Hellripper - Warlocks Grim & Withered Hags (Full Album, 2023)

► ► ► Purchase “Warlocks Grim & Withered Hags“: © ALL RIGHTS GO TO HELLRIPPER HELLRIPPER is a Blackened Speed / Thrash metal band based in the Scottish Highlands. ► TRACKLIST 1. The Nuckelavee 00:00 2. I, The Deceiver 05:47 3. Warlocks Grim & Withered Hags 10:43 4. Goat Vomit Nightmare 17:58 5. The Cursed Carrion Crown 21:13 6. The Hissing Marshes 27:01 7. Poison Womb (The Curse of the Witch) 30:52 8. Mester Stoor Worm 34:35 RELEASE DATE: February 17, 2023 LABEL: Peaceville Records () on CD/LP/Cassette/Digital Formats Recorded between March 2021 & June 2022 All Music and Lyrics by James McBain Additional Lead Guitar on ’Poison Womb (The Curse of the Witch)’, ’The Cursed Carrion Crown’ & ’The Hissing Marshes’ by Joseph Quinlan Additional Vocals on ’The Cursed Carrion Crown’ by Marianne Great Highland Bagpipes on ’Warlocks Grim & Withered Hags’ by Antonio Rodríguez Recorded & Mixed by James McBain at Coronach Studios Mastered by Damian Herring at Subterranean Watchtower Studios Cover art by Adam Burke/Nightjar Illustration ► SUPPORT THE BAND / BUY THE ALBUM Purchase ’Warlocks Grim & Withered Hags’: • Hellripper Bandcamp: • Hellripper Merch: • Hellripper Official Website: • Hellripper Facebook: • Hellripper Instagram: ► ALSO CHECK • Hellripper - The Affair of the Poisons (Full Album, 2020) • Hellripper - Black Arts & Alchemy (EP, 2019) • Hellripper - Coagulating Darkness (Full Album, 2017) ► ABOUT ‘Warlocks Grim & Withered Hags’ stands at the crossroads between the sound that Hellripper has become known for and a whirlwind of different influences that I have not yet explored, resulting in what I would call my most personal and diverse work to date. Inspired by the landscapes and legends of the Scottish Highlands, this album is centred around the darker side of Scottish history & folklore - the title itself taken from a line in the Robert Burns poem, ‘Address to the Deil’ - as well as including references to clan culture (including my own) throughout the album. As always, the whole writing and recording process was done at home by myself, with a few others contributing some additional parts and putting their stamp on the tracks. The album was mixed by myself and was mastered by Damian Herring at Subterranean Watchtower Studios. The suitably ominous artwork was done by the excellent Nightjar art of Adam Burke. ABOUT HELLRIPPER 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! ► COMMENT / LIKE / SHARE / SUBSCRIBE #NWOOSTM #THRASHMETAL #BLACKSPEEDTHRASH