmonayt 6/10 Tampere, Finland - Sauna Open Air Festival 6/11 East Midlands, UK - Download Festival 6/12 Newcastle, UK - Academy 6/14 Glasgow, Scotland - Garage 6/15 Wolverhampton, UK - Slade Room 6/16 Manchester, UK - Academy 2 6/17 London, UK - Islington Academy 6/19 Uden, Netherlands - De Pul 6/20 Aschafensburg, Germany - Colos Saal 6/21 Hamburg, Germany - Markthalle 6/22 Berlin, Germany - C Club 6/24 Dessel, Belgium - Graspop Metal Meeting 6/25 Bochum, Germany - Matrix 6/27 Vienna, Austria - Szene Wien 6/28 Lucerne, Switzerland - Konzerthaus Schuur (Anvil opening) Ripper Owens will be stepping away from the tour in the following dates in Spain and Italy, so DORO will be filling in for him. 6/29 Milan, Italy - Magazzini Generali 7/01 Bilbao, Spain - Rockstar Live 7/02 Madrid, Spain - Heineken 7/03 Barcelona, Spain - Bikini The Rods, featuring Ronnie's cousin Rock Feinstein, will be joining the tour at the Download Festival, and rock icons Anvil join in Lucerne. Because of Sarzo's commitment to BLUE ÖYSTER CULT, James Lomenzo (MEGADETH, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, WHITE LION) will join the band for the European dates until Rudy becomes available.See More The NEW RIPPER OWENS TAPHOUSE in Akron, Ohio is now open!! It's a Rockin' Sports eatery with Plenty of great Memorabilia from my travels, like guitars from Glenn and KK from Judas Priest...Chris Caffery...Fender signed by the whole company...Dean, including a Dimebag Guitar..My first Ripper Judas Priest Jacket...A great Mike Portnoy section and cool stuff from Chris Jericho.. also there is A tribute section to Ronnie James Dio.. And TONS MORE MUSIC AND SPORT STUFF : CHECK IT OUT AT ..RipperOwensTapHouse.com .. .. We will also be taking Donations for The Ronnie James Dio Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund : CHECK IT OUT AT ..RipperOwensTapHouse.com .. .. BASEBALL HATS..for sale! get them now......... .. .. HAIL SHOWS.. Booking Hail Dates Kingabba@aol.com ... Mark Abbatista.. ..so spread the word and come PLAY HIS GAME! ..For Booking a Ripper solo show or appearance ANYWHERE in the WORLD contact Tim@timripperowens.com ..CHARRED WALLS OUT NOW.. .. Charred Walls Of The Damned "Ghost Town" single available on iTunes now! The first single from Charred Walls Of The Damned's Metal Blade Records debut is available now! Check it out ..HERE... The radio promo spot and a clip from "Ghost Town" are up now on the BRAND NEW Charred Walls Of The Damned myspace page: ..http://www.myspace.com/charredwallsofthedamned..! "Ghost Town" is also now playing on Siriux/XM's Liquid Metal! Feel free to request the song ..HERE... Keep up with all things Liquid Metal on their facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/siriusxmliquidmetal .. ......CHARRED WALLS OF THE DAMNED..AVAILABLE: 2.2.2010......MYSPACE.......... Become a fan of CWOTD at these places, spread the word and keep it metal! ..http://www.myspace.com/charredwallsofthedamned.. ..http://www.facebook.com/charredwallsofthedamned.. For up to the minute news on HAIL!, please visit the band's new website at www.myspace.com/hailofficial and www.hailtheworld.com. For booking, press or management related inquiries please contact the band at hailkills@aol.com. .. .. Ripper's Solo cd PLAY my game is online NOW also Beyond Fear!!.. .. plus download the Winters Bane cd now, you can do it below!!! .. ........ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .......... .. .. ................ .................. .......... ............ .. .. .......... .. .. .. .. ........Tim uses Paypal, but you don't need an account in order to buy his merchandise....... ..-.... All Prices on Merchandise include Shipping & Handling .. - Please allow 3 to 6 weeks for delivery.. .. .. .. .. .......... .. .. .............. .. .. ..........'Ripper' Fan pack.. ........ ..USA: .... $12.00 includes shipping.. ..NON USA:.. .. $14.00 includes shipping.... .. .. ....- .... ....Signed 'RIPPER' Promo Picture 8x10 .... .. .. ....- .... ....Signed 'RIPPER' Picture 5x7 .... .. .. ....- .... ....Postcard.... .. .. ....- .... ....Sticker.... .. .. ....- .... ....'Play My Game' Ad Card.... .. .. ....-.... ....Skull Guitar Pick!!!.... .. .. .. .. .... .. .... .. .. .......... .. .. .. .. .......... .. .. ........'Ripper' Hat.. ........ ..USA: .... $18.00 includes shipping.. ..NON USA:.. .. $20.00 includes shipping.... .. .. .... .. .. .......... .. .. .. .. ......- Mens Shirts are $17 in ..USA.. - $19 for ..NON USA .. .. - Girlie T's are $15 in ..USA.. - $17 for ..NON USA........ .. .. .. .. .......... .. .. .............. .. .. ......Front...... .. .. .......... .. .. .................. .. .. ......Front...... .. .. .......... .. .. .................. .. .. ......Front...... .. .. .......... .. .. .............. .............. .. .. ......Front...... ......Back...... .. .. .......... .. .. .............. .............. .. .. ......Front...... ......Back...... .. .. .......... .. .. .............. .............. .. .. .... ............For more Merchandise click here......... .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .......... .. .......... ............ ............ .... .. TIM ..RIPPER.. OWENS.. "PLAY MY GAME" .. .. The public storm of enthusiasm for his great vocal performance on Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen's Perpetual Flame (2008) haven't even faded yet as the American Tim 'Ripper' Owens's own impressive offering arrives at the stores: late May 2009 will see the arrival of his first solo album, Play My Game, proving that he's not only an outstanding vocalist but also a highly talented and extremely experienced composer. Play My Game consists of around a dozen brand-new tracks that Owens composed himself or together with renowned friends, such as Bob Kulick, Chris Caffery (Savatage, Trans-Siberian Orchestra), Mike Callahan (ex-Earshot) and John Comprix (Beyond Fear, Ringworm). "A lot of my fans suspected that the debut by my group, Beyond Fear, had basically been a solo project, but Beyond Fear are a real band. We rehearse together, we compose as a team, and we do everything together. Play My Game is my first real solo effort on which I controlled everything, from the song writing to the final mix. This album is 100% Tim Owens.".. .. The list some of the guest musicians featured on Owens solo debut is even more spectacular than the illustrious cast of his co-composers: along with Bob Kulick and Chris Caffery and the others, he was supported by the guitarists Doug Aldrich (Whitesnake), Bruce Kulick (KISS), Michael Wilton (Queensr?che), Jeff Loomis (Nevermore), Craig Goldy (Dio), Carlos Cavaza (Quite Riot), Steve Stevens (Billy Idol), and Neil Zaza, bassists Marco Mendoza (Whitesnake), Billy Sheehan (ex-Mr Big, David Lee Roth), Dave Ellefson (ex-Megadeth), Rudy Sarzo (Dio, Ozzy Osbourne, Quiet Riot), James Lomenzo (Megadeth), Tony Franklin (Blue Murder), Dennis Hayes (Beyond Fear) and drummers Simon Wright (AC/DC, Dio), Vinny Appice (Black Sabbath, Dio), Ray Luzier (Korn), Bobby Jarzombek (Rob Halford), and Brett Chassen. Owens: "All these musicians are not only great artists but also really good guys and loyal friends whom I only had to call, and they all came and played on my album. I asked Michael Wilton, for example, only for a solo on 'To Live Again', but in the end he recorded all the guitar parts of the song. Crazy! And Bob Kulick called Billy Sheehan when I was at the studio in Los Angeles. The next day he was sitting in the rehearsal room, playing bass for me. Sometimes I just couldn't believe how smoothly it all went off." .. .. Fans and experts alike will love this sensational all-star line-up and may rest assured that the haunting songs will effortlessly live up to this illustrious cast