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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
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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