Tim Ripper Owens

Owens was born on September 13, 1967, in Akron, Ohio. He graduated from Kenmore High School in 1985.\n', '

Owens began his musical career as the singer for Brainicide, a thrash metal band based in his home town of Akron, Ohio. However, the band split up shortly after recording a demo tape titled "Damage Daze" in 1990. Prior to joining Judas Priest in 1996, Owens fronted a band called Winter\'s Bane, with whom he recorded an album called Heart of a Killer in 1993. He was most prominent in his role as the frontman of Judas Priest tribute band British Steel, named after the Judas Priest album, although the bands Winter\'s Bane and British Steel were actually one and the same. The band would often open their shows as Winter\'s Bane in order to introduce the audience to their original material. After finishing their original set, they would then take a break, which included a wardrobe change…