Grim Reaper (band)

Grim Reaper
Grim Reaper live 2010
Background information
Also known as	Steve Grimmett's Grim Reaper
Origin	Droitwich Spa, England
Genres	Heavy metal
Years active	1979–1988 2006–2022
Labels	RCA Ebony Records
Past members	Nick Bowcott Dave Wanklin Lee Harris Kevin Neale Adrian Jacques Steve Grimmett Paul DeMercado Pete Newdeck Ritchie Walker Chaz Grimaldi Ian Nash Julian Hill Steve Grice
Website	grimreaperofficial.co.uk

Grim Reaper were a British heavy metal band from the new wave of British heavy metal era. The band was formed in 1979 in Droitwich, England, by guitarist Nick Bowcott,^[1] and there have been numerous lineup changes over the years, with frontman Steve Grimmett being the longest running member, from 1982 to 1988, then 2006 until his death in 2022. They are best known for several of their 1980s songs, including the respective title tracks from their first three albums: See You in Hell (1983), Fear No Evil (1985) and Rock You to Hell (1987); each of those songs gained notoriety in the 1990s for appearing on Beavis and Butt-Head.^[2] After disbanding in 1988, the band reformed in 2006 around Grimmett, and due to legal issues surrounding the rights to the original band name, they went by Steve Grimmett's Grim Reaper. Two albums under that name – Walking in the Shadows (2016) and At the Gates (2019) – were released before Grimmett died in 2022, after which the band disbanded again.