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STEVE GRIMMETT'S GRIM REAPER Cancels Puerto Rico Festival Appearance

February 15, 2008

STEVE GRIMMETT'S GRIM REAPER has cancelled its appearance at the Festival de Metal Boricua 4, which is scheduled to take place March 22 at Coliseo de Cayey (Raul "Rolo" Colon),Cayey, Puerto Rico. The group's official statement on the matter reads as follows:

"You know, sometimes things just don't work out the way that you hoped they would.

"Following recent correspondence with the festival organisers regarding the show in Puerto Rico on 22nd March we have held a band meeting to discuss the situation. We are less than happy about the way the organisation has been handled and particularly unhappy about the lack of information and communication with our band.

"We knew that the festival was in trouble and that all was not well, as we had heard it from several sources. We feel very strongly that we should have been kept informed of any problems or changes in the arrangements for the show and we are very disappointed that we had to find this out from third parties.

"We all consider the organiser to be our friend & brother in metal & we all love what we do but band business is exactly that — business, and it should be conducted in a business like manner. We had asked for information and confirmation with no success, even now with only five weeks to go until the show is scheduled we still do not have any confirmation of arrangements.

"We have not taken this decision lightly, we hate letting anybody down & it is against our religion to pull a show, but, we have lost confidence in this one and we have all agreed that we now have no option but to pull out. This was an incredibly tough decision for us to take, but we will not be travelling to Puerto Rico for the 22nd March.

"We hope that the organisers will be able to understand our reasons for taking this decision and we very much hope that one day we will be in a position to play a GRIM REAPER show in Puerto Rico. We have asked the organisers to keep in touch with us and if arrangements can be made and confirmed well in advance, then maybe we can make it happen."

STEVE GRIMMETT'S GRIM REAPER's current touring lineup:

Steve Grimmett (LIONSHEART, SEVEN DEADLY SINS, ONSLAUGHT) - Vocals
Ian Nash (LIONSHEART, SEVEN DEADLY SINS) - Guitar
Pete Newdeck (PAUL DI'ANNO'S KILLERS) - Drums
Ritchie Walker - Bass

Watch a video clip of STEVE GRIMMETT'S GRIM REAPER performing the classic song "See You In Hell" at the Keep It True VI festival in April 2006:

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