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Grim Reaper
12+ albums
heavy metalNWOBHMmetal80sbritish
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Grim Reaper were a British heavy metal band formed in 1979 in Droitwich, Worcestershire, by guitarist Nick Bowcott. The band experienced numerous line-up changes over the years, with frontman Steve Grimmett serving as the longest-standing member from 1982 to 1988 and again from 2006 until his death in 2022. Grim Reaper are best known for several of their 1980s songs, including the title tracks from their first three albums: "See You in Hell" (1983), "Fear No Evil" (1985), and "Rock You to Hell" (1987). These tracks gained renewed recognition in the 1990s through appearances on the television show Beavis and Butt-Head. The band disbanded in 1988 and later reformed in 2006 under the name Steve Grimmett's Grim Reaper due to legal disputes over the rights to the original band name. Under this name, they released two studio albums: "Walking in the Shadows" (2016) and "At the Gates" (2019), before disbanding following Grimmett’s death. Grim Reaper initially featured Paul de Mercado on vocals and recorded a demo tape titled "Bleed 'Em Dry". After gaining a following in northern England, the band attracted the attention of Heavy Metal Records, which included a re-recorded version of "The Reaper" on their 1981 compilation "Heavy Metal Heroes". Following the departure of the original line-up, Nick Bowcott recruited Dave Wanklin on bass, Lee Harris on drums, and Steve Grimmett on vocals. This line-up won a 1982 Battle of the Bands competition, earning studio time to record additional m
