Scottish blackened thrash steel outfit Hellripper‘s fourth album “Coronach” shall be touchdown on March twenty seventh by Century Media. Vocalist/multi-instrumentalist James McBain serves because the mastermind for that challenge, which simply launched a video for the opening tune,”Hunderpest“. McBain additionally had the next to say about this second single from that report:
“‘Hunderprest‘, hits instantly with a chaotic deluge of dissonance, and is what I felt to be the proper option to open the album — leaving the listener with no time to arrange. Based mostly on the legend of Hunderprest, or ‘canine priest’ – the vampire of Melrose Abbey. The sinful chaplain inherited his nickname due to his behavior of searching on horseback together with his pack of hounds. After his demise, legend says he was buried within the graveyard of Melrose Abbey; and since his spirit couldn’t discover peace, he would rise from his grave when night time fell to harass the villagers and his former mistress to fulfill his bloodthirst.
He was finally defeated when a gaggle of monks from Melrose Abbey exhumed Hunderprest’s blood-soaked physique in broad daylight and set it on hearth, throwing the ashes into the wind to make sure that the vampire would now not have the ability to torment the city. Musically, the monitor primarily takes affect from a combination of thrash (Kreator, Cruel, Metallica) and black steel (Watain, Rotting Christ, Tribulation), with a wholesome dose of some extra ‘atmospheric’ d-beat parts from the likes of Oathbreaker and Fall of Efrafa.”
McBain elaborated on what to anticipate from “Coronach” as properly, stating:
“‘Coronach‘ is a private exploration of Scottish Tradition — its music, literature, historical past & folklore. From Pictish mysteries to Victorian Gothic literature, sinister lore, basic Scottish poetry and fashionable city tales, the album tells tales of the nation all through the ages. Impressed by something and every little thing from Venom and Mercyful Destiny, to Watain and Opeth, to Manic Road Preachers, movie scores and conventional Scottish music, the album is an effective illustration of myself all wrapped up in a pleasant velocity steel package deal!
Fairly a little bit of experimentation went into this album, and I wished every monitor to include one thing that I had by no means carried out beforehand. Whether or not or not it’s the inclusion of a distinct instrument, or how a tune begins, I aimed to supply some factor of shock in every monitor. The album, named after the vocal lament historically sung at funerals within the Scottish Highlands, encompasses every little thing the band is about: mixing fashionable and old-school influences, previous and current storytelling, the darkish facet of Scottish historical past and my private interpretation of it.
As at all times, the writing and recording befell in my residence studio, with varied different folks placing their stamp on just a few of the tracks. The album was combined on my own, and was mastered by Damian Herring at Subterranean Watchtower Studios, and the art work was carried out by Adam Burke (Nightjar Illustration). Fàilte gu Alba – Welcome to Scotland!”
“Coronach” monitor itemizing:
01 – “Hunderprest“
02 – “Kinchyle (Goatkraft and Granite)“
03 – “The Artwork of Resurrection“
04 – “Baobhan Sith (Waltz of the Damned)“
05 – “Blakk Satanik Fvkkstorm“
06 – “Sculptor’s Cave“
07 – “Mortercheyn“
08 – “Coronach“
For pre-orders, head over to hellripperband.lnk.to/Coronach-AlbumID. You may catch the band out dwell this yr as follows:
01/22 Helsinki, FIN – Tavastia
03/21 Aalst, BEL – Oilsjt Omploft Competition
03/27 Glasgow, UK – Storage (feat. Sarcator)
03/28 Bern, SWI – EmMetal Competition
With Schizophrenia & Sarcator:
04/03 Nottingham, UK – Saltbox
04/04 London, UK – The Dome
04/06 Utrecht, NET – De Helling
04/07 Dortmund, GER – Junkyard
04/08 Hamburg, GER – Brand
04/09 Copenhagen, DEN – Pumphuset
04/10 Berlin, GER – Lido
04/11 Warsaw, POL – Voodoo
04/12 Krakow, POL – Zascianek
04/13 Vienna, AUT – Enviornment
04/14 Budapest, HUN – Durer Kert
04/15 Munich, GER – Backstage
04/16 Prague, CZE – Subzero
04/17 Mannheim, GER – 7er Membership
04/18 Paris, FRA – Glazart
Hellripper:
05/16-17 San Luis Potosi, MEX – San Luis Steel Fest
06/02 Athens, GRE – Kytarro (feat. Midnight)
06/03 Thessaloniki, GRE – Eightball Membership (feat. Midnight)
06/05 Emmen, NET – Pitfest
06/06 Maastricht, NET – South Of Heaven Open Air
06/13 Haumptmannsgrun, GER – Chronical Moshers Open Air
06/25-27 Ukmerge, LIT – Kilkim Zaibu
06/27 Campania, ITA – Southammer Steel Competition
08/13 Carhaix-Plouguer, FRA – Motocultor Competition
09/03 Kosice, SLO – Collosseum Membership
09/04 Ostrava, CZE – Steel!!! Competition
01/09 Mangualde, POR – Mangualde Hardmetalfest
