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”
Those titans of creation Testament have confirmed their summer will be spent in Europe this year with their new album “Para Bellum” earning them a Festival run with a few off date club shows. Joining them on selected dates will be Hellripper, Death Angel, Metal Church and Armored Saint so check your local listings to see who will
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
Including such classics as “The Hanging Tree“, “All Hail The Goat” and “Headless Angels” a pro-shot full set from Blackened Speed Metal masters Hellripper at Dynamo Metal Fest 2025 has surfaced online. They’ve been announced as playing Motorcultor Festival in August with a European tour preceding that in April. That will take them from Aalst
In the absence of Tech-Fest this summer we decided to head to Bloodstock Open Air Festival for our summer Metal fix and having never partaken previously we have to say it didn’t disappoint. Scan your QR code for car park entry to Catton Park after some interesting narrow lanes, hanging up the pass on the
When you’ve got four guest vocal appearances on your album do you risk it for a biscuit and include a cover song? Well if you’re Canadian Death Punks VHS you do. They put their version of “The Never Ending Story” on the cassette edition of their recently deceased album “Quest For The Mighty Riff” and
Following the exploits of 2021 EP “Rise To Nothing” which served to introduce new bassist Jordan Muscatello as well as serve up a guest appearance from James McBain of Hellripper on the title track you might think that London Death Thrash masters The Bleeding would rest on their laurels for a moment. They had other ideas and
