Vocalist TIM RIPPER OWENS is featured in a new interview with Robert Gray as part of a series at Ultimate-Guitar.com entitled Hit The Lights. An excerpt appears below:

Ultimate-Guitar.com: Could you provide some background information regarding Play My Game?

Tim Owens: "After I left ICED EARTH, we began talking about possibly arranging tracks for BEYOND FEAR's next album. The management thought it would be a great time for me to issue a solo album, so the wheels started turning. I started writing some music, and made some phone calls. The project began to come together, and all these great musicians guested upon Play My Game. We recorded the album in Los Angeles, and began the process roughly a year ago."

Ultimate-Guitar.com: Were there any lyrical topics upon Play My Game which you could explore that you possibly didn't have the opportunity to upon previous albums you've been a part of?

Tim Owens: "No. Play My Game's lyrics are really across the board. Once again, I think the album's lyrics are much like Beyond Fear, in that the album pretty much tackles every topic. Play My Game tackles many topics, whether it be losing a loved one, spaceships, the cover up of political scandals, or ex relationships. Whatever the topic might be, everything is really upon Play My Game. Play My Game has a song about cars, and a song about evil things in the shadows for example. Really, the album's lyrics are right across the board, and that's how I always write. I'm not a dungeons and dragons writer, and am not a writer that will write about extremely corny subjects all the time. I'm a writer that'll write about everything. Whatever comes to mind, and whatever I feel needs to be written about, I'll write about."

Read the whole interview at this location.