Later they were scheduled to play at the Play it Loud IV in Bologna, Italy, in September 2009. The band played the annual MetalBrew festival in London's Mill Hill on Saturday 18 July 2009. The "original" lineup of Grim Reaper (without Nick Bowcott) played the Keep It True VI festival in Lauda-Königshofen on 8 April 2006. In 2006, Eddie Trunk announced on Metal Mania that the band has reformed. Reunion and death of Grimmett (2006–2022) He also played in the band Barfly who recorded an album with Jack Ponti producing and Michael Wagener mixing for RCA records. Bowcott also worked with Marshall Amplification's United States division. Bowcott became a freelance music writer, and later staff contributor, for publications like Circus and Guitar World. Grimmett went on to front Onslaught and Lionsheart, as well as perform on several tribute albums. With the production of their fourth studio album (reportedly to be called Nothing Whatsoever to Do with Hell) about to start, another round of legal action from Ebony Records effectively dealt the death blow to Grim Reaper, subsequently disbanding in 1988. Even the major label distribution and popular video for the title track could not save the band. However, by this time Grim Reaper's melodic heavy metal sound had fallen out of favor as much of the metal market moved toward heavier fare like thrash metal and speed metal. The album was released directly through RCA Records in 1987. Legal battles with Ebony Records delayed the release of the band's third album Rock You to Hell by almost two years. Their 1985 follow-up, Fear No Evil, showed improvement on the production front and also enjoyed moderate success in both the United States and Europe. Their successful world tour included a support show at Texxas Jam playing to over 20,000 people. Grim Reaper soon became readily identifiable with Bowcott's guitar work and lead vocalist Steve Grimmett's head voice vocals. Commercial success, legal battles and breakup (1985–1988) The album was released in 1983 and was distributed worldwide through RCA Records. Grimmett was then the unofficial vocalist for Cheltenham's Chateaux, who were signed to Darryl Johnston's Ebony Records label, so he handed them the Grim Reaper demo tape, and the band was signed. This lineup won a 1982 Battle of the Bands competition featuring over 100 bands, winning studio time to demo new material. He recruited Dave Wanklin on bass, Lee Harris on Drums, and most importantly, Steve Grimmett on vocals. A positive write-up in the Kerrang! 'Armed & Ready' section preceded a breakup of the initial lineup, with only Nick Bowcott remaining. After developing a following in the northwest and Yorkshire they caught the attention of Heavy Metal Records, who added a re-recorded version of The Reaper to their 1981 compilation Heavy Metal Heroes from the demo. Their first album demo tape was called Bleed 'Em Dry and had an album's worth of material. The band formed in Worcestershire and initially featured Paul de Mercado on vocals. 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. 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. 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. The band was formed in 1979 in Droitwich, England, by guitarist Nick Bowcott, 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. Grim Reaper were a British heavy metal band from the new wave of British heavy metal era.
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