Grim Reaper Verdict?
- Divine Victim
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Grim Reaper Verdict?
Where do you lot stand on Grim Reaper?
Steve Grimmett has clearly got some potent pipes, and they have a few anthemic numbers, but overall they just grate on me - I have See You In Hell and Fear No Evil, but I can never listen through the whole records because their songwriting is so bland and repetitive, the lyrics suck, and there are hardly any good riffs. Every song is basically one big build up to an over-used chorus. Totally second rate band.
Is this just me or would others give them the thumbs down too?
Steve Grimmett has clearly got some potent pipes, and they have a few anthemic numbers, but overall they just grate on me - I have See You In Hell and Fear No Evil, but I can never listen through the whole records because their songwriting is so bland and repetitive, the lyrics suck, and there are hardly any good riffs. Every song is basically one big build up to an over-used chorus. Totally second rate band.
Is this just me or would others give them the thumbs down too?
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Re: Grim Reaper Verdict?
To put it short: I totally agree.Divine Victim wrote:Where do you lot stand on Grim Reaper?
Steve Grimmett has clearly got some potent pipes, and they have a few anthemic numbers, but overall they just grate on me - I have See You In Hell and Fear No Evil, but I can never listen through the whole records because their songwriting is so bland and repetitive, the lyrics suck, and there are hardly any good riffs. Every song is basically one big build up to an over-used chorus. Totally second rate band.
Is this just me or would others give them the thumbs down too?
"Rock You To Hell" is a slightly different affair though - not great either, but it's a decent 80's HardRockMetalAlbum with a slightly more developed sound and NOT your typical 3rd-album-failure. Was that a recommendation? I dunno.. probably not.
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1st album is great (title track, Liar, Wrath or the ripper, All hell let loose etc), it's second one that I find really boring, it basically tries to follow the recipe of the debut but without success. 3rd one is more melodic/commercial, not bad for what it is, but not for me.
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The first one is cool for a couple of great songs. I never checked the other albums.
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