Scotland’s ibex-obsessed blackened thrash bastard of Hades, otherwise known as HELLRIPPER, is now unleashing two digital singles ahead of his upcoming worldwide live assault, which kicks off this Thursday in Europe before laying waste to North America for the first time ever in support of HAVOK! To celebrate, the Goat Kvlt mastermind is now offering two cover versions of legendary Seattle speed metal punks, Zeke.
Listen now to the black thrash versions of the tracks “Let’s Get Drugs” and “Mainline” at THIS LOCATION.
HELLRIPPER guitarist/vocalist/songwriter James McBain comments, “ZEKE has been a favourite band of mine for many years now, and I sure have gotten a lot of mileage out of that shirt of mine as a lot of people have pointed out! The influence they have had on the sound of Hellripper cannot be overstated – 100mph balls to the wall metalpunk with endless guitar solos? Count me in! These two tracks were released as part of the Decibel Magazine Flexi series earlier this year, and I’m happy to now have them out there for everyone to listen to. ZEKE YOU!”
The extensive U.S. trek will kick off on October 21 in Salt Lake City, UT and will decimate everything in its path until the final stop on November 20 in Denver, CO. The full itinerary can be found below and tickets to all upcoming live performances are available HERE.
HELLRIPPER will be supporting its critically-acclaimed new album, ‘Coronach,’ which was released worldwide on March 27, 2026 via Century Media Records, making it his debut to the label! ‘Coronach’ can be streamed, downloaded, or ordered HERE.
Enter the GOAT KVLT HERE.
HELLRIPPER LIVE NORTH AMERICAN DATES (w/ HAVOK):
10/21: Salt Lake City, UT @ Metro Music Hall
10/22: Boise, ID @ Shrine Social Club Ballroom
10/23: Seattle, WA @ El Corazon
10/24: Portland, OR @ Dante’s
10/26: Roseville, CA @ Goldfield Trading Post
10/27: Berkeley, CA @ Cornerstone Berkeley
10/28: Los Angeles, CA @ The Regent Theater
10/29:Fresno, CA@ Strummer’s
10/30: Las Vegas, NV @ Backstage Bar Billiards
10/31: Mesa. AZ @ Nile Theater
11/02: Dallas, TX @ AM/FM
11/03: Austin, TX @ Come and Take it Live
11/04: Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live Midtown
11/06: Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade (Hell)
11/07: Nashville, TN @ Basement East
11/08: Asheville, NC @ Eulogy
11/09: Richmond, VA @ Canal Club
11/11: Baltimore, MD @ Baltimore Soundstage
11/12: Harrisburg, PA @ Capital City Music Hall
11/13: Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall
11/14: New York, NY @ Racket
11/15: Lakewood, OH @ Mercury Music Lounge
11/17: Detroit, MI @ Catacombs at the Sanctuary
11/18: Chicago, IL @ Reggies
11/19: Kansas City, MO @ Recordbar
11/20: Denver, CO @ Gothic Theatre
11/25: Montreal, QC @ Piranha Bar
11/26: Quebec, QC @ La Source De La Martinière
11/27: Ottawa, ON @ Dominion Tavern
11/28: Toronto, ON @ Supermarket Bar & Variety
Hellripper EU Live Dates (w/ NECROFIER):
TH 17.09.2026 Hannover (Germany) – Cafe Glocksee * / Sold out!
FR 18.09.2026 Esbjerg (Denmark) – Tobakken *
SA 19.09.2026 Aarhus (Denmark) – VoxHall *
SU 20.09.2026 Gothenburg (Sweden) – Monument *
MO 21.09.2026 Oslo (Norway) – Vaterland * / Sold out!
TU 22.09.2026 Norrköping (Sweden) – Dynamo *
WE 23.09.2026 Stockholm (Sweden) – Kollektivet Livet *
TH 24.09.2026 Malmö (Sweden) – Plan B *
FR 25.09.2026 Lübeck (Germany) – Treibsand *
SA 26.09.2026 Hinte (Germany) – Coast Rock Festival *
SU 27.09.2026 Namur (Belgium) – Le Belvedere *
HELLRIPPER Latin American Dates:
SA 09.01.2027 Mangualde (Portugal) – Mangualde Hardmetalfest
TH 14.01.2027 Rio De Janeiro (Brazil) – Experience Music
FR 15.01 2027 Curitiba (Brazil) – Basement Cultural
SA 16.01.2027 Sao Paulo (Brazil) – Burning House
SU 17.01.2027 Belo Horizonte (Brazil) – Caverna
TU 19.01.2027 Buenos Aires (Argentina) – Uniclub
WE 20.01.2027 Santiago (Chile) – Sala RBX
TH 21.01.2027 Lima (Peru) – Vichama Conciertos
SA 23.01.2027 Bogota (Colombia) – Ace of Spades
SU 24.01.2027 Quito (Ecuador) – Necronik
TU 26.01.2027 San Jose (Costa Rica) – Amon Solar
TH 28.01.2027 Monterrey (Mexico) – Cafe Iguana
FR 29.01.2027 Hermosillo (Mexico) – London Pub
SA 30.01.2027 Tijuana (Mexico) – Dragón Rojo
SU 31.01.2027 Mexico City (Mexico) – Circo Volador
HELLRIPPER 2027 DATES (+ more TBA):
SA 13.03.2027 Eindhoven (The Netherlands) – Dynamo / Welcome To Hell Festival
TH-SU 25-28.03.2027 Oslo (Norway) – Inferno Festival
FR-SA 28-29.05.2027 Buchenbach (Germany) – Boarstream Open Air Festival
TH-SA 03-05.06.2027 Stykkisholmur (Iceland) – Satan Festival
FR-SU 11-13.06.2027 Leeuwarden (The Netherlands) – Into the Grave Festival
*w/ Necrofier
+w/ Havok
Coronach’ Tracklisting:
- Hunderprest (05:49) [WATCH]
- Kinchyle (Goatkraft and Granite) (04:33) [WATCH]
- The Art of Resurrection (05:44)
- Baobhan Sith (Waltz of the Damned) (06:24)
- Blakk Satanik Fvkkstorm (03:53) [WATCH]
- Sculptor’s Cave (04:35)
- Mortercheyn (04:18) [WATCH]
- Coronach (08:48) [WATCH]
Full Running Time: 00:44:09
The brainchild of guitarist/vocalist/solitary force, James McBain, Hellripper has been running like a denim-vested, backpatch-encrusted William Wallace, bravehearting his way through metal’s bloodiest battlefields since first coagulating his personal darkness in 2014. Taking armaments from “Kill ‘Em All” era Hetfield and “Welcome to Hell” era Mantas, McBain has immersed his fascination with darkness and speed with Scottish history and come with bloody masterpieces like 2023’s “Warlocks Grim & Withered Hags” that Metal Injection stated: “Bursts with growth and a mature exploration of darkness and eeriness while maintaining that original high-octane burning”. McBain is presently sharpening his blades and casting new spells that will transmogrify into Hellripper’s Century Media debut “Coronach”.
Hellripper Lineup:
James McBain – All Instruments & Vocals
Hellripper live and video performance line-up:
James McBain – Guitar & Vocals
Joseph Quinlan – Guitar
Andy Milburn – Bass
Max Southall – Drums
Album credits:
Recorded and mixed by Hellripper’s James McBain at Coronach Studios in Scotland, UK
Mastered by Damien Herring at Subterranean Watchtower Studios in the USA.
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