Scotland’s relentless blackened thrash force HELLRIPPER has unveiled another taste of its upcoming album “Coronach”, releasing the ferocious new single “Mortercheyn” alongside a striking music video directed and edited by David Gregory.
The track comes from HELLRIPPER’s fourth studio album, “Coronach”, which will arrive worldwide on March 27, 2026 via Century Media Records – marking the project’s debut on the legendary metal label.
James McBain, the mastermind behind HELLRIPPER explained about the new single:
Much like the previously released ‘Kinchyle (Goatkraft and Granite),’ the lyrics on this track come from a more personal place. The title itself is a little nod to a track on the previous album, ‘The Nuckelavee,’ and mortercheyn is said to be the disease spread by the creature in its wake. Musically, ‘Mortercheyn’ is a crust track at its core, drenched in a sinister atmosphere that lies between the black metal vibe of WATAIN and the raw aggression of bands like MARTYRDOD and SKITSYSTEM.
HELLRIPPER will be embarking on a European headliner with support from SCHIZOPHRENIA and SARCATOR. Get those dates below and get your tickets here.
9/11 Manchester, ENG Damnation Festival
6/12 Wolverhampton, ENG Bloodstock Winter Gathering
1/22 Helsinki, FIN Tavastia
3/21 Aalst, BEL Oilsjt Omploft Festival
3/27 Glasgow, SCO Garage (no Schizophrenia)
3/28 Bern, SUI EmMetal Festival
4/3 Nottingham, ENG Saltbox
4/4 London, ENG Downstairs at the Dome
4/6 Utrecht, NED De Helling
4/7 Dortmund, GER Junkyard
4/8 Hamburg, GER Logo
4/9 Copenhagen, DEN Pumpehuset
4/10 Berlin, GER Lido
4/11 Warsaw, POL Voodoo
4/12 Kraków, POL Zascianek
4/13 Vienna, AUT Arena
4/14 Budapest, HUN Dürer Kert
4/15 Munich, GER Backstage
4/16 Prague, CZE Subzero
4/17 Mannheim, GER 7er Club
4/18 Paris, FRA Backstage by the Mill
6/6 Maastricht, NED South of Heaven Open Air
6/13 Hauptmannsgrün, GER Chronical Moshers Open Air
9/4 Ostrava, CZE Metal!!! Festival