of musicians: Tim ..Ripper.. Owens has never sounded more impressive, melodic and multi-faceted! "I've gotten better as a songwriter," Owens explains. "And I also write songs that the fans can really get into and get their fist pounding in the air. I've always been a great fan of the Black Sabbath line-up featuring Ronnie James Dio, and I love Judas Priest. Both bands delivered records that are straight forward and go directly to the bloodstream – which also happens to be my compositional approach.".. .. And this approach is based on the roots of heavy metal, even more than Beyond Fear's music. "Beyond Fear has a sound more direct and aggressive, while Play My Game is more melodic and allows more space for my voice. From a vocal point of view, I took all the liberties I needed to make the melodies as interesting as possible." A thoroughly successful process, as the 13 songs prove impressively. Play My Game has Owens present his wide vocal range, combined with an unmistakable penchant for traditional metal the way it was perfected in the 1980s and '90s by the protagonists of the scene. "Those are my roots, that's the music I grew up with. That's why it's only logical that my enthusiasm for Sabbath, Priest and even Soundgarden transpires on this album. But this is still my music and my cd, I'm not trying to be anybody else, and that is nice. And what could be better for Owens's fans but a tour to promote the new album? "I want to play as many shows as possible and put together a great band featuring my guests. Whoever happens to be available could play, and I'm sure the fans would love to see a top-class band with changing line-ups." .. .. HISTORY.. Tim 'Ripper' Owens is without doubt among the most important metal vocalists of the past ten years. When he succeeded Rob Halford, joining Judas Priest in May 1996, the press rubbed their eyes, surprised as well as impressed: Owens had previously been a fairly unknown quantity to international music journalists and only a few new of him from the band Winters Bane, but he recorded his first Priest album, Grammy nominated Jugulator (1997) with more aplomb than even insiders had expected. Following successful tours with the British metal legends, the strong studio recording, Demolition (2001), and the live recordings, Meltdown - 98 Live (1998) and Live In London (2003), and the movie Rockstar, that was loosely based on Tim's experience with Judas Priest, Halford's return put an end to Owens' stint with Judas Priest. More or less immediately, he was enlisted by Jon Schaffer to team up with Iced Earth and sang on The Glorious Burdon in spring 2004. Three years later, Owens followed suit with the Iced Earth album, Framing Armageddon (Something Wicked Pt.I), which succeeded the self-titled highly praised debut by his own band, Beyond Fear. Spring 2008 saw Owens move on to join One of the worlds best guitar players Yngwie Malmsteen, debuting with a sensational vocal performance on Perpetual Flame.
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BEYOND FEAR!!!! John Comprix.....Guitars/ Matt Sorg....Guitars/ Dennis Hayes.....Bass/ Eric Elkins.....Drums/ Tim 'Ripper'Owens...Vocals .. ..
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DIO DISCIPLES Tour Dates (more info about band members on website)
6/08 Moscow, Russia, A2 Club
6/09 St. Petersburg, Russia Kosmonayt
6/10 Tampere, Finland Sauna Open Air Festival
6/11 East Midlands, UK Download Festival
6/12 Newcastle, UK Academy
6/14 Glasgow, Scotland Garage
6/15 Wolverhampton, UK Sleigh Rooms
6/16 Manchester, UK Academy 2
6/17 London, UK Islington Academy
6/19 Uden, Netherlands De Pul
6/20 Aschafensburg, Germany Colos Saal
6/21 Hamburg, Germany Markthalle
6/22 Berlin, Germany C Club
6/24 Dessel, Belgium Graspop Festival
6/25 Bochum, Germany Matrix
6/27 Vienna, Austria Szene Wien
6/28 Lucerne, Switzerland Konzerthaus Schuur

