i grew up with "the ripper" in akron,ohio....he's 1 of the best metal singers of all time in my book.alot of people want 2 talk shit saying"he's no rob halford" and theyre right-he's not tryin 2 be,get in your car and go 2 "the rippers taphouse"-a bar in akron,ohio...when he's in town he jams there 4 his friends,family,and his fans.he's humble,personable,and an all around cool ass dude.tim "the ripper" owens is "heavy metal"
Tim Owens is a great singer. It's a shame that he'll be forever known as "the replacement singer" for not only Priest, but a myriad of other bands. He has an outstanding voice and deserves an indefinate position in a heavy metal band.
I just wish people would stop compaing him to Halford, just like people compare Ozzy to Dio. Ripper is a great singer in his own right.
@Highlander01 You are totally & fucking right dude, Tim no needs that fucking "Ripper "name"" to show what he can do, and I LOVE JUDAS, but we have to be honestly... u r right,,..
Rob Halford is the Frank Sinatra of the Metal, I don´t care If he is Gay He is the Real Metal God not This Poser A.K.A Tim "Rippmypants" owens...yipee kay yay motherfuckers !!!.
@The61769 I don't care if this man is gay or not, I only care his work. his work is better than ripper. facts: ripper: the two worst albums from judas priest (jugulator and demolition) a little iced earth... Halford: 40 years making good music YOU said: "Plus he's not gay.......lol". I think that the fascist homophobes like you are gays. OK TEEN?
@chaunavegante You can't blame Tim for Jugulator and Demolition, he wasn't involved in the songwriting. You gotta admit the vocals on both albums are pretty fucking awesome. I like Halfords work in Judas Priest a lot more too but I still think Ripper is a better singer.
@Pitaneko Halford is Judas Priest but.. Tim?, Who is tim? A great singer? ok but he is a subtitute also (his career is poor). now Halford is much older but If you put Tim in the era of screaming of vengeance Halford is more better singer.
don´t get me wrong..... halford is the metal god, the father and all that..... but is like balckmore and malmsteen.... malmsteen is far beyond him!...... halford never could sing painkiller well done.... or victim of changes....
What a success story! I love that guys voice. Not many people can hit those notes like he does. A true 1% of all metal singers. "Plus he aint gay!!!!"
In all seriousness though, Rob Halford was a awesome front man, regardless of his Sexual Persuasions. A bit of flamboyance makes for a good frontman, perfect example of that is Freddie Mercury.
"Plus, Tim ain't gay!" - Bigotry is ignorance and human indifference at it's darkest level and ultimately destructive to the progression of our human race. That is truly a pathetic and ignorant comment that was put/left in the video. I'd be very interested to know who's decision it was. Rob Halfords amazing vocal talent and revolutionary Metal performances and contributions to Metal are undoubtedly, to this day, legendary. Tim's were amazing as well & that's all it should've been about. ROCK ON!
Tim is my inspiration! One of his more recent bands, Beyond Fear, is totally amazing! Every fan of metal should look up the song "Scream Machine"! You have not lived until you have heard it ( yes it is ripper )
@ZachValkyrie IMHO they should've edited that bit out; while technically true it is totally irrelevant.
Also Rob Halford returned (kind of sad for Tim, especially considering the same thing happened to him with Iced Earth....great singer, but apparently also a good way to get your original singer back....)
Tim is a great story. Period.. Just like Scott Travis. Scott grew up with a old band mate of mine.. I found out later we were all connected. Just a cool story period..... Tim is an awesome singer.. you can not deny that that. I never saw him myself in VB but heard that he was good...better than 98% of the jerks that think they can sing JP... me being one of them....
Ripper's live performances were far from being perfect. But studio albums we kickin' ass. Rob with "Judas Is Rising" and "Nostradamus" gave no value to Judas Priest. He should have stayed with Halford project!
I don't know why people keep comparing Tim Owens version of painkiller now at his twenties or early thirties (not sure how old he is) to Rob's version now when he is older, I thnk a fair comparison would be Rob's version of the song when that song came out in the early nineties, when Rob was closer to Tim's age now, I think Rob sang the song a lot better than Tim, back on those days, and don't get me wrong, I love Tim's singing, he is phenomenal
Rippers fans from home made their comments, one said hemay be better (ok, future would tell) That dudes buddy said "Plus Tim isn't gay" Well, ya know what? Gay or not, Rob is STILL THE BEST FOR JUDAS PRIEST "EVER"!!!!
