Tim "Ripper" Owens (ex Judas Priest) & Tom Collier (Held Hostage)

Tim “Ripper” Owens is the former singer for Judas Priest who now sings for KK’s Priest, The Three Tremors and his own solo career. Tom Collier is the guitarist and singer for the band Held Hostage. The band has a new album out now with guest vocals from Tim. In this episode we discuss the new album, Covid boosters, Bolivian cocaine, mental health and more! I haven’t laughed this hard on a podcast in a while!

00:00 - Intro
00:56 - Tom's Story
01:20 - Tom Meeting Tim & Shows
03:15 - KK's Priest
04:43 - Held Hostage New Album
07:30 - New Songs & Production  on the Album
10:35 - New Song "Be a Man" & Manning Up
13:02 - New Song "Rise" and Suicide
15:55 - Raising Money and Songs About Veterans
17:58 - Joe Lynn Turner
18:33 - Tim's Sense of Humor
19:33 - Covid Vaccine Boosters & Testing
22:02 - Bolivian Cocaine
24:10 - Meet & Greets
25:23 - Seattle Cover Band & Chris Cornell
26:50 - Other Projects for Tim & Solo Career
29:24 - Mental Health Charity
29:55 - Outro

Held Hostage website:
https://www.heldhostageband.com/

Tim "Ripper" Owens website:
https://timripperowens.com

Mental Health Charity website:
https://www.nami.org/Home

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com

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