Tim Owens is the new Yngwie Malmsteen singer!

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Forostar

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Boy, I hope this is not asking for more trouble!  :)
The combination sounds cool, though!
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It's Official: TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS Is The New YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Singer

As *censored* exclusively reported earlier today, former JUDAS PRIEST/ICED EARTH singer Tim "Ripper" Owens has now officially joined YNGWIE MALMSTEEN's band. The legendary Swedish guitarist announced the news to the Guitar World staff today when he came to the magazine's New York headquarters for an exclusive interview and photo shoot.

Malmsteen and Owens are hard at work on a new CD, which is currently scheduled for a July release.

Owens and Malmsteen previously collaborated on a cover of OZZY OSBOURNE's "Mr. Crowley", which appeared on the "Flying High Again: The World's Greatest Tribute to Ozzy Osbourne", released in March 2006 via Magick Records. Listen to the track on YouTube.

Owens recently worked with QUEENSRŸCHE guitarist Michael Wilton on demo recordings for the new SOULBENDER album (Wilton's side project). One of the demo cuts can currently be heard on the SOULDBENDER MySpace page.

Owens's predecessor, Doogie White, was a member of Yngwie Malmsteen's band for six and a half years. Doogie joined Malmsteen's band in September 2001 and recorded two albums with the legendary Swedish guitarist: "Attack" (2002) and "Unleash the Fury" (2005).

"I had a long chat with Yngwie today and it is clear that he wants to move musically in a new direction," Doogie said in a statement that was released to BLABBERMOUTH.NET earlier today. "It's great news that he will be expanding on his undoubted talents both as a writer and guitarist. I just want to thank, publicly, Yngwie and the many band members past and present that I have worked with. It seems appropriate that we started our working relationship in South America in September 2001 and finished in South America in December 2007. Now, anyone need a singer??"
 
Oh no... One of my favourite singers with Malmsteen, the one I love to hate - This bodes for an ill ending.
Though, it means a new cd with Ripper in july - So I welcome it.
 
Here I was, hoping that Owens would finally get on his own feet. He seems to have a thing for dominant egomaniacs.
 
Perun said:
Here I was, hoping that Owens would finally get on his own feet. He seems to have a thing for dominant egomaniacs.
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Yeah, no kidding.  Years of being underrated, and he just steps right back into someone's shadow.
 
GuineaPig said:
Yeah, no kidding.  Years of being underrated, and he just steps right back into someone's shadow.
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But still, he got two daughters and a wife to feed. Hopefully, this is just one-album sort of thing.
 
Yax said:
But still, he got two daughters and a wife to feed.
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now this, is a very logical thought  :ok:

is as simple as this :
he doesn't have that "something" to start something of his own and successfully.
he's not 18 years old to meet the magic company of mates that would be tomorrow's legend.
(because, most successful and cult rock groups were nothing else than a branch of friends in the start)

In every case he can't risk
 
I think this could pay off for Owens. At this point I don't think you can really call Owens underrated, he's not too far from a household name in metal. He might seem like a footnote in other artists' careers, but I think he's the reason Iced Earth is so popular these days. I and most people i know had never heard of Iced Earth until The Glorious Burden and I had never seen Iced Earth in stores until Framing Armageddon came out. I think Owens has staying power with Malmsteen. He was too much a power-metal singer for Iced Earth, and he didn't really match Judas Priest's signature sound either, but Malmsteen seems liek the sort of over-the-top power metal that Owens Voice seems perfect for.
 
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