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GRIM REAPER: A POOR MAN’S, FAT MAN’S IRON MAIDEN

 Tuesday, December 18th, 2007 at 11:45am by

If you don’t believe the above, 30 seconds of this video should convince you of the fact that there really is no better way to describe Grim Reaper. The fact that this band got any sort of MTV attention is baffling; they come off as your best friend’s garage band who had a rich family to buy them nice gear. Everything is just not… quite… there. The stage moves too cheesy, the facial expressions too ridiculous, the hair too curly, the clothes a touch too loud. Did these dudes get any pussy at all?

-VN

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  • http://last.fm/user/cooperaa Aaron Cooper

    New Wave of Glamorous Heavy Metal?

  • http://www.thedeciblog.com nick

    I can’t believe that you didn’t link to the Garmin AD from this year’s Super Bowl that features the singer from Grim Reaper. Or, alternately, the video Weezer “borrowed” for “We Are All On Drugs.” I find Grim Reaper to be endlessly entertaining.

  • http://www.aversionline.com Andrew @ AVERSIONLINE

    Fuck that. Wrong song. This is “See You in Hell”. “Rock You to Hell” is the shit:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQ5rllUvx2E

  • steve

    Andrew, what was the name of the movie that they sort of did the soundtrack to that Rock You to Hell was in. i remember watching it when i was a kid, it was classic. can’t find it on Google.

  • Sammy

    You got the “poor man” and “fat man” right. Throw in ugly and terrible. But Iron Maiden? Um, not quite. Maybe in Bizarro World.

  • Sammy

    Udo’s illegitimate brother?

    I’m old enough to remember this band, and I’m man enough to admit I had one album (cassette). And I actually didn’t hate it then. Didn’t love it, but I’ll admit I played it a time or two. With the endless choices in metal now, I’d say I’m ashamed I liked it at all, but if I consider my age then and the evolution of metal, I’ll live with it. Hell, I used to be a huge Kansas fan too, so I guess everything changes.

  • thepiginzen

    I don’t care if this is true or not; that title is so good, truth is no longer an issue.

  • http://www.aversionline.com Andrew @ AVERSIONLINE

    Steve, this is the only Grim Reaper soundtrack reference I could find, and I DO NOT remember this move AT ALL, ha:

    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093456/soundtrack

    But I think I might need to investigate this, ha, ha…

  • steve

    wow, that’s it. it was a Troma film. here’s a great review of it.

    http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/lustforfreedom.php

    this movie was classic, i was actually a pretty big Grim Reaper fan, which is how i think i knew about this. make fun of me now.

    thanks Andrew!

  • NuMallCore Pwns YoMama

    Is it bad that I remember seeing that video on MTV a LONG time ago?

  • http://www.myspace.com/emetalreviews Nick

    Man, I don’t care what anybody says. Grim Reaper is Rad!
    Suck it and see, bitches!

  • http://DarkTwinCities.com devil

    I really liked them in the Eighties. Just as long as I didn’t have to look at them. But Rock You To Hell is a fantastic album, and I still spin that one from time to time.

  • http://www.hibernum.net Hibernum

    My friend Russ really likes Grim Reaper. He has all their albums. I suppose “poor man’s fat maiden” is still better than a lot of the crap out there, right? I couldn’t get into it either, but maybe this song isn’t their best?

  • http://www.hibernum.net Hibernum

    holy cheesecake batman, check this out:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5cNUN2Svk0&feature=related

    time is a cruel mistress!

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