I am a big fan of the debut, and enjoyed "Fear No Evil" and "Rock You To Hell" as well. They were Spinal Tappish, but a fun band. Steve Grimmett was one of my favorite singers who was around at that time. The albums did get progressively weaker with each release,though.
As a side note, does anyone here have a good recording of that Headbangers Ball Halloween concert with Grim Reaper, Armored Saint and Helloween? If so,please private message me.I think it was shown on MTV in 1986. Thanks.
Howie
Grim Reaper Verdict?
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It's never foolish to like something partly for sentimental reasons. I'd guess we all do if we are honest with ourselves, especially when we get olderchatzial wrote:Call me a sentimental fool, but Grim Reaper and Tokyo Blade were among the first NWOBHM i listened to (back in 1984-1985) and they are still among my favorite bands.
I still care about albums like ATC's Cut in ice or TNT(Norwegian one)'s debut. Probably nostalgia plays a huge part in that - I was in my early teens when those came out and very impressionable.
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I am a huge fan of the first two Venom albums. Musically, Grim Reaper and Venom are quite different, but in my mind, they sort of fall into the same category as fun Heavy Metal bands. I always thought of Venom as what a band like Motley Crue should have been if they weren't so obviously lame. It was hard for British bands like those(Venom, Grim Reaper) not to get it right back then.
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Can't remember where I found it Howie, but there's a decent version available online - the crowd go absolutely nuts for them throughout. Try the usual searches.Cauldron_Born wrote:I am a big fan of the debut, and enjoyed "Fear No Evil" and "Rock You To Hell" as well. They were Spinal Tappish, but a fun band. Steve Grimmett was one of my favorite singers who was around at that time. The albums did get progressively weaker with each release,though.
As a side note, does anyone here have a good recording of that Headbangers Ball Halloween concert with Grim Reaper, Armored Saint and Helloween? If so,please private message me.I think it was shown on MTV in 1986. Thanks.
Howie