Metal Mythos: GRIM REAPER

In today's Mini-Mythos (or Grilled Cheese Sandwich, if you prefer) we discuss NWOBHM icons: GRIM REAPER!
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Table of Carnage:
00:02:13 - SEE YOU IN HELL (1983)
00:05:48 - FEAR NO EVIL (1985)
00:09:47 - ROCK YOU TO HELL (1987)
00:14:35 - WALKING IN THE SHADOWS (2016)

[@livecatgrenades]

Back here after the news of Steve Grimmett's passing. Godspeed to an underrated legend!

[@louischapman1365]

He was the best heavy metal vocalist I have ever listened

[@dilloncrowe1018]

R.I.P. Steve Grimmett, from Grim Reaper, to Onslaught, Lionsheart, and everything else in between, he Rocked the world, and never stopped. Even when he lost a hoof, he was still kicking more ass than any modern band to come out in the last 30 years! Rock In Peace Grim

[@nigesavage5548]

RIP Steve Grimmett..... what an incredible singer and by all accounts a fantastic guy. A big loss :(

[@RiMiEg007]

I'm now kicking myself that I've never heard of Grim Reaper now. Currently buying their discography now and donated $100 for Steve. Thanks You Razor for introducing me to yet another amazing heavy metal band!

[@steelerfreak1977]

RiMiEg007 Grim Reaper was always one of my favorites. They wrote short, catchy, riffy, heavy songs. I love them.

[@electricmonk71]

I remember an elderly junior high teacher who'd allow us to bring in music to listen to on Thursday afternoons. She'd make us write how it made us feel etc. One week she let this big black dude named Teddy bring something in. He was full metal and brought a single of See You In Hell on vinyl that he got out of a magazine. Yeah, remember those free square vinyls? Needless to say, she ended that little experiment that same week and we were forced to listen to things of her choice only from then on.

[@electricmonk71]

Also, Rock You To Hell turned out to be one of my favorite albums of the late 80's.

[@BurntOfferings138]

I've never been able to understand why Grim Reaper was always thought of as a joke. They have fantastic albums with incredibly memorable songs. It didn't help that Beavis and Butthead made fun of them in the 90s. Last time I checked, listening to music is an audible experience. What a band looks like is completely irrelevant to what a band sounds like. Regardless, Grim Reaper is a fantastic and criminally underrated band. Definitely one of the best to come from the UK in the '80s.

[@martijnstuart95]

Nicolas Kennedy It's because they were uggos during the MTV era, when you had to be a pretty boy to be popular

[@Azmodeus87]

Correct me if i'm wrong, but isn't Beavis & Buttheads schtick that they're idiots/losers who's to stupid to realize it? They riff on anyone and anything, while missing how they themselves look/act. Or was there more jokes being made that i'm not aware of?

[@BurntOfferings138]

The part in my comment about appearance being irrelevant to a band wasn't a direct reference to Beavis and Butthead making fun of them. Beavis and Butthead's significance was only an infinitesimal modicum of the comment. Heck, I might as well have gained a six-pack from laughing so hard at Beavis and Butthead making of fun of King Diamond in the King Diamond -"The Family Ghost" and Mercyful Fate - "The Bell Witch" music videos. The part about Beavis and Butthead was simply me referring to their comments furthering the echo chamber of people in the '80s who made fun of Grim Reaper for Steve Grimmett's appearance. I hope this clarifies anybody's responses to my first comment.

[@pollysshore2539]

MrSaywutnow They were toe cheese central, which is what made them worth featuring on B&B. I can comfortably say the younger half of Gen X loved the cheese. We loved mocking it (while stoned out of our gourds, of course). Blame Mystery Science Theater 3000 and Up All Night, though the urge to run commentary in the theater started much sooner. The theater was a lively spot during 1980s horror movies. To all the KZbin commentators... you're welcome.

[@theblocksays]

Yeah, I couldn't help but laugh my ass off at how ridiculous that KD video was TBH, but I did end up buy his (as well as Merciful Fate's) albums cause the music itself was pretty badass, and Andy Larocque is an outstanding guitarist. Honestly when Mike Judge truly dislikes something they watch, they just change the channel to the next video like they did with Millie Vanilli LOL!

