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TIM OWENS: ROB HALFORD's Decision To 'Come Out' For Publicity Backfired

Former JUDAS PRIEST singer Tim "Ripper" Owens recently spoke to Cleveland's "The Classic Metal Show" (web site) about Rob Halford's decision to announce his homosexuality on MTV the very same day in 1998 that PRIEST were performing their first show with Owens as the singer. "Well, you've got to reme...

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TIM OWENS: 'I Would Never Rejoin JUDAS PRIEST'

Former JUDAS PRIEST/current ICED EARTH singer Tim Owens spoke to FoundryMusic.com Friday (January 16) about his departure from PRIEST, the "drinking incident" with ICED EARTH guitarist Jon Schaffer that was spotlighted in the current issue of Revolver magazine, and his plans for a solo project. Aske...

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TIM OWENS 'Pissed Off' By JON SCHAFFER's Drunken Antics

Former JUDAS PRIEST/current ICED EARTH singer Tim Owens has revealed to Revolver magazine that he was worried that joining forces with ICED EARTH mainman Jon Schaffer was a bad idea shortly after the band started a press tour of Europe in October. No sooner had he and Schaffer arrived in Spain than...

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SKINLAB Frontman Forges Ahead With Side Project

DEF IGNITION, the San Francisco Bay Area-based band led by SKINLAB's Steev Esquivel, have completed their lineup and are currently recording their first "official" demo. "Things are going fast," Esquivel said. "We're not wasting anytime with this. The plan is to have a record out this year. I'm not...

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SYSTEMATIC Report On New Year's Eve Gig With METALLICA

SYSTEMATIC vocalist/guitarist Tim Narducci has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "Just thought I'd drop a line and say hey. The New Year's show with METALLICA was an absolute honor and a blast! The show was at the Joint in the Hard Rock hotel (for those of you unaware) an...

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The Glorious Burden

ICED EARTH mainman Jon Schaffer hit the heavy metal jackpot when he managed to convince former JUDAS PRIEST screamer Tim Owens to join the group's ranks following the departure of longtime singer Matt Barlow earlier in the year. Arguably the finest metal vocalist of the last decade, Owens' prowess w...

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Ex-HALFORD Guitarist Records Guest Appearance For HAMMERFALL Singer's Solo CD

Former HALFORD/current PAINMUSEUM guitarist "Metal" Mike Chlasciak has issued the following update on his recent activities: "Two days ago I returned from the very, very — and I mean very — metal city of Gothenburg, Sweden where I recorded my guitars for the debut album from HAMMERFALL's Joacim Cans...

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TIM OWENS Defends ICED EARTH Guitarist Against Detractors

Ex-JUDAS PRIEST singer Tim Owens recently spoke to Electric Basement about the experience of singing for the veteran British heavy metal band and his decision to join ICED EARTH as the replacement for Matt Barlow. Asked about ICED EARTH mainman Jon Schaffer's reputation as someone who can be extreme...

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ICED EARTH Guitarist: 'TIM OWENS Is 10 Times The Singer ROB HALFORD Ever Was'

Ex-JUDAS PRIEST singer Tim Owens has told the Cleveland Scene that he has no hard feelings towards his former bandmates over their decision to reunite with his predecessor, vocalist Rob Halford. "I discussed it about five months before [the split happened], saying, 'Listen, if you're going to get [R...

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Ex-JUDAS PRIEST Singer TIM OWENS: 'I'm Rooting For ROB HALFORD'

Ex-JUDAS PRIEST frontman Tim "Ripper" Owens recently spoke to the U.K.'s Live 4 Metal about the split with his former bandmates and his decision to join ICED EARTH as the group's new vocalist. Asked how he snagged his new position, Owens said, "[ICED EARTH mainman] Jon [Schaffer] and I were talking...

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Former ENUFF Z'NUFF Singer Lines Up Solo Tour Dates

Donnie Vie (formerly of ENUFF Z'NUFF) will embark on his first set of solo tour dates in December and January. The trek will take him through Ohio and conclude on his home turf of Chicago, Illinois. The dates are as follows: Dec. 26 - Skully's – Columbus, OH Dec. 27 - Hi-Fi - Cleveland, OH ...

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SYSTEMATIC: New Rehearsal Spot, New Tunes In The Works

Tim Narducci, vocalist/guitarist of the San Francisco Bay Area metallers SYSTEMATIC, has posted the following message on the group's web site: "Hey friends!!! Long time no speak. Things have been in a different mode lately. We decided to pick up shop and move out to the Central Valley (Modesto, Ca.)...

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GRAHAM BONNET: Another Solo Gig Announced

Legendary vocalist Graham Bonnet (RAINBOW, MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP, ALCATRAZZ, IMPELLITTERI, BLACKTHORNE) will be appearing at Paladino's in Tarzana, California on Friday, January 23, 2004. The band lineup will be same as last time Bonnet played the venue (Howie Simon, Tim Luce, John Thomas and Stefa...

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SKRAPE Added To LIFE OF AGONY U.S. Tour

SKRAPE will be filling the opening slot on the upcoming LIFE OF AGONY/FLAW U.S. tour, which is slated to kick off in late January. Confirmed dates so far are as follows: Jan. 20 - Northern Lights - Albany, NY Jan. 21 - Trocadero - Philadelphia, PA Jan. 23 - Palladium - Worcester, MA Jan. 24 ...

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PLACE OF SKULLS Part Ways With WINO

Knoxville, Tennessee's PLACE OF SKULLS have officially parted ways with guitarist Wino (THE HIDDEN HAND, ex-SPIRIT CARAVAN, ST. VITUS, THE OBSESSED). The following is the band's official statement on the matter: "A year and a half ago, armed with an idea to bring together our styles and imagery to a...