in 2012 included Sweden's "Muskelrock" and headlining Germany's Sword Brothers. More European Festivals and US tours followed in the coming years. In 2013, they were co-headliners of Belgium's Heavy Sound Festival in November with Tokyo Blade. In April 2014, Grim Reaper played their first show in the US since 1987, joined by original guitarist Nick Bowcott, and featured several tracks from the forthcoming album, From Hell. In 2016, Steve Grimmett's Grim Reaper released a new studio album, their first since 1987. On 17 January 2017 Grimmett was hospitalized following a show at Piedrahits & Pedro Moncayo in Guayaquil, Ecuador. Surgery followed, which was unsuccessful in defeating an infection in his right leg, so a portion of this leg was amputated on 18 January 2017. The band continues to play, and played an emotional headlining set at Hard Rock Hell's NWOBHM Christmas gig in Sheffield in December that year. On 25 July 2019, it was announced that Grim Reaper would be releasing an album of all-new material. The album titled At The Gates was released on 11 October 2019 with a special album launch show to follow the next night, 12 October, at London's Boston Music Rooms. As of January 2022, according to Grimmett, a new album from Grim Reaper is in the works. Meanwhile, in March, the band released its first live album, Reaping the Whirlwind. On 15 August 2022, Grimmett died at the age of 62. In popular culture A slightly re-edited version of the video for Grim Reaper's 1985 hit "Fear No Evil" was initially used as the video for Weezer's song "We Are All on Drugs". "See You in Hell", "Fear No Evil" and "Rock You to Hell" all appeared in episodes of Beavis and Butt-Head, with the duo mocking the songs and videos. Grim Reaper's song "Lust for Freedom" was used as the title track for a 1987 women's prison movie of the same name. Members Final lineup Steve Grimmett – lead vocals (1982–1988, 2006–2022) (died 2022) Ian Nash – guitars (2006–2022) Julian Hill – bass guitar (2018–2022) Steve Grice – drums (2020–2022) Former Nick Bowcott – guitars (1979–1988, 2014) Paul DeMercado – lead vocals (1979–1981) Kevin Neale – bass (1979–1981) Philip Matthews – bass (1979–1981) Dave Wanklin – bass (1979–1985) Adrian Jacques – drums (1981–1982) Lee Harris – drums (1982–1984) Mark Simon – drums (1984–1988) Geoff Curtis – bass (1987–1988) Richie Walker – bass (2006–2008)