That's what I'm saying. Plus,being gay is NOT MY problem. That's between him and God. I'm not here to judge him. That's NOT MY job. That's Gods job. We all judge people whether we realize it or not. I TRY to catch myself and try NOT to do that. I've always loved Rob and Judas Priest. I happen to know Scott Travis, not REAL well, but I know him and Scott is from Virginia Beach, Virginia. I lived there for 12 years and met him only 99 million times. Well, keep banging your head bro.
Ripper holds NO candle to ROB! If Rob sucked on painkiller, then Tim wouldn't even make it to THAT grade! Rob is the original and will be NO ONE to do better. Gay or NO gay!
Hey, I respect your opinion, I really do. However, that's just me. That's how I feel. Don't get me wrong, I don't mean to downgrade ripper, I just appreaciate the original more, that's all. several years ago, a few friends & I went to see priest with Queensriech opening. Geoff Tate's vocals aren't what they used to be, while Robs still kicks up there, and Rob is older than Geoff.
You know what...... I saw blaze with Maiden play in a 1000 seat venue on the X Factor tour and they couldn't even sell it out. We left after Fear Factory and hearing Blaze butcher the shit out of Wrathchild. Granted, there are far worse cds than X Factor but it doesn't get much worse than the Angel and the Gambler.
Dreams do come true, but alas all dreams do come to an end. It's too bad he really is an amazing singer, Bullet Train is his best song. good luck to him.
Actually, kid, you stated REASONS for him being released from those bands, and both reasons were wrong. Tim was released from both bands because they reunited with their original vocalists. Your opinions may be yours to have, but stating fact as opinion and doing so in an insulting manner on a fan video makes you a troll. And by the way, Tim has an impressive following with both bands.
Ah, more abuse of the word troll. It doesn't surprise me, people of a low mental capacity with often revert to child insults to get their point across.
Yes, both groups reunited with their former vocalists because Owens was a failure in both. Impressive following!?! Are you on cocaine? Priest fans for the most part rejected him and Iced Earth fans despised his very presence.
Opinions are always relative, but the general concensus is he was a failure at bringing life to both bands.
Even Blaze Bayley had a following with Maiden. Priest fans did not reject Owens, they rejected the heavier sound. And Iced Earth fans remain divided into two camps. While Barlow DOES have the larger fan base, Ripper does retain his fans. Now, the word troll was not abused. you are someone who came to a fan video to insult its subject in a forum comprised mainly of said fans. That, in its very essence, makes you a troll.
The idea that posting negative comments on fan videos is trolling is common, but incorrect.
Jugulator and Demolition were ruined by Priests attemps to go for a more mallcore metal sound. Ripper wrote nothing on either, besides the embarassing Whats My Name?, which thankfully didn't make it onto the album. Priest didn't just lose a vocalist, they lost a songwriter.
And by the way, I am a Blaze fan, who is actually a great songwriter and not just a worthless cookie cutter tribute singer.
I never said Ripper wrote anything, and you agreed with me about Demolition and Jugulator (though the words were different). So, seems like this circle is closed. Thanks for the argument :) Was fun. And I mean that.
The reason I stated he did not write anything was in reference to when I posted about him being worthless to the bands themselves. If Ripper was actually doing something other than singing, if he was actually contributing, he may have been considered less expendable.
actually numb nuts your opinion dont mean shit and your a troll not to mention you wouldnt know talent if it bit you in your ass, jugulator or demolition were great albums and the reason they were great was tims power
Until you can define words such as troll, don't use them.
Tim's power? Let's see, he wrote NOTHING on either album, his screams were just an imitation of Halford's, and his gutteral singing was nu-inspired and pathetic.
You are stating opinion as if it's fact, which is ridiculous and makes you look like the moron you are.
How do you define 'technically superior'? I never denied he was a decent vocalist, nothing special, but still adequate. However, he could not replace Rob in Priest because HE CAN'T WRITE MUSIC. Therefore, Priest lost a singer and a songwriter.
I wasn't even comparing the two, but I will say that although less talented, Ripper probably has more personal integrity than Rob.
@ShadowOfTheWave dude, dont hate because i blast man loads on your mom's face, we all know you think your balls have dropped and you think you know a little sumthin about metal, but it is apperant you are a complete dumbass, tim may not be halford but he still rocks
Tim has got to be the most powerful singer in the whole world,,not bruce , not rob, not a man can come close to him,, Geoff n Kiske are up there with him,, but man what a hell of a voice,,,,just incredible,,
I sang lead vocals and fronted for a local band in Florida, our guitarist grew-up with Tim. He visited us at rehersal one evening to hangout and sang on our gear. I couldnt help notice how hard his vocals pushed the limit LEDS on our amps! PURE POWER ! this was mearly months before he got the J.P. Gig
I used to run sound for my friend's band back in the day and they opened for Winter's Bane/British Steel in the Erie, Cleveland, Buffalo area. Tim was always a very nice guy, and I thought he did Priest better than Halford. His voice was way more in control. Granted Rob wrote the stuff but Tim honed that shit in!
