Hear 'n Now supports Vocalist Steve Grimmett's surviving widow and family with free download

Vocalist Steve Grimmett passed away unexpectedly on August 15, 2022. Steve rose to fame in the early 80s with the NWoBHM band Grim Reaper. The band carried on in recent years touring worldwide and continuing to release music under his namesake, Steve Grimmett's Grim Reaper.

A GoFundMe Campaign has been organized to assist his surviving widow and family.

The Hear 'n Now project's first single, "No Road to Ruin" has been made available as a free digital download in an effort to encourage Heavy Metal fans everywhere to donate to the Steve Grimmett GoFundMe Campaign. You can pick up the song here.

The cover of "No road to ruin".

It is a great song that not only rocks out straight but also has a uplifting note in it. Steve Grimmett's vocal performance quickly sticked into my mind with his voice being present boldly in front and sometimes a little held in the backround.

The single has roughness and this typical 80's feeling in it at the proper moments when it sometimes feels as if the song could become a bit flat - you know it just get's a kick in with the refrain coming a little dirty.

It's also a fine track if you see the list of artists who joined the project. I'm sure you'll remember some of them you may have heard of some time ago but lost sight of. It's great to see them still being active in the music scene of today.

Steve Grimmett (vocals) of Steve Grimmett's Grim Reaper

Patrick Kennison (lead guitar) of Lita Ford/Heaven Below

Chris Natalini (vocals) former Blood Feast

Ed Mischke (lead guitar) of Veronica Freeman

Danny Gomez (vocals) of Gothic Slam/Messonic

Frankie Cross (vocals) of Corners of Sanctuary

Alex Olivetti (lead guitar) of Threatpoint

Mick Michaels (rhythm guitars, keys, backing vocals) of Corners of Sanctuary

Mad T (drums) of Corners of Sanctuary

James Pera (bass) of Corners of Sanctuary

Billy Loney (backing vocals) of Keep it Metal Promotions

Written and Produced by Mick Michaels

Post-Production Producer Bill Metoyer (Slayer, Armored Saint)

Shower Sharks coming to a bathroom near you

In these all too hard times we're living in having a laugh is great. Here is a little preview of a horror/comedy short film that is currently in the works by musician Noah "Shark" Robertson, known as drummer of bands such as Motograter and The Browning and founder of Zombie Shark Records and Swimming with Sharks Records. It comes around a bit funny and slightly scary so it made me curious about what is coming up there.

The poster for the horror/comedy short film "Shower Sharks", (c) by Noah Robertson, used with kind permission

Shower Sharks synopsis:

Noah, a shark-obsessed, struggling musician, has begun writing a screenplay for a low-budget feature film entitled, Shark Slayer. Scrambling to complete his script, his town of Surf Beach, California is turned upside down when news spreads of a small, unknown species of aggressive shark making its way up shower drains and attacking people while they are bathing. Noah remains skeptical, until he comes face to face with the menacing monsters himself. Will he complete his epic masterpiece, or succumb to the peril of the Shower Sharks?

Until 7nd of May 2018 a GoFundMe Campaign is running that let's you pre-order a copy of Shower Sharks as DVD. 15 Dollars a copy are asked for to cover the costs of finishing the movie, printing it on Digital Versatile Discs as well as submitting it to proper festivals. The film is slated to hit horror movie festivals in October of 2018 .If you order you'll have your name in the credits and will get a signed copy on DVD with bonus material.

As for me this looks cool because low budget often means you have to work around stuff and things and can not rely on special effcts alone. That can end up in something different compared to mass market releases. Finally: how will the soundtrack turn out like? Well let's keep a eye on the Facebook page of Noah "Shark" Robertson to keep up to date about what's going on in the Shower Sharks camp. 

Single Review: Swirl - The Lift (Heavy Rock, 2018)

Feeling bad? This one track will help you get back in a good mood.

Introduction
Swirl came to me as a band playing the classic heavy rock note but having spread own ideas and fine undertones all over their sound. This track called "The Lift" comes around as a first sign of new music from the US band.

The cover of Swirl's new single "The Lift", (c) by Swirl, used with kind permission

Summary
The sound is much shaper, clearer and compact than on the previous release - the Swirl disc that contained songs that also were used in the "Ditch Day Massacre" movie. I think that's a big plus. You can access the music much faster this way I think. Overall the song does what the track name promises -  it lift's my feelings up. It has a easier feeling with it compared to the older tunes.

What else has changed? The vocals are outworked more and point the listener's attention to various corners of the song. It shows evolvement no question. The last third is a bit rougher with repeating the chorus over and over again and much heavier guitars in the sound. That goes a bit deeper under the skin. That's why I would say they do heavy and not just hard rock.

Puchase Link & Stream
You can pick the song up as download single as part of the running GoFundMe campaign. If you purchase the track over there you will not only get the electric but also the accoustic version of "The Lift" as a bonus.

If you spend some more money you can get your hand on some more cool stuff in return. For instance the band is open to play a house party for people living in certain regions of the US - wouldn't that rock your next birthday party? Just imagine you can say you have the band onstage tonight that has songs that were used in the "Ditch Day Massacre" movie. People could rock out to this all the way! Overall the more you give the more new music the band can produce.

If that doesn't fit your needs you can still get the onetracker as regular download on the portals such as iTunes but this only secures you the electric version.

Song Stream
Listen and relax.

 
Contact-Data
Keep a eye on Swirl with Facebook or check the good old homepage of 'em.