Hellripper (black/speed metal - UK)

[Everflow]

Du speed avec un chant black, c'est leur 3ème album.

The Nuckelavee - the first single to be taken from Warlocks Grim & Withered Hags – the new album of high octane melodic black/speed metal combined with sprawling, folklore-infused epics from Scotland’s Hellripper, due for release 17th February 2023 on Peaceville Records.

[ChaNoir]

En fait c´est un one man band. James McBain fait tout tout seul, de la création aux enregistrements. Pour le live forcément il a des musiciens, dont notamment le batteur de Vacuous (un des groupes de notre célèbre Mike-Polar). J´ai eu la chance de voir Hellripper une seule fois live en 2019, c´est énorme.

[BurningDarkness]

Vu aussi 2 fois, dont lors du dernier Soulcrusher et ça envoyait bien en effet

[Achille]

C'est pas mauvais ! Je foutrais bien ça en concert avec des groupes genre Nunslaughter et Zoldier Noiz. Et si je peux choisir la salle cela serait les Pavillons Sauvages de Toulouse bien sur !

[Keyser]

Excellente nouvelle, super "groupe".

[FanMetal]

J'adore !! Merci pour cette belle découverte musicale

[metalrunner]

En première partie de Warbringer en Avril pour les dates UK

[mike-polar]

En fait c´est un one man band. James McBain fait tout tout seul, de la création aux enregistrements. Pour le live forcément il a des musiciens, dont notamment le batteur de Vacuous (un des groupes de notre célèbre Mike-Polar). J´ai eu la chance de voir Hellripper une seule fois live en 2019, c´est énorme.

Oui en effet - c’est notre batteur Max qui s’occupe de la batterie pour le live. Il n’est pas sur l’album puisque c’est une boîte à rythme qui fait le boulot, ce qui est selon moi un peu dommage (quand je connais le niveau de leur batteur live) - vous me connaissez bien, mais c’est le genre de détail que je trouve frustrant.

Mais sinon ils sont bien partis pour cartonner cette année, ça fait plaisir a voir.

[Everflow]

Si toi aussi tu aimes écouter du bon LEMETAL en kilt :

[Everflow]

[Everflow]

Nouveau titre suite à leur signature sur Century Media :

Recently signed to Century Media Records worldwide, Scotland’s ibex-obsessed blackened thrash bastard of Hades, otherwise known as Hellripper, returns with a brand-new single, “Kinchyle (Goatkraft And Granite)”. The vicious new track can be found along with a music video, which was directed by David Gregory. Watch below.

Hellripper mastermind James McBain, comments: “‘Kinchyle’ is the McBain clan’s war cry and a fitting first glimpse at the upcoming album.

“Lyrically, the track was inspired by my experience growing up in the North-East of Scotland in Aberdeen (the Granite City), and reflects on what it’s like to feel trapped in a certain environment. I wanted to show a side of Scotland that is not necessarily the magical ‘postcard’ that a lot of people picture when thinking of the country.

“Musically, the track is very ‘Hellripper-sounding,’ and is the most ‘rocking’ song that I’ve written in quite a while, though there are a few new elements in there that I had fun experimenting with. The track was influenced by the likes of Tank, Running Wild and Motörhead, as well as bands such as Opeth and Witherscape.

“All in all, a very personal song both in terms of lyrics and musical influences. Hope you enjoy it… All Hail the Goat!”

[Everflow]

Nouvel album en mars.
Et nouveau clip.

Scotland’s ibex-obsessed blackened thrash bastard of Hades, otherwise known as Hellripper, is pleased to announce that his fourth studio album, Coronach, will be released worldwide on March 27 via Century Media Records, making it his debut to the label.

To celebrate this upcoming offering, Hellripper is now debuting a raucous new black thrash anthem, “Hunderprest,” along with a spirited performance video that was filmed at UK’s Damnation Festival 2025 by Sethpicturesmusic and edited by Jake Ten. The clip can be found below.

Hellripper mastermind, guitarist/vocalist and songwriter James McBain comments on the new single, “‘Hunderprest’ hits immediately with a chaotic deluge of dissonance, and is what I felt to be the perfect way to open the album — leaving the listener with no time to prepare. Based on the legend of ‘Hunderprest,’ or ‘dog priest’ – the vampire of Melrose Abbey. The sinful chaplain inherited his nickname because of his habit of hunting on horseback with his pack of hounds. After his death, legend says he was buried in the graveyard of Melrose Abbey; and because his spirit could not find peace, he would rise from his grave when night fell to harass the villagers and his former mistress to satisfy his bloodthirst. He was eventually defeated when a group of monks from Melrose Abbey exhumed Hunderprest’s blood-soaked body in broad daylight and set it on fire, throwing the ashes into the wind to be sure that the vampire would no longer be able to torment the town.

“Musically, the track primarily takes influence from a mixture of thrash (Kreator, Merciless, Metallica) and black (Watain, Rotting Christ, Tribulation) metal, with a healthy dose of some more ‘atmospheric’ d-beat elements from the likes of Oathbreaker and Fall of Efrafa.”

He adds about the album, “‘Coronach’ is a personal exploration of Scottish Culture — its music, literature, history & folklore. From Pictish mysteries to Victorian Gothic literature, sinister lore, classic Scottish poetry and modern urban tales, the album tells stories of the country throughout the ages. Inspired by anything and everything from Venom and Mercyful Fate, to Watain and Opeth, to Manic Street Preachers, film scores and traditional Scottish music, the album is a good representation of myself all wrapped up in a nice speed metal package! Quite a bit of experimentation went into this album, and I wanted each track to contain something that I had never done previously. Whether it be the inclusion of a different instrument, or how a song begins, I aimed to offer some element of surprise in each track.

“The album, named after the vocal lament traditionally sung at funerals in the Scottish Highlands, encompasses everything the band is about: mixing modern and old-school influences, past and present storytelling, the dark side of Scottish history and my personal interpretation of it. As always, the writing and recording took place in my home studio, with various other people putting their stamp on a few of the tracks. The album was mixed by myself, and was mastered by Damian Herring at Subterranean Watchtower Studios, and the artwork was done by Adam Burke (Nightjar Illustration). Fàilte gu Alba – Welcome to Scotland!”