ROFL; was I the only one who found it ironically hilarious at the end when the announcer closes with "We'll be back with an old band with a new singer, Van Halen, when we return"
Back in the 80's some friends and myself used to drive an hour to Akron on Thursday's to see Tim's cover band Damage inc. at the Temple Tavern! They later changed their name to Brainicide. Dan Johnson was one of the guitar players in that band as well. His band introduced me to the music of Anthrax, Slayer, Megadeth! Moshing and stage diving for the first time, great memories! "Darkness falling, Kings of Steel collide"!!
Personally I'd rather listen to Ripper. Unfortunately, Priest had to jump on the reunion bandwagon. They should have kept Ripper and Rob should have stuck with Two. That was the most brilliant thing he did.
hahaha 7:22
HuberttXXX17 1 week ago
i grew up with "the ripper" in akron,ohio....he's 1 of the best metal singers of all time in my book.alot of people want 2 talk shit saying"he's no rob halford" and theyre right-he's not tryin 2 be,get in your car and go 2 "the rippers taphouse"-a bar in akron,ohio...when he's in town he jams there 4 his friends,family,and his fans.he's humble,personable,and an all around cool ass dude.tim "the ripper" owens is "heavy metal"
theripper9 1 month ago 2
Ripper Owens is to music like Rocky is to Boxing!
ImPacman 2 months ago
GREAT SINGER, 2 ALBUMS WITH HIM IN PRIEST ARE AWESOME !!!!!!
LEFF21 2 months ago
great video. this guy has an amazing voice. i have jugulator on cd, good album. any of you lot wish you could sing this well.
metalusuk 3 months ago
Tim's God! I want him back in Priest! He's a great musician.
Watch 7:23 " ......... plus Tim ain't gay"
NuclearAssault2 3 months ago
If Tim can sing British Steel in standard 440 E tuning, then he can in Judas Priest. That D tuned crap ruined the classic sound!
ZackT618 3 months ago
@ZackT618 i thing is because they wanted to sound more brutal its sound different (:
abuhola8 3 months ago
What a great story, I mean who would ever think that could happen? Sure he's not Rob...but so what, who is?
mulehead126 4 months ago
5:51 absolutely ridiculous note right there
goodygoody23 5 months ago
At 3:08, where they show Halford singing Riding on the Wind it's from the album, because he didn't sing it that high on the Live in Memphis show.
Metalfavs 5 months ago
Ripper is a cool dude. But he is not Rob. Ripper is perfect though for Charred Walls.
fullstack2 5 months ago
my mom went to school with him xD
tylermckeny 6 months ago
Tim raped Priest! GRRRRRRRRRR!!!!
HarryPotter87 7 months ago
Tim Owens is a great singer. It's a shame that he'll be forever known as "the replacement singer" for not only Priest, but a myriad of other bands. He has an outstanding voice and deserves an indefinate position in a heavy metal band.
I just wish people would stop compaing him to Halford, just like people compare Ozzy to Dio. Ripper is a great singer in his own right.
Highlander01 8 months ago 13
@Highlander01 You are totally & fucking right dude, Tim no needs that fucking "Ripper "name"" to show what he can do, and I LOVE JUDAS, but we have to be honestly... u r right,,..
darkbatt 8 months ago
I liked him better with Iced Earth
EpicMetalTime 9 months ago
oh my GOD what a high note 6:08
mickiew4 9 months ago
The movie 'Rock Star' was based on the Tim Owens/Judas Priest scenario.
justentime77 9 months ago 3
@justentime77 That's the vibe I'm picking up haha I was about to ask about that.
goodygoody23 6 months ago
@justentime77 damn i never knew that
DX231 6 months ago
Man In the box!
valdivia562 9 months ago
I don't care what people say, Ripper Owens is a kick ass singer! He may not be the real Rob Halford, but he is fucking great
HeadBangerAust 9 months ago 13
Anyone notice that loser who goes "Tim ain't gay" looks like Vlad the Impaler?