Ripper Owens will be stepping away from the tour in the following dates in Spain and Italy, so DORO will be filling in for him.
6/29 Milan, Italy - Magazzini Generali
7/01 Bilbao, Spain - Rockstar Live
7/02 Madrid, Spain - Heineken
7/03 Barcelona, Spain - Bikini

The NEW RIPPER OWENS TAPHOUSE in Akron, Ohio is now open!! But the official re launch is Sat Oct 16th, ALL DAY! There will be Very Special guests coming that night as well. It is a Rockin' Sports eatery with Plenty of great Memorabilia from my travels, like guitars from Glenn and KK from Judas Priest...Chris Caffery...Fender signed by the whole company...Dean, including a Dimebag Guitar..My first Ripper Judas Priest Jacket...A great Mike Portnoy section and cool stuff from Chris Jericho.. also there is A tribute section to Ronnie James Dio.. And TONS MORE MUSIC AND SPORT STUFF : CHECK IT OUT AT RipperOwensTapHouse.com

We will also be taking Donations for The Ronnie James Dio Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund : CHECK IT OUT AT RipperOwensTapHouse.com

HAIL SHOWS
Booking Hail Dates Kingabba@aol.com ... Mark Abbatista

so spread the word and come PLAY HIS GAME

CHARRED WALLS OF THE DAMNED
“Ghost Town” single available on iTunes now! The first single from Charred Walls Of The Damned’s Metal Blade Records debut is available now! Check it out HERE. The radio promo spot and a clip from “Ghost Town” are up now on the BRAND NEW Charred Walls Of The Damned myspace page: http://www.myspace.com/charredwallsofthedamned!
“Ghost Town” is also now playing on Siriux/XM’s Liquid Metal! Feel free to request the song HERE. Keep up with all things Liquid Metal on their facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/siriusxmliquidmetal

CHARRED WALLS OF THE DAMNED
MYSPACE

Become a fan of CWOTD at these places, spread the word and keep it metal! http://www.myspace.com/charredwallsofthedamned http://www.facebook.com/charredwallsofthedamned For up to the minute news on HAIL!, please visit the band’s new website at www.myspace.com/hailofficial and www.hailtheworld.com. For booking, press or management related inquiries please contact the band at hailkills@aol.com.

Ripper's Solo cd PLAY my game is online NOW also Beyond Fear!!

plus download the Winters Bane cd now, you can do it below!!!

Tim uses Paypal, but you don't need an account in order to buy his merchandise.
- All Prices on Merchandise include Shipping & Handling
- Please allow 3 to 6 weeks for delivery

'Ripper Wristband' 2 1/2"wide
USA:
$20.00 includes shipping
NON USA:
$22.00 includes shipping

'Ripper' Fan pack
USA:
$12.00 includes shipping
NON USA:
$14.00 includes shipping

-	Signed 'RIPPER' Promo Picture 8x10
-	Signed 'RIPPER' Picture 5x7
-	Postcard
-	Sticker
-	'Play My Game' Ad Card
-	Skull Guitar Pick!!!

'Ripper' Hat
USA:
$18.00 includes shipping
NON USA:
$20.00 includes shipping

TIM ..RIPPER.. OWENS
"PLAY MY GAME"
The public storm of enthusiasm for his great vocal performance on Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen’s Perpetual Flame (2008) haven’t even faded yet as the American Tim ‘Ripper’ Owens’s own impressive offering arrives at the stores: late May 2009 will see the arrival of his first solo album, Play My Game, proving that he’s not only an outstanding vocalist but also a highly talented and extremely experienced composer. Play My Game consists of around a dozen brand-new tracks that Owens composed himself or together with renowned friends, such as Bob Kulick, Chris Caffery (Savatage, Trans-Siberian Orchestra), Mike Callahan (ex-Earshot) and John Comprix (Beyond Fear, Ringworm). “A lot of my fans suspected that the debut by my group, Beyond Fear, had basically been a solo project, but Beyond Fear are a real band. We rehearse together, we compose as a team, and we do everything together. Play My Game is my first real solo effort on which I controlled everything, from the song writing to the final mix. This album is 100% Tim Owens.”

