Stephen Grimmett (19 August 1959 – 15 August 2022) was a British singer who was the lead singer and frontman of the heavy metal band Grim Reaper. Of Grim Reaper's numerous lineups over the band's existence Grimmett was the sole consistent member from 1982 to 1988, then 2006 until his death in 2022. Outside of Grim Reaper, Grimmett has been associated with many other various metal-based acts/projects.
Since 2006, the band has made several successful appearances at festivals around Europe, including Keep It True, British Steel, Muskelrock, and Sword brothers. This lineup of the band also recorded his solo album Personal Crisis in 2007. In November 2011, to coincide with their run of gigs in Greece and Cyprus, the band issued the ltd edition live EP Live in Europe featuring classic Reaper tracks. The band appeared as headliners of the British Steel festival in London in June and co-headliners of Belgium's Heavy Sound festival in November 2013. With the current incarnation of Grim Reaper, the album Walking in the Shadows was released on 23 September 2016.
Tracklist:
- Wings of Angels 05:15
- Walking in the Shadows 04:21
- Reach Out 03:33
- I'm Coming for You 04:18
- From Hell 03:25
- Call Me in the Morning 03:13
- Rock Will Never Die 04:05
- Temptation 03:28
- Thunder 05:43
- Now You See Me 04:18
- Blue Murder 04:47
- Come Hell or High Water 03:59
- Wings of Angels (alternate version) 05:15
Time: 55:40
- Comes with Obi strip.
Official music video:
— "Walking in the Shadows".
Recording information:
Recorded and engineered at Samurai Studio in Greatfield, Swindon, UK.