Iansdaddy9 11 months ago
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xRockandMetalx 1 year ago
winter's bane album is better than most judass albums.
agentsteel33 1 year ago
Wow owens dreams came true,what an asshole...
we have to dee tto the future Halford got old and tim is now 43 and still got a better voice than halford.
but i think the hard guitar fits better to tims raw voice.
face the truth: TIM OWENS KICKS ASS MADAFUCKERS!!!!!!!!!!!!
SRBmadafaker 1 year ago
Rob Halford is the Frank Sinatra of the Metal, I don´t care If he is Gay He is the Real Metal God not This Poser A.K.A Tim "Rippmypants" owens...yipee kay yay motherfuckers !!!.
kingcoapa 1 year ago
@kingcoapa Owens a poser? Are you on crack or something? I bet you don't even know what "poser" really means.
xRockandMetalx 1 year ago
5 Imbeciles do not like Tim Ripper ... Too bad ... should not assume anything Heavy Metal.
0212198721 1 year ago
"Plus Tim ain't gay!"
Lol'd so hard.
bebop900 1 year ago 2
What a truly amazing life he has lead. Tim is a brillaint sinnger and I liked him all the way. He kicks ass and hold no punches. He is so cool!!
paulwall1981 1 year ago
I had no idea before that the movie Rock Star with MArk Wahlberg was based on Tim's experience
Hammersmashed68 1 year ago
6:08 = instant boner.
god DAMN what a note. I'd for sure hire him for my band. we just need to get him to audition for us
mickiew4 1 year ago
Anyone notice that douchebag who said "Tim ain't gay" looks like Vlad the Impaler?
Iansdaddy9 1 year ago 2
why the hell is his roomate absessed with his chest lol
dokken447 1 year ago
@dokken447 Lol, that was a weird comment haha.
TheHeavyMetald00d 1 year ago
@TheHeavyMetald00d it sure was
dokken447 1 year ago
I don't like this video and the film rock star. This is an insult to Halford, and now he is the leader of Judas Priest, AGAIN OK?
chaunavegante 1 year ago
@chaunavegante
It's far from an insult and Halford likes and respects Rippers work with Priest and Ripper as a singer in his other work. Plus he's not gay.......lol
The61769 1 year ago
chaunavegante 1 year ago
@chaunavegante
you're gay
The61769 1 year ago
@chaunavegante You can't blame Tim for Jugulator and Demolition, he wasn't involved in the songwriting. You gotta admit the vocals on both albums are pretty fucking awesome. I like Halfords work in Judas Priest a lot more too but I still think Ripper is a better singer.
Pitaneko 1 year ago
@Pitaneko Halford is Judas Priest but.. Tim?, Who is tim? A great singer? ok but he is a subtitute also (his career is poor). now Halford is much older but If you put Tim in the era of screaming of vengeance Halford is more better singer.
chaunavegante 1 year ago
@chaunavegante ok I see your point :)
Pitaneko 1 year ago
@chaunavegante haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
don´t get me wrong..... halford is the metal god, the father and all that..... but is like balckmore and malmsteen.... malmsteen is far beyond him!...... halford never could sing painkiller well done.... or victim of changes....
himoJ 1 year ago
Hey, what is the name of the song @1:50?
zavieri 1 year ago
@zavieri That would be "Wages Of Sin", by Winter's Bane.
DesertRacer75 1 year ago
rock star the movie...........
pucka1 1 year ago
rIIPPEERRRR
jordanstapleton 1 year ago
so robs gay so fucking whatttttttttttt dick he is the metal god get over it
pucka1 1 year ago 4
Love this vid, now I'm going to watch Rockstar!
carouselcarouse 1 year ago 2
Mom in the front row, That is sooo kool. Dreams really do happen :-) We love ya Timmy.
jimlbw71 1 year ago 2
lol how spinal tap does kk look
nastymonster 1 year ago
my respect for tis man he is my fav singer and will be long live and voice to mister tim owens i hope someday back to iced earth
kyrieleisson81 1 year ago
Instant Hard-on at 6:07
god damn that high note is awesome
mickiew4 1 year ago
What a success story! I love that guys voice. Not many people can hit those notes like he does. A true 1% of all metal singers. "Plus he aint gay!!!!"
ShannonMacri1 1 year ago
what ever happend to hot 80-90's hot chicks
brucekirk89 1 year ago
@brucekirk89 ...yeah i know...those women that when you were little you thought ''when i grow up i want that''
queenmcsleaze 10 months ago
he's great performing judas priest old songs live.
diogotomediogo 1 year ago 2
"Plus Tim aint gay!" - Funny comment.