The list some of the guest musicians featured on Owens solo debut is even more spectacular than the illustrious cast of his co-composers: along with Bob Kulick and Chris Caffery and the others, he was supported by the guitarists Doug Aldrich (Whitesnake), Bruce Kulick (KISS), Michael Wilton (Queensr?che), Jeff Loomis (Nevermore), Craig Goldy (Dio), Carlos Cavaza (Quite Riot), Steve Stevens (Billy Idol), and Neil Zaza, bassists Marco Mendoza (Whitesnake), Billy Sheehan (ex-Mr Big, David Lee Roth), Dave Ellefson (ex-Megadeth), Rudy Sarzo (Dio, Ozzy Osbourne, Quiet Riot), James Lomenzo (Megadeth), Tony Franklin (Blue Murder), Dennis Hayes (Beyond Fear) and drummers Simon Wright (AC/DC, Dio), Vinny Appice (Black Sabbath, Dio), Ray Luzier (Korn), Bobby Jarzombek (Rob Halford), and Brett Chassen. Owens: ”All these musicians are not only great artists but also really good guys and loyal friends whom I only had to call, and they all came and played on my album. I asked Michael Wilton, for example, only for a solo on ‘To Live Again’, but in the end he recorded all the guitar parts of the song. Crazy! And Bob Kulick called Billy Sheehan when I was at the studio in Los Angeles. The next day he was sitting in the rehearsal room, playing bass for me. Sometimes I just couldn’t believe how smoothly it all went off.”

Fans and experts alike will love this sensational all-star line-up and may rest assured that the haunting songs will effortlessly live up to this illustrious cast of musicians: Tim ..Ripper.. Owens has never sounded more impressive, melodic and multi-faceted! “I’ve gotten better as a songwriter,” Owens explains. “And I also write songs that the fans can really get into and get their fist pounding in the air. I’ve always been a great fan of the Black Sabbath line-up featuring Ronnie James Dio, and I love Judas Priest. Both bands delivered records that are straight forward and go directly to the bloodstream – which also happens to be my compositional approach.”

And this approach is based on the roots of heavy metal, even more than Beyond Fear’s music. “Beyond Fear has a sound more direct and aggressive, while Play My Game is more melodic and allows more space for my voice. From a vocal point of view, I took all the liberties I needed to make the melodies as interesting as possible.” A thoroughly successful process, as the 13 songs prove impressively. Play My Game has Owens present his wide vocal range, combined with an unmistakable penchant for traditional metal the way it was perfected in the 1980s and ‘90s by the protagonists of the scene. “Those are my roots, that’s the music I grew up with. That’s why it’s only logical that my enthusiasm for Sabbath, Priest and even Soundgarden transpires on this album. But this is still my music and my cd, I’m not trying to be anybody else, and that is nice. And what could be better for Owens’s fans but a tour to promote the new album? “I want to play as many shows as possible and put together a great band featuring my guests. Whoever happens to be available could play, and I’m sure the fans would love to see a top-class band with changing line-ups.”

HISTORY
Tim ‘Ripper’ Owens is without doubt among the most important metal vocalists of the past ten years. When he succeeded Rob Halford, joining Judas Priest in May 1996, the press rubbed their eyes, surprised as well as impressed: Owens had previously been a fairly unknown quantity to international music journalists and only a few new of him from the band Winters Bane, but he recorded his first Priest album, Grammy nominated Jugulator (1997) with more aplomb than even insiders had expected. Following successful tours with the British metal legends, the strong studio recording, Demolition (2001), and the live recordings, Meltdown - 98 Live (1998) and Live In London (2003), and the movie Rockstar, that was loosely based on Tim’s experience with Judas Priest, Halford’s return put an end to Owens’ stint with Judas Priest. More or less immediately, he was enlisted by Jon Schaffer to team up with Iced Earth and sang on The Glorious Burdon in spring 2004. Three years later, Owens followed suit with the Iced Earth album, Framing Armageddon (Something Wicked Pt.I), which succeeded the self-titled highly praised debut by his own band, Beyond Fear. Spring 2008 saw Owens move on to join One of the worlds best guitar players Yngwie Malmsteen, debuting with a sensational vocal performance on Perpetual Flame.

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