[@charltonmcmillen7422]

The "higher-ups" that controlled the music industry saw to it that all bands from the 80's would be jokes and not well thought of in the early mid-90's. They had Beavis n Butt-head making fun of not only bands like Grim Reaper and Saxon but, Poison, the crue and they even tried making Ozzy was joke. They threw flannel shirts at us, grunge bands were the first new batch of bands to come out that spoke ill of what came before them. Its a damn shame

[@skummtoons6686]

And don't forget WINGER. I remember that back then. You're so right.

[@LuchaLibertaria]

THIS. Rap and Pop videos back then were as equally cheesy but they didnt make fun of them. And around this time (1993) Headbangers Ball was almost completely taken over by Alternative bands and MTV stopped playing classic Hard rock/Metal. It was also the same year Atlantic Records dropped all metal bands (Testament, Overkill, Manowar etc ) from their catalogue. Music Industry figured it out that it was easy to make money out of Rap and Techno acts since a guy rapping over a sampled drum beat is cheaper than having 5 musicians in a studio recording a heavy metal album. And if you are a college kid and wanted something different to listen to, you were only allowed to listen to Alternative.which is again a cheaper production than a Heavy Rock act. Grunge didnt kill Metal, Corporate Greed pushed it out of the mainstream in favour of Rap and Techno. Same thing didnt happen in Europe and South America and thats why Metal was still alive in the 90s in those countries.

[@enlightenedwarrior7119]

BUTTHEAD said IS THAT THE COWARDLY LION. when a Metallica video came on showing James lol

[@LordClydeofOMAR]

Avril Lavigne playing guitar. When you smash a guitar not to be metal, but as an act of mercy toward said guitar.

[@DARIUS7939]

I found this cassette tape in a thrift store and rocked in my cars tape deck. blasting 80 metal in the hood!!!!

[@michaelhall736]

Criminally underrated metal band. Good choice for a metal mythos, Razorfist. :D

[@patrickdezenzio4988]

I'd like to see one on Helloween.

[@Lieutenant_Dude]

May Steve's new leg be metal as fuck.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

RIP Steve Grimmett

[@themadmattster9647]

Grimmett's vocals are almost like Paul Dianno brought to perfection

[@jocksilver7]

He fought to the last.

[@SonnyGTA]

Huh?????

[@seanbeach3402]

As much as I love Grim Reaper and as exciting as it was to see them get a mythos, I really hope W.A.S.P. is next.

[@electricmonk71]

This. Very yes.

[@acdcking1234]

How about running wild or helloween

[@moss2377]

I'm pretty sure he's done one for W.A.S.P.! 😎👍

[@gemini2012100]

He's already done one on W.A.S.P.

[@THEshaggyrogers]

gemini2012100 look at when the comment is made next time. I hope he does one on dio or led zeppelin

[@michaelkelley88]

saw this video back when it came out and i just found out we lost Steve, i'm gutted. Grim Reaper for life i'll never forget this legendary band and legendary front man. Lost a fuckin leg and then came back just six months later and crushed it. he's a metal god. Rest in power Steve

[@poop24]

Please do one for Savatage!!!!!!!

[@Ufphen]

@Tim Scotty Hall of the Mountain King and Beyond the Doors of the Dark are my favorites

[@enlightenedwarrior7119]

@@Ufphen dungeons are calling kicks ass too

[@mitchelltheawesome1]

@@Ufphen While I love their 80's power metal stylings, their magnum opus for me will always be Streets: A Rock Opera. I don't even like progressive metal, but that album is a god damn masterpiece.

[@michaelolz]

Hey guys! Joining your campaign.

[@seal7144]

For sure! I love most of their albums, Power of the Night and Edge of Thorns in particular.

[@pointypete1983]

I went to music college in the late nineties with a guy called Geoff who mentioned once that he played bass in a band called Grim Reaper. He was a cool guy and had some great stories about being on tour with the band.