In all seriousness though, Rob Halford was a awesome front man, regardless of his Sexual Persuasions. A bit of flamboyance makes for a good frontman, perfect example of that is Freddie Mercury.
mixmmick 1 year ago
"Plus, Tim ain't gay!" - Bigotry is ignorance and human indifference at it's darkest level and ultimately destructive to the progression of our human race. That is truly a pathetic and ignorant comment that was put/left in the video. I'd be very interested to know who's decision it was. Rob Halfords amazing vocal talent and revolutionary Metal performances and contributions to Metal are undoubtedly, to this day, legendary. Tim's were amazing as well & that's all it should've been about. ROCK ON!
SamusLife 1 year ago
FANTASTIC STORY....WHAT A DREAM...
Thanks Judas Priest!
hitman802 1 year ago 2
hahaha! "plus tim ain't gay" those two guys look like jason lee.
latterlort 1 year ago 2
he is the through instrument of heavy metal!
yuceataturk 1 year ago
haha i seen an interview where scott travis said he had a "friend" who knew tim owens, the lying bastard. i bet he was nailin that chick.
dayiiv 1 year ago
lotto winner!!!!!
MrROTT41 1 year ago
haha, i lol'd when the dude mentioned Van Halen at the end xD
xtwwrestling123 1 year ago
Tim's sister-in law is hot!
DanteSteel 1 year ago
hey man awesome shit upping this. anyone else like me love to see these gems arise from history?
thanks man
Hazza747 1 year ago
Tim is my inspiration! One of his more recent bands, Beyond Fear, is totally amazing! Every fan of metal should look up the song "Scream Machine"! You have not lived until you have heard it ( yes it is ripper )
KevinCleon 1 year ago
he did a damn good job with iced earth, and hes doing a damn good job with yngwie
dethdakiller0 1 year ago
related video was filmed the same night, same place youtube com/user/WilbePat?feature=mhw5
WilbePat 1 year ago
i wanna know what that song is at 1:50 its awesome
RyanTF2 1 year ago
"Plus Tim's not gay!"
Seriously, what the FUCK!?!
ZachValkyrie 1 year ago 69
@ZachValkyrie i actually lolled when he said that. that guy saying that with that moustache? hahaahhaa
dayiiv 1 year ago
@ZachValkyrie IMHO they should've edited that bit out; while technically true it is totally irrelevant.
Also Rob Halford returned (kind of sad for Tim, especially considering the same thing happened to him with Iced Earth....great singer, but apparently also a good way to get your original singer back....)
zebionic 1 year ago
@ZachValkyrie AFAIK technically true, but also totally irrelevant.
The fact that Rob Halford is gay isn't news to anyone who cares about the band. What do these people want
zebionic 1 year ago
@ZachValkyrie haha
suckmyassitsmells 1 year ago
@ZachValkyrie But Tim's Hero and Idol is GAY!!
doacarnage 1 year ago
@ZachValkyrie Lol... that's not cool... Rob Halford rules, with all the respect to tim he ain't no rob halford
SuperHairyDick 6 months ago
whats the song at 3:36
SR2848 1 year ago
Tim is a great story. Period.. Just like Scott Travis. Scott grew up with a old band mate of mine.. I found out later we were all connected. Just a cool story period..... Tim is an awesome singer.. you can not deny that that. I never saw him myself in VB but heard that he was good...better than 98% of the jerks that think they can sing JP... me being one of them....
twbastian 2 years ago
fuck!! yeahh!! this man is the expample that the dreams come true!!! yeah!!
vinceneil6665 2 years ago 25
Ripper's live performances were far from being perfect. But studio albums we kickin' ass. Rob with "Judas Is Rising" and "Nostradamus" gave no value to Judas Priest. He should have stayed with Halford project!
nubirski 2 years ago
I don't know why people keep comparing Tim Owens version of painkiller now at his twenties or early thirties (not sure how old he is) to Rob's version now when he is older, I thnk a fair comparison would be Rob's version of the song when that song came out in the early nineties, when Rob was closer to Tim's age now, I think Rob sang the song a lot better than Tim, back on those days, and don't get me wrong, I love Tim's singing, he is phenomenal
dnvnluna 2 years ago
"Plus Tim ain't gay!!"
That's the most awesome, redneck-ish comment ever.
