TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS: Split With ICED EARTH Is 'What I Needed' - [Blabbermouth Metal News]

2007-12-20 05:00:01
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Singer Tim "Ripper" Owens has released a statement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET regarding his surprising departure from ICED EARTH three months after the release of the group's latest album, "Framing Armageddon - Something Wicked Part I".

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