A short audio sample of the track
"Scream Machine", taken from
BEYOND FEAR's upcoming self-titled debut album, has been posted online at
www.timripperowens.com (audio comes on once the page loads).
BEYOND FEAR features in its ranks former
JUDAS PRIEST and current
ICED EARTH frontman
Tim "Ripper" Owens alongside guitarist
John Comprix (
SPAWN,
13 FACES),
Dennis Hayes (ex-
WINTERS BANE,
SEVEN WITCHES) on bass,
Dwane Bihary (
MISSING SKIN) on rhythm guitar, and drummer
Eric Elkins (
CRYPTKICKER,
ALL YOU FEAR).
"Beyond Fear" is scheduled for release on May 9 (one day earlier internationally) via
SPV Records. The CD was recorded at the legendary
Morrisound Studios in Tampa, Florida, under the direction of producer
Jim Morris. The album consists of fourteen haunting metal numbers, which, according to
Owens, "show unmistakably where my musical roots lie: in the classic heavy metal of the Eighties. However, I've transported that traditional metal style into the present, lending it its own touch."