Wyndrax 2 years ago 2
Rippers fans from home made their comments, one said hemay be better (ok, future would tell) That dudes buddy said "Plus Tim isn't gay" Well, ya know what? Gay or not, Rob is STILL THE BEST FOR JUDAS PRIEST "EVER"!!!!
yucchhiiowwee 2 years ago
@yucchhiiowwee When does being gay matter when you sing like Rob. In Judas Priest.
metalskull100 2 years ago
That's what I'm saying. Plus,being gay is NOT MY problem. That's between him and God. I'm not here to judge him. That's NOT MY job. That's Gods job. We all judge people whether we realize it or not. I TRY to catch myself and try NOT to do that. I've always loved Rob and Judas Priest. I happen to know Scott Travis, not REAL well, but I know him and Scott is from Virginia Beach, Virginia. I lived there for 12 years and met him only 99 million times. Well, keep banging your head bro.
yucchhiiowwee 2 years ago
I imagine that people would say the same thing if Rob was the one who was replacing Tim. Sorry, but TWO was the best thing Halford ever did.
Iansdaddy9 2 years ago
If TWO is your favorite band with Rob, that's fine, I respect that. I never really got into TWO. I liked "FIGHT" and "HALFORD"
yucchhiiowwee 2 years ago
Oh, come on. His live performance of Painkiller is just pathetic.
Wyndrax 2 years ago
Ripper holds NO candle to ROB! If Rob sucked on painkiller, then Tim wouldn't even make it to THAT grade! Rob is the original and will be NO ONE to do better. Gay or NO gay!
yucchhiiowwee 2 years ago 2
Compare ANY live performance of Rob to any live performance of Ripper.
Seriously, Rob's Painkiller is laughably bad.
Wyndrax 2 years ago
Hey, I respect your opinion, I really do. However, that's just me. That's how I feel. Don't get me wrong, I don't mean to downgrade ripper, I just appreaciate the original more, that's all. several years ago, a few friends & I went to see priest with Queensriech opening. Geoff Tate's vocals aren't what they used to be, while Robs still kicks up there, and Rob is older than Geoff.
yucchhiiowwee 2 years ago
agreed. it's sad.
Iansdaddy9 2 years ago
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Tmcalis108 2 years ago
You know what...... I saw blaze with Maiden play in a 1000 seat venue on the X Factor tour and they couldn't even sell it out. We left after Fear Factory and hearing Blaze butcher the shit out of Wrathchild. Granted, there are far worse cds than X Factor but it doesn't get much worse than the Angel and the Gambler.
Iansdaddy9 2 years ago
Dreams do come true, but alas all dreams do come to an end. It's too bad he really is an amazing singer, Bullet Train is his best song. good luck to him.
denmalski 2 years ago
Dreams do come true. If you're a kickass singer who can completely tear apart any and every song on earth.
Wyndrax 2 years ago
00:43 he looks like tom brady with a rounder face
mickiew4 2 years ago
"Plus, he's not gay"
hahahahaaha!!!!!
that made me giggle
Valcarion 2 years ago
wow i remember this episode of mtv news when it originally aired! thanks for uploading =)
knowur10sand18s 2 years ago
he was the shit with priest but i will miss the iced earth stuff more
ghostriderjoemomma 2 years ago
Does anyone know why he left Priest?
007Mechanix 2 years ago
because halford came back right before angel of retribution was released, and tim went to iced earth and rulded matt barlows ass
ghostriderjoemomma 2 years ago
@ghostriderjoemomma
Oh, thanks for the info.
007Mechanix 2 years ago
Tim didn't leave Priest, he is an untalented leech who has been fired from two bands after they released he was nothing but voice.
He cannot write lyrics, have you heard What's My Name? Embarassing.
ShadowOfTheWave 2 years ago
wrong.
xxxspidermetal 2 years ago
Actually, it's called opinion, therefore statements like right and wrong do not apply.
ShadowOfTheWave 2 years ago
Actually, kid, you stated REASONS for him being released from those bands, and both reasons were wrong. Tim was released from both bands because they reunited with their original vocalists. Your opinions may be yours to have, but stating fact as opinion and doing so in an insulting manner on a fan video makes you a troll. And by the way, Tim has an impressive following with both bands.
xxxspidermetal 2 years ago
Ah, more abuse of the word troll. It doesn't surprise me, people of a low mental capacity with often revert to child insults to get their point across.
Yes, both groups reunited with their former vocalists because Owens was a failure in both. Impressive following!?! Are you on cocaine? Priest fans for the most part rejected him and Iced Earth fans despised his very presence.
Opinions are always relative, but the general concensus is he was a failure at bringing life to both bands.
