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Steve Grimmett was a legend in his time & shall be for all time. See you in Hell my friend🤘🏻 /JCweJH0yz1 I will be jammin’ to some Reaper all day. You and GR were a huge influence to me and Solar Flare. Our condolences to the band and his loved ones. kAKMbGuVtaīeyond saddened to hear Legendary vocalist of Grim Reaper Steve Grimmett passed away. Your voice will echo in our lives forever. Grim Reaper was one of the early inspirations for Saints ‘N’ Sinners and we used to play Rock You to Hell at our shows. It is with great sadness that we learned of Steve Grimmett's death. 💐 #stevegrimmett #grimreaper /3T2WSrHzK5 Our hearts go out to his family, friends, and loved ones. He was one of the most underrated heavy metal singers ever, and he cared deeply about his fans. We're absolutely gutted to hear of Steve Grimmett's passing. Our hearts go out to his family, friends, and loved ones.” sMebIEjiv0Īrizona power-thrash metal band Varkan tweeted: “We’re absolutely gutted to hear of Steve Grimmett’s passing. Our thoughts are with his wife Millie, family and band members at this sad time. We've just heard the devastating news that Grim Reaper front man the Legend that is Steve Grimmett has sadly passed away. Our thoughts are with his wife Millie, family and band members at this sad time.” Fellow new wave of British heavy metal band Troyen wrote on Twitter: “We’ve just heard the devastating news that Grim Reaper front man the Legend that is Steve Grimmett has sadly passed away.

Tributes have started to be paid to Grimmett online. In the ‘90s, his work with Grim Reaper was given fresh attention when the title tracks from the band’s first three albums featured on Beavis And Butt-Head.Įlsewhere, Grimmett also performed with The Steve Grimmett Band, GrimmStine and The Sanity Days, while he also appeared on tribute albums to the likes of Whitesnake, Iron Maiden, Thin Lizzy and more. In between his two stints fronting Grim Reaper, Grimmett also led the thrash metal group Onslaught and heavy metallers Lionheart. When they reunited, it took them a decade to put out new material, but eventually did so with 2016’s ‘Walking In The Shadows’, which was followed by 2019’s ‘At The Gates’. Two years later, their second album, ‘Fear No Evil’, peaked at Number 111, while in 1987, they shared their third album, ‘Rock You To Hell’.Ī planned fourth album in the ‘80s was never released due to legal issues, and the band split up. The record gave them their highest position on the Billboard 200 in the US, landing at Number 73. It was with Grimmett – who would go on to be their only constant member – in the line-up that Grim Reaper released their debut album, ‘See You In Hell’, in 1983. Grim Reaper’s Steve Grimmett in 2017 CREDIT: The Photo Access / Alamy Stock Photo In 2006, the band reformed under the moniker Steve Grimmett’s Grim Reaper, and were working on a new album before Grimmett’s death. The musician led the British heavy metal band from 1982 – when he took over from the previous singer Paul DeMercado – until the group disbanded in 1988. Unfortunately, our dad passed away today and leaves a massive hole in the world and our hearts. “But as dad was so well known the news is starting to reach out earlier than we would have liked. “We can’t begin to put into words the current feelings,” Russ Grimmett posted on Facebook, alongside photos of his father with their family. A cause of death has not been made public at the time of writing. Grim Reaper frontman Steve Grimmett has died at the age of 62, his son has confirmed.