That it is. It's based on The rise to fame of Tim "Ripper" Owens, formerly of Judas Priest and current singer of Iced Earth. He was in a Priest cover band, among others. Priest's guitarist sister saw him perform live, liked what she saw, and set up an audition. Tim sang 1 verse before he was given the job. Be reminded that this was after Priest has been without a singer for 8 years! He held it for 6 years before Rob Halford came back. During that time he did multiple tours and 2 albums. He also did the vocals for Iced Earth's latest album, "The Glorious Burden". It was originally a favor, but eventually he joined the band. Another note: Judas Priest was originally involved with making the movie, but then backed out. And Owens never saw a dime for it either. Weird, huh?
Review of Rock Star
