


It went really well, and it was a lot of fun. Our rehearsal was only at the soundcheck. Nick: I was in America and happened to be on a business trip in Chicago when they played there, and three songs became the whole set. How did this reunion get started in the first place? Here we are at Sweden Rock Festival, and tonight you two will play the second show together since Grim Reaper broke up in the early 90s. had the pleasant task of talking with these two British gentlemen about Grim Reaper and several other topics. The legendary British metal band played at Sweden Rock -Festival in June 2015, where the original guitarist Nick Bowcott returned to the band ranks. However, since 2006 Grimmett has continued playing Grim Reaper material under the names of Steve Grimmett and Steve Grimmet’s Grim Reaper. When legal matters with the record label occurred in the early ’90s, the band was forced to call its quits, and the frontman Steve Grimmett joined the British thrash metal force Onslaught. Grim Reaper gained a cult following and had their greatest success in the 80s with the classic albums SEE YOU IN HELL, FEAR NO EVIL, and ROCK YOU TO HELL. Here’s our little tribute for Steve, a remake of interview we did with him and guitarist Steve Bowcott in Sweden, 2015. I will miss you more than words will ever say, love you bro xx”. It is with great sadness and a very heavy heart that I have to tell you all as many of you know him my very talented brother Steve Grimmett very sadly passed away today, my heart goes out to Millie his wife my Mum and Dad, Russell, Sami and Ethan. Steve’s passing was confirmed by his brother Mark Grimmett, who wrote on social media: “I don’t really know where to start so I guess I will just come right out with it. GRIM REAPER vocalist Steve Grimmett died on August 15’th 2022 at the age of 62.
