So I’ve just plunged into the British Brigade of Bad@$$ery known as the New Wave of British Heavy metal and I just listened to Grim Reaper’s Fear No Evil for the first time and I must say it F@#$KING rules!
The cover art features a skeleton riding a motorcycle through a stained glass window and it’s every bit as awesome as it sounds, I’d post a picture if I knew how.
Whereas Saxon are clearly inspired by Led Zeppelin, and Witchfinder General is pure Black Sabbath, Grim Reaper is pure Judas Priest (my personal favourite band of all time).
Lightning fast lead work, drums that punch through the mix like Howitzer fire, Steve Grimmett’s vocals are like an air-raid siren, and bass that’s inaudible. Absolutely excellent low-fi 80’s metal. HIGHLY recommended.