Rock You to Hell is the third studio album by the British heavy metal band Grim Reaper, released in 1987 under the RCA label. This was the band's final album for 29 years (until the release of Walking in the Shadows in 2016, under the name Steve Grimmett's Grim Reaper), and their last one to feature guitarist Nick Bowcott, bassist Dave Wanklin and drummer Marc Simon. Grim Reaper gained brief mainstream critical and commercial success with this album, due to the regular airplay of "Rock You to Hell" on MTV's Headbangers Ball and album-oriented rock radio stations.[3][4]
| Rock You to Hell | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 1987 | |||
| Studio | Long View Farm, North Brookfield, Massachusetts | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal | |||
| Length | 37:14 | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| Producer | Max Norman | |||
| Grim Reaper chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 6/10[2] |
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Rock You to Hell" | Nick Bowcott, Steve Grimmett | Bowcott | 4:01 |
| 2. | "Night of the Vampire" | Grimmett | Bowcott | 3:45 |
| 3. | "Lust for Freedom" | Grimmett | Bowcott | 4:26 |
| 4. | "When Heaven Comes Down" | Bowcott | Bowcott | 4:23 |
| 5. | "Suck It and See" | Grimmett | Bowcott | 2:34 |
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6. | "Rock Me 'till I Die" | Grimmett | Bowcott | 4:43 |
| 7. | "You'll Wish That You Were Never Born" | Bowcott, Grimmett | Bowcott | 4:06 |
| 8. | "Waysted Love" | Paul DeMercado | Bowcott, DeMercado | 4:18 |
| 9. | "I Want More" | Grimmett | Bowcott | 4:52 |
Personnel
editGrim Reaper
- Steve Grimmett – vocals
- Nick Bowcott – guitar, backing vocals, arrangements
- Dave Wanklin – bass
- Marc Simon – drums, backing vocals
Additional musicians
- Nibby Gibson – backing vocals
- Deke Kenderian – backing vocals
Technical personne;
- Max Norman – producer, engineer, mixing at Atlantic Studios, New York City, arrangements, backing vocals
- Kerry Roher, Jesse Anderson, Claude Achille, Ellen Fitton – assistant engineers
- Garry Sharpe – cover artwork
References
edit- ^ Henderson, Alex. "Grim Reaper Rock You to Hell review". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
- ^ Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 140. ISBN 978-1894959315.
- ^ "Headbangers Ball- The Unofficial Tribute Site – Episode Database". headbangersballunofficialtributesite.com. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ "The Hard Report 1987-10-30" (PDF). American Radio History. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
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