Vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens (DIO DISCIPLES, ex-JUDAS PRIEST) has issued the following update:

"Me, solo unplugged metal and more, next Friday, Tap House, early all ages show, free, special guests playing as well! Need I say more? Ok, again; free all ages and early show. See me before I leave for Australia."

For info on The Tap House - located in Akron, OH - and updates go to this location. Watch for updates on Owens' Facebook page.

For the first time solo in Australia and New Zealand, Owens will perform Judas Priest classics, along with tracks from Dio, Iced Earth, Malmsteen, plus his own solo projects, on the following dates:

May

17 - Melbourne, Australia - The Hi Fi (with BLACK MAJESTY, PEGAZUS, BERSERKERFOX)
18 - Hobart - The Brisbane (with TYRANT, TABERAH)
19 - Brisbane - The Hi Fi (with INHAILED, MALAKYTE)
20 - Adelaide - Fowlers - All Ages (with DOUBLE DRAGON, UNIVERSUM, A MURDER OF CROWS, OCTANIC, RAVEN BLACK KNIGHT, MATTERHORN)
21 - Perth - Amplifier (with DIAMOND EYE, EMERALD CITY)
24 - Newcastle - The Cambridge (with CRIMZON LAKE, HAZMAT)
25 - Canberra - The Basement (with Hazmat, THE DEVILZWORK)
26 - Sydney- The Hi Fi (with Crimzon Lake, NORSE , Hazmat)
27 - Wollongong - The Patch (with Hazmat, NEKROFIEST)

June

1 - Wellington, New Zealand - Bodegas (with RAZORWYRE)
2 - Auckland, New Zealand - Kings Arms

Owens previously announced the following dates for his upcoming Metal Messiah European Tour 2012, with openers SANDSTONE:

September

7 - Kubox – Kuurne, Belgium
8 - Pit – Terneuzen, Holland
9 - Rond punt – Genk, Belgium
10 - Garage – Saarbrucken, Germany
11 - Schwarzer Adler – Egelsee, Germany
13 - Slowianin Club – Szczenin, Poland
14 - Sokolovna – Hranice, Czech Republic
15 - Klub Progjesa – Warsaw, Poland
17 - Piano Club – Trencin, Slovakia
18 - Coloseum – Kosice, Slovakia
19 - Crazy Mama – Budapest, Hungary
20 - DAOS – Timisoara, Romania
23 - Club RBF – Sofia, Bulgaria
24 - Gun Club - Belgrade, Serbia
25 - Viper Club – Wien, Austria
26 - Pekarna – Maribor, Slovenia
27 - Rock City – Uster, Switzerland

October

5 - Sala My way – Valladolid, Spain
6 - Sala La Hacienda – Pontevedra, Spain
9 - Blue Devils Bar - Arras, France