[@driplordvonskullmangler6106]

I remember playing with Grim Reaper last year with my speed metal band, we played right before them, some of the nicest guys we've ever met

[@dawson1787]

What was your band’s name? Anyway I can hear your guys’ music?

[@docsdomain]

This is the band that Clive Burr should have joined after being ousted by Maiden.

[@Comstar_Accountant]

Old comment I know,Clive Burr should have been in multiple bands like Mickey Dee.Unfortunately it never happened

[@eldritchkaiju5829]

Here after the tragic passing of Steve Grimmett. Rest in peace to an absolute legend. His talent will be sorely missed.

[@holydiver73]

RIP Steve Grimmett. ‘See you in hell my friend’. Sad day.

[@dantheman6808]

R.I.P. Steve Grimmet's leg. just glad I got to see it perform live before the end.

[@BigMicahC]

Hey. We bassists may not get laid as much, but we don't die of AIDS twenty years later.

[@sgtmadness22]

Jaco Pastorious got laid?

[@tonytaurus3676]

mike B he got laid out, different kind of laid. And then he died anyway.

[@FazSaber]

Didn't the bassist of Free die of AIDs not too long ago? Lol

[@moistjohn]

learn to sing and then maybe you can be half as good as lemmy

[@lordalcyoneus7187]

I remember when I stumbled across Grim Reaper five or six years ago, it was all I'd listen to for weeks. It blows my mind that they never blew up

[@TheAndosman]

Whoa. an 80's metal band I've been listening to before Razor knew about it?! What dimension is this? Kidding aside, I always thought I was alone in my admiration for Grim Reaper. After seeing Beavis and Butthead rip the band a new one I figured that was what poisoned them against the metal community. Good to see that they get the respect and notoriety they deserve!

[@TheRageaholic]

To clarify. I knew of - and even listened to - Grim Reaper before. I just never delved into their music properly until cranking out this episode.

[@2049571]

Also, i wish their frontman good health and happiness. I'm a busy guy, but if anything, i'm a nice guy at heart.

[@2049571]

Caleb Tuper ....

[@patrickdezenzio4988]

Same here....I still have FNE on cassette tape somewhere in the house:-)

[@2049571]

Arthur Fervale Context

[@bassrocks4419]

I was devastated when I heard that Steve Grimmett passed away. He was truly one of the greatest metal singers ever, up there with Halford, Dickinson, Dio and young Geoff Tate. Fear No Evil is one of my favorite metal albums ever, however their original three albums are killer. RIP Steve Grimmett

[@TheBlackRam666]

It's with great sorrow I report that Steve Grimmett has shuffled off this mortal coil...

[@Ken-vo8ki]

Grim Reaper rules!! They put on a great show. Ive seen them live many times and they never disappoint.

[@williamthompson5504]

You’re lucky, I always wanted to see them and can’t now. R.I.P. Steve Grimmett.

[@IronDuke_xX]

Thanks for this one, I adore Grim Reaper. For me, Grimmet is one of the greatest voices to rise from the smoldering ashes of 80's Metal.

[@johnkatsoudas4767]

I enjoyed this episode of Metal Mythos alot!!! Grim Reaper is one great band that never got the recognition they deserved. Helloween would also make for a great Metal Mythos episode.

[@PanzerblitzRnR]

That Necrosexual segment.... I haven't cringed that hard in a while.

[@sethott2770]

He makes Gaahl look professional

[@brianpotter7520]

I grew up on the Reaper. one of the main reasons I got into metal. so great to see them finally getting some respect. ...

[@Gameking40]

It's a shame you don't have a patreon. You deserve to get paid for this shit.

[@pilotamurorei]

paid. Learn to spell.

[@pilotamurorei]

Maybe if people learned to spell in school I wouldn't have to remind people.

[@xx_my_big_beefin_dong_xx8966]

暗黒騎士 Ankokukishi ok

[@2312TOMAS]

Maybe he is not from English speaking country?plus you understood what he said so who cares?

[@DeckerShado]

I support this idea.

