Sumo Grip is the ninth and final album by Lucifer's Friend

Lucifer's Friend

Lucifer's Friend was a 1970s German Rock band. Allmusic author, Eduardo Rivadavia, noted the group as, "early practitioners of heavy metal and progressive rock." They also incorporated elements of jazz into their music. The band have also been cited as one of the pioneers of doom metal.-History:The...

. This album once again displays the wide variety of styles Lucifer's Friend is famous for throughout their previous albums, living up to the "no album is the same" moniker. The band would stay together for a few years after the album's release before breaking up for the final time.

Sumo Grip pencils are made by Sakura, a Japanese company.

Personnel

• John Lawton
  John Lawton (musician)
  John Lawton is a rock and roll and blues vocalist best known for his work with Lucifer's Friend, Uriah Heep and the Les Humphries Singers.-Biography:...
  
  - Lead Vocals
• Peter Hesslein - guitar, backing vocals
• Andreas Dicke - bass
• Jogi Wichmann - keyboards, drum programming on 5,11,17
• Curt Cress - drums on 2,3,4,7,8,10
• Udo Dahmen - drums on 6,13,14,15