Tim “Ripper” Owens is as humble as he is talented. “I got lucky,” the former singer for heavy metal legends Judas Priest said about his ascent 20 years ago from Priest tribute band singer ...

Tim "Ripper" Owens is the Akron kid who went from Judas Priest tribute band British Steel to frontman for Priest itself in 1996. He was fired in 2003 after four albums and numerous tours.

Owens conceded that Malmsteen's reputation for difficult behavior is not unfounded, stating, "Well, [Yngwie] does treat people really bad—I mean, as a whole.But… he's never treated me bad. I ...

Akron native Tim “Ripper” Owens is front and center in this Judas Priest photo from the late 1990s. Pictured with him are Scott Travis, Glenn Tipton, K.K. Downing and Ian Hill.

I hereby promise this will be the last of an unprecedented run of three posts about Yngwie Malmsteen within the past week; but unscrupulously ousted ex-Iced Earth singer Tim “Ripper” Owens has been ...

Tim "Ripper" Owens, frontman for Judas Priest over a two-album stint at the turn of the 2000s, is getting a much-needed hand with his struggling Akron, Ohio bar. Ripper's Rock House, co-owned by ...

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STROUDSBURG, Pa. -- Tim "Ripper" Owens assures Judas Priest fans there will be plenty of nods to his old band when K.K.'s Priest takes the stage Friday night at the Sherman Theater in Stroudsburg.