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Tim "Ripper" Owens
Sign in to saveAlso known as Tim Owens, Ripper Owens, Timothy S. Owens, The Holy Dead Tree, King Thorgan, The Ghost of King Thorgan, Ghost of King Thorgan, T. Owens
American heavy metal singer
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It sits within the topics 1967 births, 20th-century American male singers and 21st-century American male singers.
Its subject is documented across 26 Wikipedia language editions.
Film & TV
Akron, Ohio
Tim ‘Ripper’ Owens is a Grammy nominated American hard rock singer who first gained attention as the lead singer of Judas Priest (1996-2003) and then Iced Earth and Yngwie Malmsteen. The movie Rockstar (Mark Wahlberg, Jennifer Aniston) was loosely based on Tim’s time in Judas Priest. Tim currently tours the World as a SOLO artist and performs as the Lead Singer for the band Charred Walls of the…
Known for
- KK's Priest - Live at Wacken Open Air 2024 — Lead Vocals2024
- Iced Earth: Gettysburg 1863 — Vocals2004
- Judas Priest: Live in London — Self - Vocals2002
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1967-09-13
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 5,898
- Total plays
- 85,895
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Tim ‘Ripper’ Owens, born as Timothy S. Owens on September 13, 1967 in Akron, Ohio. The young Ohio salesman and tribute band frontman made headlines in 1996 when from a fan he became the frontman for the British metal act Judas Priest, filling the shoes of Rob Halford (and, by doing so, inspired the movie Rock Star, which was later discredited by the band). Despite numerous rumours that Rob Halford would reunite with Judas Priest, Owens recorded two studio albums with his childhood heroes, as wel
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Tim
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Akron
- Occupation
- guitarist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- heavy metal music
- Genre
- heavy metal music
- Instrument
- voice
- Official website
- www.timripperowens.com
- Image
- KK’s Priest - 2024214191207 2024-08-01 Wacken - Sven - 1D X MK II - 2112 - B70I5725.jpg
- Voice type
- tenor
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- Commons category
- Tim Owens
- date of birth
- 1967-09-13
- member of
- KK's Priest
- start of work period
- 1990-00-00
- social media followers
- 42413
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