[@holydiver73]

Steve’s last note on the song See You In Hell is fucking immense and dare I say it, even puts Rob Halford in shade. Amazing!

[@eviledwardo]

Saw these guys live back in 1987. The Hell on Wheels Tour: Armored Saint, Helloween, and Grim Reaper. One awesome show!!

[@brokenteethalbumreviews5388]

Oh I gotta hear this story

[@bertalach]

Great stuff. Your undying enthusiasm for just about everything you talk about is superb. Your like the living antidote to this "everything sucks" culture that surrounds society at the moment

[@UNIT522]

I'll have check out this band!

[@Ryan_Thompson_Guitarist]

UNIT #522 Go for it. Let me recommend Dead on Arrival and Night of the Vampire

[@brandontadday6288]

UNIT #522 Awesome to know your a Metal fan. Love listening to your channel!

[@steelerfreak1977]

Dead on Arrival is my favorite Grim Reaper song. It rules.

[@zebeda2160]

Rest in peace Steve Grimmett

[@joenieto5491]

Steve Grimmet has an awesome voice and his band Lionsheart arer brilliant

[@user-eg2jk6ne7q]

Metal Mythos: Mercyful Fate/King Diamond Metal Mythos: Celtic Frost Metal Mythos: Bathory Metal Mythos: Horna/Sargeist Metal Mythos: Beherit

[@IcarianVX]

Never heard of Beherit. Gonna go look em up

[@TheJordanHageman]

Grapthar's Hebree Hammer I doubt he likes Type O Negative

[@Lordhumongus]

Nobody likes Type O Negative. Or too much Black Metal. You got Venom, Bathory and well that about does it. The rest of them are complete shit

[@bigdaddycrash]

MAKE MORE OF THESE!!! These are my favorite videos of yours.

[@randybeans1984]

Great vid! Loved grim reaper back in the day.. 3 excellent metal albums back to back from these guys in the 80s

[@darkhymnsfromthecoldnorth]

I know this is late, but thanks for helping Steve, Razor.

[@bricktop.]

Razorfist, it's a beautiful fuckin' day when a new Metal Mythos pops up. Top drawer content as usual sir. God fuckin' speed!!

[@dawndebris2]

This year Valhalla just crowned one of the greatest metal warriors in the history of the genre! Godspeed into the hereafter Steve Grimmett, may your siren-like howl echoes in eternity!

[@adambrazee3858]

You should do a Saxon mythos next.

[@Ryan_Thompson_Guitarist]

That'll be a long video

[@austinfailz]

It'll be the first two hour mythos, which'll be rad. And probably the only Mythos with a definite difference between Razor's age because he'll film the thing in parts over a 2 year period.

[@warbossgegguz679]

austinfailz It'll be his Apocalypse Now.

[@marinhrabric6162]

Yes i've been spreading this all over his videos, but he still didn't move a finger. Black sabbath and venom mythos, would also be awesome

[@marinhrabric6162]

Well he did Motorhead mythos who has 22 albums and saxon also has 22 albums since 2018

[@adamortiz5846]

I saw Grim Reaper in Texas back in 2016...Steve is a really nice guy. I just watched this and immediately bought a patch from his shop.

[@jocksilver7]

Hail The Grimmett, RIP, a safe journey and fear no evil. Let the (Metal) children know his legacy. A good start with Metal Mythos by the Razorfist.

[@image30p]

Steve is a badass man. I was never into them. Until now! What was I thinking? This guy lost a leg and all he can think about is singing again! I read Bowcott's column back in the old days too. I'm a new fan of these guys for sure. Great episode!

[@robertgreenleaf7096]

I've loved grim reaper since they first started. They kick ass!!!

[@davidstandard4842]

No frills. No fucks given. That’s why I love Razorfist. “See you in hell” is a masterpiece.

