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Grim Reaper is a British heavy metal band from the NWOBHM style and era. The band was formed in 1979 in Droitwich, England, by Nick Bowcott.

They were signed to Darryl Johnston’s Ebony Records and their debut was “See You in Hell”. The album, with cover design by Garry Sharpe-Young, was released in 1984 and was distributed worldwide through RCA Records. Grim Reaper soon became readily identifiable with Bowcott’s skillful guitar work and singer Steve Grimmett’s not-always-quite-on-key banshee screams. Their successful world tour included a support shot at Texxas Jam playing to over 20,000 people. Their follow-up, 1985’s “Fear No Evil” showed improvement on the production front and also enjoyed moderate success in both the U.S. and Europe.

Legal battles with Ebony delayed the release of the band’s third album “Rock You to Hell” by almost 2 years. The album was released directly through RCA in 1987, again with a Garry Sharpe-Young cover design. However, by this time Grim Reaper’s melodic power metal sound had fallen out of favor as much of the metal market moved toward heavier fare like Thrash metal and Speed metal. Even the major label distribution and popular video for the title track could not save the band. With production on their fourth album (reportedly to be called “Nothing Whatsoever to do with Hell”) about to start, another round of legal action from Ebony effectively dealt the death blow to Grim Reaper.

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1		See You in Hell			183
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3		Fear No Evil			83
3		Lust for Freedom			83
5		Dead on Arrival			79
6		Now or Never			71
7		Never Coming Back			68
7		Run for Your Life			68
9		All Hell Let Loose			66
10		Suck It and See			58
10		Waysted Love			58
12		Wrath of the Ripper			52
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14		The Show Must Go On			48
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