The 1985 Listening Post - Grim Reaper - Fear No Evil

Grim Reaper - Fear No Evil

#179

May 1985

Grim Reaper

Fear No Evil

Genre: Metal

3.75 out of 5

Highlights:

Fear No Evil

Never Coming Back

Rock and Roll Tonight

Final Scream

COWBELL!!!! There’s a freaking cowbell on the opening track!!!! And, you know what? I dig it. It’s well produced and well played and hella fun. 

Like most of this genre, it should be an EP. Or not listened to in one sitting. It’s a LOT of the samey sameness. 

But “Final Scream”cracks me up. 

But you get what you sign up for and Grim Reaper delivers. It’s better than their last one. And better than many in this category. 

https://music.apple.com/us/album/fear-no-evil/620928934

The 1984 Listening Post - Grim Reaper - See You in Hell

Grim Reaper - See You in Hell

#204

July 13 1984

Grim Reaper

See You in Hell

3.5 out of 5

Highlights:

Wrath of the Ripper

Now or Never

How do I even regard this stuff? On its own? In comparison to the other bands of the day? I just don’t know. 

Somewhere between Venom, Saxon and all those metal bands squeezes Grim Reaper. Not really heavy enough to make a run for Priest. Steve Grimmet hits the high notes and considering this album was picked up by a major with little expectation and shot up to the top 70 of the billboard charts…good on em.

But, their power ballad…”The Show Must Go On”…avoid. Just…awful.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/see-you-in-hell/620542332