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Best of Grim Reaper

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Back in the early/mid 80's they released a flimsy 45 record which changed my headbanging life forever. These guys were the metallica of their day. 10 + years later these songs still rock. If you like metallica (pre-LOAD) and Manowar, you will love this album. I hoped and prayed this day would come. I mean, these guys only released 3 albums, what are the chances for a greatest hits album. But oh man, my prayers have been answered. I long for bands like this to come back and not fall prey to radio ear candy like metallica has done. Do yourself a favor and buy this album. This is one of the best 80's metal hair bands ever!

If you are only going to buy one Grim Reaper CD, this is definitely the one! It has many tracks from each of their three albums: 7 from See You in Hell, 6 from Fear No Evil, and 4 from Rock You to Hell. The booklet is also very impressive. It includes liner notes with the track lengths, original release dates for each album, a listing of which tracks are on which albums, a five page history of the band (well-written, although bogged down by a redundant use of certain words), and two photos of the band. Not many greatest hits compilations have this much info. All it needs are lyrics and it would be complete.

Musically, these guys were awesome. They were part of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal movement of the early/mid 1980s. I cannot believe I've missed out on them for so long. I was a big fan of Judas Priest and the best of the Brit New Wave, Iron Maiden, back in the 1980s. I had heard of Grim Reaper but never bought any of their albums. Well, these guys could rock with the best of them, including Priest, Accept, and Maiden. These guys were serious rockers. Steve Grimmett's voice is amazing and the Nick Bowcott's guitar work provides plenty of power. Even a potentially trashy track like "Suck It and See" sounds legit. Only the silly Twisted Sister-like intro to "Final Scream" might be considered novelty. A boxed set of their three albums (W.A.S.P. has such a set of three of their albums) would be the only Grim Reaper buy better than this. Even with all the tracks on this CD, I would buy such a set. In the meantime, buy The Best of, and experience the "Wrath of the Reaper."

If you are the type to like this band, you will probably love this disc. Over the course of nearly 20 years I've purchased every vinyl album, cassette tape, and CD of theirs and this disc finally has nearly the same sound as the original vinyl albums did when they were first played (if you are more than 30 years old you might know what I mean.) This disc has that aggressive edge that seems to be lacking from previously released discs... it's sound has much sharper percussion, and more importantly: plenty of sweet power chords that will make your beer go flat.

I'm a big fan of all metal groups because I've had that headbanger mindset my whole life. A lot of people overlook the gorgeous melodies that Grim Reaper put into their songs. One may look at the song titles that seem to all include the word hell and one might think the band is too edgy for them. If you sit down and peel back the tough cover from these tunes, you'll find some ultra sensitve songsmiths underneath. I look at Grim Reaper as an angry sounding Air Supply. In fact, if you're out on a date and things are getting interesting, throw on a little reaper to send things over the top. They are the Barry White of my generation. Sure, songs like See you in hell may throw your date for little loop and probably scare her a bit, but if you can convince her to stay, really listen to these songs she'll feel the vibe. That is how I've won over many a date, as if I needed music anyway. So if you aren't like me and have trouble getting from the check at dinner to second base, throw on some reaper and thank me later.

I was a HUGE metal fan back in the 80's....but i never understood the appeal of this band. Their songs are mediocre at best....lyrically speaking. I realize they had a loyal fan base for a while....and they sold alot of albums for the year or two they were popular....but i could spend the next hour rattling off band after band from that era that were MUCH better!

Hell...there were second and third tier bands that didn't get HALF the attention that these guys got.....who were alot better in my opinion! (i.e. HELLOWEEN, OMEN, ANGEL WITCH, CROSSFIRE, RAVEN)

Grim Reaper is an awesome band from the Era of heavy metal rock and roll! Listen to the music loud and prepare to be blown away! It's a shame they don't have a star on the hollywood sidewalk!

I don't know the lead singer's name.. but his voice has stayed with me since I heard him singing, 'You'll wish you were never born!!!' Just the way it arced up into infinity. I just found this album on Amazon.. and yes.. I will buy it!
Here's to us. None like us and they're all dead.

Grim Reaper are a really good 80's metal band, but not a great one. They have good songs but I really don't like Steve Grimmets voice. There are and were alot better singers out there and there still are. Hopefully they will release the never meterialized 4th studio album now that they have reunited.

This cd is as it is titled Best Of Grim Reaper. It contains my fav Rock You to Hell. Classic old school metal thundering drums, blazing guitars and high vocals. Blast to the past.

This is Grim Reaper, there is nothing bad that a person with 2 working braincells can say abouth this group, like anything good it had a short life, but it was priceless, so if you want to listen to really good music and lyrics get this one.