ShadowOfTheWave 2 years ago
Even Blaze Bayley had a following with Maiden. Priest fans did not reject Owens, they rejected the heavier sound. And Iced Earth fans remain divided into two camps. While Barlow DOES have the larger fan base, Ripper does retain his fans. Now, the word troll was not abused. you are someone who came to a fan video to insult its subject in a forum comprised mainly of said fans. That, in its very essence, makes you a troll.
xxxspidermetal 2 years ago
The idea that posting negative comments on fan videos is trolling is common, but incorrect.
Jugulator and Demolition were ruined by Priests attemps to go for a more mallcore metal sound. Ripper wrote nothing on either, besides the embarassing Whats My Name?, which thankfully didn't make it onto the album. Priest didn't just lose a vocalist, they lost a songwriter.
And by the way, I am a Blaze fan, who is actually a great songwriter and not just a worthless cookie cutter tribute singer.
ShadowOfTheWave 2 years ago
I never said Ripper wrote anything, and you agreed with me about Demolition and Jugulator (though the words were different). So, seems like this circle is closed. Thanks for the argument :) Was fun. And I mean that.
xxxspidermetal 2 years ago
The reason I stated he did not write anything was in reference to when I posted about him being worthless to the bands themselves. If Ripper was actually doing something other than singing, if he was actually contributing, he may have been considered less expendable.
ShadowOfTheWave 2 years ago
actually numb nuts your opinion dont mean shit and your a troll not to mention you wouldnt know talent if it bit you in your ass, jugulator or demolition were great albums and the reason they were great was tims power
ghostriderjoemomma 2 years ago
Until you can define words such as troll, don't use them.
Tim's power? Let's see, he wrote NOTHING on either album, his screams were just an imitation of Halford's, and his gutteral singing was nu-inspired and pathetic.
No, your opinion don't mean shit.
ShadowOfTheWave 2 years ago
Hahahah you don't know much about music, do you?
Ripper is technically superior to Halford, whether you like or not.
Wyndrax 2 years ago
You are stating opinion as if it's fact, which is ridiculous and makes you look like the moron you are.
How do you define 'technically superior'? I never denied he was a decent vocalist, nothing special, but still adequate. However, he could not replace Rob in Priest because HE CAN'T WRITE MUSIC. Therefore, Priest lost a singer and a songwriter.
I wasn't even comparing the two, but I will say that although less talented, Ripper probably has more personal integrity than Rob.
ShadowOfTheWave 2 years ago
@ShadowOfTheWave dude, dont hate because i blast man loads on your mom's face, we all know you think your balls have dropped and you think you know a little sumthin about metal, but it is apperant you are a complete dumbass, tim may not be halford but he still rocks
ghostriderjoemomma 1 year ago
Tim has got to be the most powerful singer in the whole world,,not bruce , not rob, not a man can come close to him,, Geoff n Kiske are up there with him,, but man what a hell of a voice,,,,just incredible,,
metalstarscream 2 years ago
I was lucky enough to see many of Tim's shows when he was in the band "Seattle". Nice guy and very talented.
vistastanggt 2 years ago
@vistastanggt
You saw Tim live back in the days? Lucky, I believe he is a very talented guy.
007Mechanix 2 years ago
yep, got to talk to him at one of his shows right after it was announced he was singing for Priest. He was very humble about it.
vistastanggt 2 years ago
I sang lead vocals and fronted for a local band in Florida, our guitarist grew-up with Tim. He visited us at rehersal one evening to hangout and sang on our gear. I couldnt help notice how hard his vocals pushed the limit LEDS on our amps! PURE POWER ! this was mearly months before he got the J.P. Gig
constantinosbassman 2 years ago
You'r e talking about Tommy McA.... He's an 'ol friend as is Tim... Ah the memories!
MrLoud1 2 years ago
Yep T - Bone / Stage name.I sure do miss Tommy, We hads some great gigs N a few cocktails too LOL.
I'm gonna send youa video to your Channel an Original I wrote the Lyrics for Tommy and Bobby ( bass ) did the music
constantinosbassman 2 years ago
I am still kick'n! LOL
Tmcalis108 2 years ago
Dino?
Tmcalis108 2 years ago
"Plus Tim ain't gay.."
Lol.
Paripovich 2 years ago
he looks like a realy nice guy
fenixmaker 2 years ago 2
The movie Rockstar is based on this video..
so Rockstar is based on true events..
sweet.
beersexandmetal 2 years ago
7:20 "Plus Tim Ain't Gay" hahahaha LOL
ericthemidgetdoll 2 years ago
You motherfucker, I was about to comment the same thing.
