MR

Posted: **Thu Feb 28, 2008 3:46 pm**

WOW!

It’s Official: Yngwie Taps Ripper Owens as New Singer

Rumors have been circulating for some time, but Guitar World has confirmed that Ripper Owens is indeed the new lead singer for Yngwie Malmsteen. Yngwie announced the news to the Guitar World staff today when he came to the magazine’s New York headquarters for an exclusive interview and photo shoot.

Malmsteen and Owens, who formerly fronted Judas Priest, are hard at work on a new CD, which is currently scheduled for a July release.

http://www.guitarworld.com/article/it_s ... new_singer

JACKPOT!!! WINNER!!!

Posted: **Thu Feb 28, 2008 3:53 pm**

july!!! wow,, thats getting after it ..

Posted: **Thu Feb 28, 2008 4:41 pm**

This news was announced yesterday on Yngwie's Official Website at www.yngwie.org.

He's been very tight lipped about the new album and his touring band until now. Came as a shock to me that Doogie White isn't singing with him any longer. It will be interesting to see what direction his music takes with "The Ripper" singing!

Posted: **Thu Feb 28, 2008 4:47 pm**

Yngwie really has had an awesome brigade of vocalists to work with him.

Posted: **Thu Feb 28, 2008 10:47 pm**

I'm really surprised that Yngwie picked Ripper. His style is a bit different than most of the vocalists that Yngwie has had in his band.

Posted: **Fri Feb 29, 2008 1:23 am**

hmmmm, this actually might be kinda cool, I can see it working.

Posted: **Fri Feb 29, 2008 5:42 am**

I really enjoyed Doogie's singing and I hope Rippen can do as good of a job as Doogie did.
I enjoy the instrumentals the most on Yngwie albums,, but as Prog mentioned above, Yngwie has had many good singers,,,,, starting with Jeff of course,,,,I think all of them that followed after all did a great job

Mark Boals
Joe Lynn Turner
Goran Edman
Mike Vescera
Mats Leven
and Doogie White

All great in my book!!!

Speaking of Yngwie's singers, I'm lookin forward to hear Mark Boals on the new Royal Hunt cd (out March 14th!)

Posted: **Fri Feb 29, 2008 5:57 am**

AND I just found out that Bjorn Englen, one of my buddys from Vaxjo,Sweden(where I went to college), is going to be playing bass for Yngwie!!!

Posted: **Fri Feb 29, 2008 6:01 am**

I just threw up in my mouth a little bit.

Lets hope it all works out well but Tim deserves better than this in my opinion.

Posted: **Fri Feb 29, 2008 7:04 am**

Behshad wrote:I really enjoyed Doogie's singing and I hope Rippen can do as good of a job as Doogie did.
I enjoy the instrumentals the most on Yngwie albums,, but as Prog mentioned above, Yngwie has had many good singers,,,,, starting with Jeff of course,,,,I think all of them that followed after all did a great job

Mark Boals
Joe Lynn Turner
Goran Edman
Mike Vescera
Mats Leven
and Doogie White

All great in my book!!!

Speaking of Yngwie's singers, I'm lookin forward to hear Mark Boals on the new Royal Hunt cd (out March 14th!)

Hey Behshad, how do you think this guy would do as an Yngwie singer?...
http://www.melodicrock.com/audio/SaintDeamon02.mp3
Found on this page...
http://www.melodicrock.com/showcase/sai ... brave.html

I'm not too fond of Ripper Owens

Posted: **Fri Feb 29, 2008 9:05 am**

iLex wrote:I'm not too fond of Ripper Owens

Me either Alex!!

Posted: **Fri Feb 29, 2008 9:14 am**

SunshineTwilight wrote:
iLex wrote:I'm not too fond of Ripper Owens

Me either Alex!!

Well,, I have full confidence in Yngwie, when it comes to choosing a singer (not much when it comes to keepin one though)...
I think eventually Yngwie will go for a full swedish line up,,,,, Patrick Johansson is a keeper for sure,,,, now if he can get Jens back on Keys and Goran Edman on Vox, he is all set!!!

MR

Yngwie teams up with Ripper Owens!

Yngwie teams up with Ripper Owens!