Grim Reaper

Grim Reaper's introduction to the metal scene is found on the classic 1981 compilation Heavy Metal Heroes with their dark, very NWOBHM-sounding "The Reaper", easily one of the top tracks on that album, albeit not really sounding a lot like their later material. Eventually they signed to tiny Ebony Records, by which time they had recruited a new vocalist in Steve Grimmett and had adopted a more mainstream metal style. Somehow their debut album, See You In Hell, attracted the interest of the major label RCA, who eventually re-released the album and jump-started the band's career. They achieved remarkable success over the course of three albums despite never being exceptionally original (the album titles alone gives that away). By the late 80's the band was done, with Grimmett briefly seen in Onslaught and then spent some time in Lionheart, while guitarist Nick Bowcott achieved some fame writing guitar articles for various rock/metal magazines. Finally, Grimmett decided to resurrect the Grim Reaper name in 2006 with an all-new lineup (actually, his former solo backing band), and the band continued, officially as Steve Grimmett's Grim Reaper, until Grimmett's death in August 2022.

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