Steve Grimmett, heavy metal singer and member of Grim Reaper, died on August 15 at the age of 62. Russ Grimmett, his son, announced the news on social media. He declared:
“We can’t even begin to express how we feel right now.” But because Dad was so famous, the news reached us faster than we wanted. Unfortunately, our father passed away today, leaving a huge void in the world and in our hearts. We are truly devastated. Dad shut up. We always love you xxx.
Steve Grimmett is best known as the lead singer of British heavy metal band Grim Reaper, who rose to prominence in the 1980s with albums such as Fear No Evil and Rock You to Hell. The Grim Reaper disbanded in 1988 but was reformed in 2006, with Grimmett as the only permanent member.
All about Steve Grimmett
Grimmett was born on August 19, 1959, was a member of the Medusa gang before joining the Grim Reaper. The band rose to fame in the 1980s thanks to three albums, multiple hits, and appearances on MTV. However, they broke up in 1988. Grimmett later joined briefly with the British thrash metal band Onslaught. Next was the Steve Grimmett Band with Ian Nash, Chaz Grimaldi and Pete Newdeck. The band changed its name to Steve Grimmett’s Grim Reaper in 2006 and have continued to play with that moniker ever since.
They also recorded Steve’s solo album, Personal Crisis, in 2007 and released a limited edition live EP, Live in Europe, in 2011. The band performed at the 2013 British Steel Festival in London and the Heavy Sound Festival in Belgium. Walking in the Shadows, their first album, was released in September 2016. Grimmett’s other endeavors include Sanity Days, a band formed in 2011 by Steve and former Onslaught members. At many festivals, they performed songs from Onslaught’s popular album In Search of Sanity. They then played at the first International Heavy Metal Day event in December 2012, with Seriousnth and Twisted State of Mind.
Steve produced and recorded British grunge-metal band Burnthru’s final album, Faithless, in 2013. In March 2015, Sanity Days released a new album titled Evil Beyond Belief. Steve had to have his right leg amputated below the knee due to an infection in January 2017. He began walking with a prosthetic leg in April of that year and returned to the stage in July of that year.
“Death explodes tonight”: Twitter users pay tribute
When news of Grimmett’s death was announced, Twitter was flooded with touching tributes:
Come on, buddy. RIP Steve Grimmett. See you in hell, my friend. pic.twitter.com/YDVXfDHaNP
– Brian O’Neill (@NYC__Native) August 16, 2022
Oh my, RIP Steve Grimmett. What a voice. pic.twitter.com/8TctDoty02
– Adrien Begrand (@AdrienBegrand) August 16, 2022
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