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Grim Reaper videos can often still be seen on some of the major music channels. Although very siccessful in the USA, and Europe the UK eluded the band and although they gathered a very dedicated following the mass appeal was never to come. Although critically acclaimed Grim Reaper reached it's end and the band members all moved on to other projects.
After Grim Reaper Steve spent a brief period with Onslaught and again enjoyed commercial success. including a single that charted in the UK. More recently Steve's success came in the form of Lionheart, a powerful melodic metal band whose debut album reached number one in the mainstream Japanease chart.
In early 2006 Steve assembled a touring band with the intention of playing a full Grim Reaper set at a series of European metal festivals & venues. The band members that Steve recruited were guitarist Ian Nash who had previously worked with Steve in Lionheart & bassist Rich Walker who had played with Ian in Seven Deadly Sins, Drummer Pete Newdeck, who played with Paul Dianno's Killers, completed the band lineup.
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