TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS Interviewed At SWEDEN ROCK Festival; Audio Available

June 29, 2009

Metal Express Radio conducted an interview with American heavy metal vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens's (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, BEYOND FEAR, ex-JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH) at the Sweden Rock festival in Sölvesborg, Sweden on June 6, 2009. The 10-minute chat is now available for streaming at this location.

Owens's setlist for the Sweden Rock performance was reportedly as follows:

01. Believe
02. Starting Over
03. The Ripper
04. Scream Machine
05. Burn In Hell
06. Save Me
07. The Shadows Are Alive
08. Death Race
09. To Live Again
10. The World Is Blind
11. Play My Game
12. It Is Me
13. One On One
14. The Green Manalishi (With The Two Pronged Crown)

Owens recently wrapped up a short European tour as the support act for HEAVEN & HELL.

Owens' backing band for the trek consisted of the following musicians:

Chris Caffery (SAVATAGE, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORHCESTRA) - Guitar
John Comprix (BEYOND FEAR, RINGWORM) - Guitar
David Ellefson (MEGADETH, F5) - Bass
Simon Wright (AC/DC, DIO) - Drums

"Play My Game", the first solo album from Tim "Ripper" Owens, sold around 800 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. (Note: Internet/digital sales **ARE** included in the SoundScan totals.) The CD landed at position No. 66 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new and developing artists, defined as those who have never appeared in the Top 100 of The Billboard 200.

"Play My Game" was released via SPV/Steamhammer. The offering consists of around a dozen brand-new tracks that Owens composed himself or together with renowned friends, such as Bob Kulick, Chris Caffery (SAVATAGE, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA),Mike Callahan (ex-EARSHOT) and John Comprix (BEYOND FEAR, RINGWORM).

Fan-filmed video footage of Owens's June 13, 2009 performance at this year's Download festival at Donington Park, United Kingdom can be viewed below.

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