Hellripper Premiere New Single & Lyric Video "Coronach" From Upcoming New Album

The title track to Hellripper’s upcoming fourth studio album, Coronach, is now streaming for you via YouTube and Spotify online below. The song has arrived alongside a newly released lyric video, which can be found below. Century Media will release the new full-length on March 27th.

Hellripper mastermind James McBrain commented on the track, stating:

“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.”