Celebrating the release of their new album “Coronach” via Century Media are Blackened Speed Metal demons Hellripper who have chosen “Blakk Satanik Fvkkstorm“ for a lyric video. Tales from Scottish folklore, goats, monsters, myths and legends are all contained within Pandora’s box so be warned because mastermind James McBain has a lot in store for you!
Injuries were always inevitable when Hellripper mastermind James McBain spoke to The Metal Tris about his bands new album “Coronach” and so it came to pass. The pair discuss everything from sonic experiments to what has been learnt about Scottish Folklore and the sense of narrative despite the songs individuality in a conversation that everyone
Scottish folklore, goats, monsters, myths and legends are all part of the discussion as Hellripper mastermind James McBain talks about new album “Coronach” with Belgian Jasper. Their explosive energy in Blackened Speed Metal influenced by the likes of Venom, Motörhead and Darkthrone has been what’s catapulted them across Gods green Earth, a North American tour
Another cut from the fourth studio album “Coronach” by Scottish Blackened Speed Metal masters Hellripper has surfaced in “Mortercheyn“. The title is an archaic Scottish term for glanders, a serious, contagious, and often fatal infectious disease primarily affecting horses, which makes perfect sense when you read the lyric “Coal black horses all but perishing“. The album drops
“Sounding the death knell, This is your funeral, Let the pipes ring out, Let them squeal, ‘Fore the coronach… Rattle the death bell, We bid you farewell, Let the quines cry out, Let them wail, For the coronach”
Filmed at Damnation Festival 2025, a music video for “Hunderprest“, the opening cut of the fourth studio album “Coronach” by Scottish Blackened Speed Metal masters Hellripper has surfaced. The album drops on 27th March via Century Media with mastermind James McBain credited with performing all instruments and vocals in the studio. Live he handles guitars and
