Journey and Judas Priest

What do these two seemingly disparate mega bands have in common? They’ve both hired a lead singer from a respective tribute band, that’s what! Filipino singer Arnel Pineda was spotted performing Journey songs with his band The Zoo on YouTube by Journey guitarist Neal Schon and has been picked to assume frontman duties and join the band in the studio for recording of their 2008 release.
(After the departure of lead singer Rob Halford, Judas Priest hired Tim ‘Ripper’ Owens—who led the Priest tribute band British Steel—in 1996. His story was the basis for the Mark Wahlberg film Rock Star aka Metal God.)