The following report is by Billboard, published on August 16th:
Steve Grimmett, singer for long-running British heavy metal band Grim Reaper, has died at 62.
The news was shared on Monday (Aug. 15) in a Facebook post from Grimmett’s son, Russ, who wrote,
We can’t begin to put into words the current feelings. But as dad was so well known the news is starting to reach out earlier than we would have liked. Unfortunately, our dad passed away today and leaves a massive hole in the world and our hearts. We are utterly heartbroken
sleep tight dad. We we always love you xxx.
sleep tight dad. We we always love you xxx.The younger Grimmett, lead singer in the group Life of a Hero and the U.K. Bon Jovi tribute band Non Jovi, included a series of pics of his late rocker dad in action as part of his tribute. At press time no information was available about the cause of Grimmett’s death.
The singer’s wife, Millie, also paid tribute, writing,
This is the hardest thing I’ve ever had to write but it’s with a heavy & shattered heart to say that my beloved Steve died suddenly & unexpectedly on Monday 15th August. Wait for me my love. Until we are together again. Your Millie xxx.
Grim Reaper formed in Droitwich, England, in 1979 after winning a local battle of the bands, which landed them a contract with Ebony Records. Their debut album, See You in Hell, was released in 1983, with a lineup that featured iron-lunged screamer Grimmett on vocals, founding guitarist Nick Bowcott, bassist Dave Wanklin and drummer Lee Harris. The latter was replaced by drummer Mark Simon on the band’s 1985 follow-up, Fear No Evil, with RCA Records releasing 1987’s Rock You to Hell.
The band split in 1988, with Grimmett going on to front U.K. thrash metal band Onslaught on their 1989 album In Search of Sanity, and then recording four albums with the more melodic hard rock band Lionsheart in the 1990s and early 2000s. Grimmett re-formed Reaper as Steve Grimmett’s Grim Reaper in 2006 using musicians who performed in his solo band, who backed him on the 2007 solo album Personal Crisis. The band toured Europe extensively in the 2000s and recorded their first studio album in more than 30 years, 2016’s Walking in the Shadows, followed by 2019’s At the Gates.
Earlier this year, the band toured South America, but in June Grimmett posted a note to American fans lamenting that the band would be unable to make it back to the States due to limited club slots in the wake of the pandemic. Instead, he said, he would focus on his other passion, building and flying radio-controlled model airplanes.
According to Blabbermouth, Grimmett’s death came five years after he had his right leg partially amputated when an infected wound on his foot spread to the bones in his leg in the midst of the band’s South American tour.
AUTHOR COMMENTARY
Grim Reaper produced a song called “See You In Hell.” The lyrics are as follows:
See you in hell Can I make you an offer? You can't refuse I kept my eyes on you 'cause I tell you that you lose And you can come with me to a place you'll know so well And I will take you to the very gates of Hell See you in Hell my friend See you in Hell my friend See you in Hell my friend I'll see you in Hell See you in Hell my friend See you in Hell my friend See you in Hell my friend I'll see you in Hell, oh yeah, see you in Hell Your choice's up then how many sins can be yours At my kingdom final choice is yours You can take it any time that you need Next thing I'll borrow all you've got to do is bleed See you in Hell my friend See you in Hell my friend See you in Hell my friend I'll see you in Hell See you in Hell my friend See you in Hell my friend See you in Hell my friend I'll see you in Hell, oh yeah Come with me, I will take you down to the very depths of your soul And I'll make you burn See you, see you in Hell See you, see you Can I make you an offer? You can't refuse I kept my eyes on you 'cause I tell you that you lose And you can come with me to a place you'll know so well Like I told you at the very gates of Hell See you in Hell my friend See you in Hell my friend See you in Hell my friend I'll see you in Hell See you in Hell my friend See you in Hell my friend See you in Hell my friend I'll see you in Hell See you in Hell my friend See you in Hell my friend See you in Hell my friend I'll see you in Hell See you in Hell my friend See you in Hell my friend See you in Hell my friend I'll see you in Hell See you in Hell See you in Hell, see you
Hell and destruction are before the LORD: how much more then the hearts of the children of men?
Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.
Proverbs 15:11, 27:20
He wanted it, he got it. Trust me, he isn’t laughing and scorning now…
[7] Who goeth a warfare any time at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock? [8] Say I these things as a man? or saith not the law the same also? [9] For it is written in the law of Moses, Thou shalt not muzzle the mouth of the ox that treadeth out the corn. Doth God take care for oxen? [10] Or saith he it altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, this is written: that he that ploweth should plow in hope; and that he that thresheth in hope should be partaker of his hope. (1 Corinthians 9:7-10).
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Galatians 6:7 (KJV) Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.
Isaiah 14:9-11 (KJV) Hell from beneath is moved for thee to meet thee at thy coming: it stirreth up the dead for thee, even all the chief ones of the earth; it hath raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations. All they shall speak and say unto thee, Art thou also become weak as we? art thou become like unto us? Thy pomp is brought down to the grave, and the noise of thy viols: the worm is spread under thee, and the worms cover thee.
Excellent verses, Anthony.
Heavy Metal is brashly satanic.
False christians and ministers of Satan who masquerade as men of God (when in reality they’re not and are in bed with their mother the Vatican) they’re more subtle and insidious.
But these heavy metal groups are just obvious and in your face, although they’re not the true satanists.
Of all the rockstars that glorify death and Hell, Grim Reaper and Stephen Grimmett are or were the top five.
Their devilish heavy metal song from the 80s, See You In Hell, and they just repeat that lyric over and over again, that’s flat up mocking and provoking God to wrath!
I’m so thankful that the Lord has helped me get away from Heavy Metal, I was a Heavy Metal listening metal head since I was 14 years old, all thanks to the pentecostal cult building leading me astray, I used to watch the channel Fuse and I’d watch those devilish heavy metal shows Uranium hosted by that devilish harlot Juliya Chernetsky, and Uranium Classics (which was metal from the 70s, 80s, and 90s.) not anymore!
But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; but I will trust in thee.
Psalm 55:23
Terrific verse against the wicked, and it goes in conjunction with Proverbs 10:27, I think.
They either die young or they wind up badly aged and frail and live whatever’s left of their existence as a patient and soon they’re bed bound needing round the clock nursing care, and soon, dead.