[@CASEYGUYETTE]

Thank you Razorfist for the entertainment and sharing your knowledge. Donated. Well wishes and Gods speed \m/

[@charlespittsjr604]

I loved and still love this music . After reading the comments I found out that he passed . He is a metal Angel now . God bless those dudes . They rock till they drop bro . I had a Grim Reaper album in 84 and I loved it but as alot of metal dudes for some reason I started listening to punk , funk , pop , and starting my blues phase . Wish I had listen to them more . And I will now just because of this video. Thanks for reminding me of where I started with my music taste.

[@mramos1126]

i went to see grim reaper last saturday and met Steve Grimmet. what a great guy

[@deckerdf]

R - love your "Dennis Miller-ims" humor in general and love of metal and games. Alpha is insane HAMMERFALL is in dire need of a Mythos - they got me back into Metal and are dear to my heart. A Mythos of either Hammerfall or Ghost would be awesome!

[@Lieutenant_Dude]

Dude, you're getting fucked by KZbin. I'm subbed and NONE of you last three videos have showed up in my subscriptions feed.

[@jakeh5175]

FallaciousScotsman It's happening to a lot of woke youtubers man. Also your name is not an argument.

[@nohbuddy1]

FallaciousScotsman It's in mine

[@democratsarescumnukemecca4004]

Styx isn't showing up to

[@Alej0xXx]

Make sure you guys are not using Restrictic Mode set it to Off at the botton of the youtube page.

[@mimszanadunstedt441]

Click the bell if you haven't.

[@SefniAsheforr]

Can't even explain my excitement when I saw this pop up on my home page. I have loved this band since I was in middle school and am happy to see them get recognition from my favorite KZbinr and admirer of metal.

[@RedDed228]

I am addicted to watching these shows. I mean his charisma and passion he has when talking about these bands is absolutely awesome. Plus the quality of the videos are insanely well done.

[@rhabeebrhabeeb3250]

RIP Steve. You were metal to the bone.

[@nothing55rk]

Killer dwarfs was another amazing band that flashed and dissolved to quickly..

[@donosborn9899]

R.I.P. Steve Grimmett!

[@BSMixi]

Really glad you did this one; I've loved this band for years. Great video.

[@Mainzer74]

would like to see Metal Mythos Dio, Mercyful Fate, or Therion

[@somekindofdude1130]

Therion would be so cool.

[@Ufphen]

Queensryche

[@heroesytumbas]

Do Raz0r even likes Therion?

[@fetusthegreat9797]

RIP to an absolute legend of a vocalist. Found these guys on accident a few years back and they quickly became one if my favorites. so sad they didnt get more recognition they deserve it.

[@baravas6822]

The goon in the face paint is embarrassing.. Steve was probably wondering why the hell he was on that show.

[@gemini2012100]

Steve looks like he can barely keep a straight face.

[@ernesteison7979]

Good video, Good message. When it comes to classic power metal GRIM REAPER delivers.

[@jamesmeeker6933]

Errata: when it is noted that Grimmett's insurance company failed to pay on a technicality the proper term should have been "capitalism." Why? It was a private, for-profit company offering travel insurance.

[@timlamb9428]

Bought the album back then and it became one of my favorite albums. It has to be one of THE best all time debut metal albums ever yet was some what obscure. 84 actually was a great year for all time metal debut albums and the trifecta that year is this one, the wasp album, and march of the saint by armored saint.

[@MasonTheStoryteller]

Thanks for introducing me to Grim Reaper, I'm a big fan of artists Ronnie James and Jorn Lande, so this is right up my lane.

[@DokkenSabbath]

Thank you so much for doing a mythos on one of my very favorite Metal bands of all-fucking time! Loved them since I was a kid, glad to see the recognition they fully deserve! Thank you again! \m/

[@fritzgeraldcormancedeno9077]

Sad news R.I.P. Steve Grimmett😥

[@JohnDoe-gx2ii]

I love Grim Reaper From music to album covers Amazing!!!

[@grozaAC]

Some of the best album covers I've ever seen too.

[@lerchfreyley1]

Donating. hundred dollars...and buying new copies of the old albums...for what good my little bit does.

[@christopherh2563]

Dude, you need to do Armored Saint!!

[@dametalone]

once again...cool mythos. However....where is the W.A.S.P episode already!?!?!

