Judas Priest/Iced Earth singer Tim “Ripper” Owens is hard to keep up with, but C-Notes is trying to stay abreast: We’ve learned that Ripper recently recorded a tribute to slain Pantera/Damageplan guitarist Dimebag Darrell Abbott, with some other metal heavyweight: Shadows Fall drummer Jason Bittner and former Megadeath bassist David Ellefson. The song is slated for a tribute album. Checkout out a sample online at MySpace.com/dimetrack. It’s a crusher. …
This article appears in Mar 19-25, 2008.