Wyndrax 2 years ago
yeh the guy that said plus Tim aint gay was just stupid , its about the Music Rob is a Metal God and Time is aslo both Amazing Singers!!
TheRipperUK 2 years ago 4
I used to run sound for my friend's band back in the day and they opened for Winter's Bane/British Steel in the Erie, Cleveland, Buffalo area. Tim was always a very nice guy, and I thought he did Priest better than Halford. His voice was way more in control. Granted Rob wrote the stuff but Tim honed that shit in!
mwadevilg 2 years ago
Tim's mom is the best
Nuada425 2 years ago 4
"dreams do come true"
NICE
mandrillow1 2 years ago 3
ROFL; was I the only one who found it ironically hilarious at the end when the announcer closes with "We'll be back with an old band with a new singer, Van Halen, when we return"
RuneScapeAsylum 2 years ago
I just found this on my old vhs and was going to post it..Glad to see this up.
DanteSteel 2 years ago
lmao plus tim ain't gay fucking great!
Metaljonus4020 2 years ago
Fuck that guy who said Tim aint gay
Drummerthatismetal 2 years ago 4
You want Tim to be gay, lol? xD
densomtarhanhar 2 years ago
wich the song at 1:50???
Juan6Meses 2 years ago
Wages of Sin
DX231 2 years ago
"Plus Tim aint gay" - Can't stop watching that xD Has nothing against gays though and I think that old man must be stupid.
kranen1 2 years ago 3
Halford and ripper are both GREAT singers
BenjaminBregg77 2 years ago 2
halford and owens are both great
savalegions 2 years ago 4
How cool...
It looks like this real life story is what "Rock Star" with Mark Walberg was based on (entirely).
deimosghost 2 years ago
halford is 1,000 better then ripper :)
metalmadtom 2 years ago 4
they are both different
Tim is good but what annoying is only when he imitate Rob's manner.
When he sings his own manner (like Lost and Found or his 2009 solo album) it's deliver.
Rob got whole abyss of feeling behind his singing. That's called talent.
moscowmilano 2 years ago
Ripper is 1,000 times better than Halford.
Thanks Ripper for comming to Mexico
icarusxx7 2 years ago
"Plus Tim ain't gay!!"
...Douchebag.
peacockfilletsteak 2 years ago 19
@peacockfilletsteak Agreed. What a fucking hick!
justentime77 1 year ago
@peacockfilletsteak Seriously, look at that guy - he's a closest case himself.
adisharr 1 year ago
Agreed...Why did MTV leave that in there? BTW: One thing Tim ain't got.....stage presence.
arodz21 1 year ago
"you get the playboy channel on the bus" wow... way to go tim.
artica133 2 years ago
Back in the 80's some friends and myself used to drive an hour to Akron on Thursday's to see Tim's cover band Damage inc. at the Temple Tavern! They later changed their name to Brainicide. Dan Johnson was one of the guitar players in that band as well. His band introduced me to the music of Anthrax, Slayer, Megadeth! Moshing and stage diving for the first time, great memories! "Darkness falling, Kings of Steel collide"!!
jamin2kiss 2 years ago
"plus Tim Aint Gay".....WTF!!!!!!,,, how homophobic is cleeveland
shenmue15654 2 years ago
yeah thats fucking retarded. who gives a shit if he is gay. he is the metal god
Kurogasa55 2 years ago
haha hell yeh , Rob motherfuking Halford invented modern metal
shenmue15654 2 years ago
Are you guys fucking serious?? Ripper is an OK singer but there is no way he's better than Halford!!
suicidalfailuretx 2 years ago
Fun to see this after "Rock Star".
tjcobra666 2 years ago 4
Personally I'd rather listen to Ripper. Unfortunately, Priest had to jump on the reunion bandwagon. They should have kept Ripper and Rob should have stuck with Two. That was the most brilliant thing he did.
Iansdaddy9 2 years ago
"plus Tim aint gay" lol rednecks
Lunghamer 2 years ago
tim is in the clost fag lol
924forlife 2 years ago
go to tims my space where youll see pics of his wife and kids. TIM IS A GODDAMNED GREAT SINGER! DEAL W/IT!
bobisdark 2 years ago
very cool guy and much,much better vocalist than halford
adamvmax 2 years ago
Yeahh.. but his vocal is also unique..
Miralemm001 2 years ago
props to tim owens.
HOWEVER....
rob halford's vocals are UNTOUCHABLE.
john123wayne 2 years ago 3