[@brendanmccabe8373]

Ji Cottrill did you check the year this comment was made

[@Nokomak]

That voice is awesome. With such an on the nose metal name and with how much time I spent listening to metal, I'm surprised I've never actually stumbled upon this band.

[@righthere27]

Oh baby! New album in a couple weeks.

[@rockyh3425]

Haha Lou Ferrigno needed work that's hilarious!🤪 thanks for the Fawlty Towers reference never heard of that show but it reminds me of Rob C Nesbitt or some crazy European comedy

[@jeffreymcgraw3061]

We played at a festival with Grim Reaper in Chicago 2014, Steve is a nice guy

[@alexisdiaz6371]

You became one of my favourites youtubers from the first W.A.S.P review video I saw. This and the top 6 Black Metal albums video you did just fucking nails it. I have so much appreciation and respect for you. YOU FUCKING ROCK.

[@squirtydumplings5682]

My all time favourite band, The show must go on gives me chills every time I listen to it

[@jimmysgarage9068]

This is one of the best videos ever made.

[@Knopantz]

I know shitting on bass players is an ever-popular metal trope, but damn.

[@fenwick_don]

Thank you, I have been watching your videos in entirety, something I may not do with other KZbinrs, Excellent work and great rock and metal music that you are expressing, no holds barred....

[@godalful]

one of my all time favorite bands of that decade. Much respect to steve. Worst moment of 2016 was missing the reaper in columbus. Subscribed dude.

[@kevinmarks7726]

Do a mythos on King Diamond or Nocturnal Breed, also Voivod would not be a bad pick :)

[@wittvonwitt4403]

Kevin Marks king diamond would be awsome

[@yeahsure8323]

Voi Vod is trash

[@zls9890]

Y'all got your wish, he did a Mythos on King Diamond

[@Th3RussBus]

I remember buying Rock You To Hell at a Salvation Army store for 70 cents about 5 years ago. Fucking blew me away and at a bargain too.

[@Deac0n_Blues]

oh thank God, I love this band. I'm glad they're getting respect.

[@iannordin5250]

lets see some Skeletonwitch sometime later my man. They're one of those bands that no one except longtime fans seem to know so It'd be cool to introduce them to your audience

[@jamesthompson3023]

I watch youtube for most of my entertainment u are the only guy that don't ask for money thank you

[@DonnyJ_CountryLife]

Growing up in the late 80's and early 90's I was the only kid out of all my friends who even knew who these guys were, let alone owned one of their cassettes. I still have that same cassette "See You in Hell" and it still gets regular rotation in my cassette deck! Hail Grim Reaper!!!

[@hipflask]

That was by far the best intro I have ever seen lol 👍🤘

[@MFChickenFlipper]

I have an old sample that they mailed out for See You In Hell. I never took the time to look them up, to which I'm now regretting. They kick some serious ass.

[@joshsather4377]

These guys were awesome back in the 80s. Glad you have the chance to get acquainted with them. Remember those glass plates that had album covers on them? I won a Fear No Evil plate at a county fair. Good times.

[@Someonelser1]

I bought the 1st 2 albums on vinyl when they came out. They rocked! There was a bit of a cheese element, but metal af! Screaming vocals, shredding solos, hell yeah! Gonna hafta get the rest of their catalog!

[@dokkenratt]

A great watch to wake up to in little old England. Grim Reaper kick fkn ass!!!

[@Brokenskull666]

I love these fucking guys so much. One of the bands that got me into metal in the first place with Rock You To Hell. That album is a solid gold fused spinal cord of headbanging that's \m/ from one end to the other

[@lyell555]

I'll admit I'd never heard a single Grim Reaper track until this episode - or at least one that I was aware of. Considering I haven't stopped listening to Rock You to Hell for the past four days, I'm eternally grateful for the official introduction.

[@jamesdelbridge7882]

I got to see Grim Reaper in my home town only weeks before what happened to Steve, it was an ho our to be able to meet him cause he is a huge influence on me as a singer, hes such a cool guy