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 - Intro00:56 - Tom's Story 01:20 - Tom Meeting Tim & Shows 03:15 - KK's Priest 04:43 - Held Hostage New Album07:30 - 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.comMental Health Charity website:https://www.nami.org/HomeChuck Shute website:http://chuckshute.comSupport the show