''Rock You to Hell'' is the third studio album by the British heavy metal band

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, released in 1987 under the

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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

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radio stations.

Track listing

Personnel

;Grim Reaper * Steve Grimmett – vocals *Nick Bowcott – guitar, backing vocals, arrangements *Dave Wanklin – bass *Marc Simon – drums, backing vocals ;Additional personal *Nibby Gibson – backing vocals *Deke Kenderian – backing vocals ;Production *mixed at

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Max Norman Max Norman is a British record producer and recording engineer active since 1973. He produced many acclaimed heavy metal releases. While Norman was resident engineer at Ridge Farm Studios in London, Ozzy Osbourne was recording his debut solo ...

– producer, engineer, mixing, arrangements, backing vocals *Kerry Roher, Jesse Anderson, Claude Achille, Ellen Fitton – assistant engineers *Concrete Management – management *Bob Chiappardi – management *Walter O'Brien – management *Wendy Goldstein – A&R, management *Garry Sharpe – cover artwork

References

1987 albums Grim Reaper (band) albums RCA Records albums Albums produced by Max Norman {{1980s-metal-album-stub