Crowned “Scotland’s King of the arcane mosh” by Metal Hammer magazine, Hellripper aims to invoke the quintessential “black ‘n’ roll” sound, mixing influences from classic 80’s black metal records with a more modern edge. Heavily inspired by witchcraft and the supernatural, Hellripper is also deeply rooted in its Scottish origins, using the landscape, legends and historical events as a backdrop for its lyrics and imagery.Hellripper is fast, loud and uncompromising. All hail the goat!

Scotland's ibex-obsessed blackened thrash bastards of Hades otherwise known as Hellripper are pleased to share another new song off their upcoming, fourth studio album “Coronach”, to be released worldwide on March 27th, 2026 via Century Media Records.

Check out the epic album’s title track “Coronach” in a lyric video created by Irvan Dionisi / Theblackvisual.id here:

Hellripper’s mastermind, guitarist/vocalist and songwriter James McBain checked in with the following comment about the upcoming album’s title track “Coronach”, which also closes the album: “A coronach is a vocal lament traditionally performed at funerals in the Scottish highlands. Intertwined with my own words is the poem of the same name by Sir Walter Scott, which served as an inspiration for this story: the funeral of an ambivalent and mysterious figure, revered by his community for his heroic deeds but whose life hid many dark secrets. As well as lyrically, the track is also a musical experiment for me; it was primarily influenced by late 80’s thrash metal along with bands like Bathory, Gallowbraid and Atlantean Kodex. A dash of post-punk, a fair amount of Iron Maiden-style guitar harmonies, some classical references and the haunting wail of the bagpipes fading in the distance: this song feels like the perfect farewell to the album”.

Previously, Hellripper have unveiled the following new songs off “Coronach”:
“Hunderprest” (Official Video):

“Kinchyle (Goatkraft and Granite)” (Official Videoi):