Hellripper announce new album ‘Warlocks Grim & Withered Hags’
HELLRIPPER have announced a new album!
Titled Warlocks Grim & Withered Hags, the upcoming album from the Scottish blackened thrash metal band is the follow-up to 2020’s The Affair Of The Poisons, and is scheduled to be released in February next year, via Peaceville Records.
As tradition, the writing and recording process was carried out by band mastermind James McBain himself, with a few guests offering contributions in the form of additional vocals and instrumental parts. With recording taking place between March 2021 and June 2022, the album was also mixed by McBain, and mastered by Damian Herring at Subterranean Watchtower Studios. The album artwork appears courtesy of Adam Burke/Nightjar Illustration.
Alongside the announcement of the new album, the band have released a new song from the upcoming album; The Nuckelavee. Speaking about the new song, McBain says, “I wanted The Nuckelavee to be the first track released as it’s not only the album opener, but it is the song that I think best represents the overall sound and vibe of the record. It’s speed metal at its core but with a few twists. Lyrically, The Nuckelavee is based on the Orcadian tale of the eponymous creature – a grotesque and skinless horse-like demon that brings plague and death wherever it travels.”
Watch the official lyric video for The Nuckelavee here:
Also, you can view both the track list and artwork for the upcoming new album below:
Track List:
1. The Nuckelavee
2. I, the Deceiver
3. Warlocks Grim & Withered Hags
4. Goat Vomit Nightmare
5. The Cursed Carrion Crown
6. The Hissing Marshes
7. Poison Womb (The Curse of the Witch)
8. Mester Stoor Worm
Warlocks Grim & Withered Hags is set for release on February 17th via Peaceville Records. Pre-orders are available now and can be purchased here.
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