---
title: "Hellripper"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/hellripper"
genre: "Black Metal"
country: "United Kingdom"
formed: 2014
---

# Hellripper

**Hellripper** is a black metal band, from United Kingdom, active 2014 to present.

Hellripper is a one-man black/speed metal band formed by Scottish musician James McBain in 2014. Cited musical influences include black metal bands such as Venom and Darkthrone, thrash metal bands Megadeth, Metallica and Sabbat, and punk-oriented bands like Motörhead and Anti-Cimex. Lyrically, Hellripper focuses on witchcraft, Occult, and Satanic themes, sometimes drawing from historical events, eg. the possession of Anneliese Michel, as in the song "Anneliese", or the Affair of the Poisons in the song of the same name.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellripper

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Hellripper |
| Genre | Black Metal |
| Parent genre | Black Metal |
| Origin | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Formed | 2014 |
| Releases in catalog | 9 |

## Genres

[Black Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/black-metal) · [Thrash Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/thrash-metal) · [Speed Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/speed-metal) · [Black 'n' Roll Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/black-n-roll) · [Melodic Death Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/melodic-death)

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2015 | [Acid Cross / Kriegg / Hellripper](https://themetalnet.com/album/83ec6d28-deb4-40c8-b2d3-9e1d7aca0aed) | EP |
| 2015 | [Hellripper / Batsheva](https://themetalnet.com/album/8ab785e6-ff1a-423e-a260-647148938e77) | EP |
| 2015 | [The Manifestation of Evil](https://themetalnet.com/album/a0fec66e-826d-4727-aeb4-70d26ed111d4) | EP |
| 2016 | [Prophecies of Ruin](https://themetalnet.com/album/eda67a23-2880-4469-a7e6-3d78f699837f) | EP |
| 2017 | [Coagulating Darkness](https://themetalnet.com/album/6dabdbd6-b191-4521-b315-ee00e5606242) | Album |
| 2019 | [Black Arts & Alchemy](https://themetalnet.com/album/a3b4f183-1c6e-4e42-8b63-86230b4a4eda) | EP |
| 2020 | [The Affair of the Poisons](https://themetalnet.com/album/5f3fbe01-ab7e-4e3d-b3e4-7bb5bc22471e) | Album |
| 2023 | [Warlocks Grim & Withered Hags](https://themetalnet.com/album/8f67b83e-cc42-4d65-924f-177b0b47ecec) | Album |
| 2026 | [Coronach](https://themetalnet.com/album/aa60729e-55f6-4669-aead-c1dcd7bb07be) | Album |

## Related bands

- [Midnight](https://themetalnet.com/band/midnight) (listened together)
- [Toxic Holocaust](https://themetalnet.com/band/toxic-holocaust) (listened together)
- [Darkthrone](https://themetalnet.com/band/darkthrone) (listened together)
- [Deathhammer](https://themetalnet.com/band/deathhammer) (listened together)
- [Cruel Force](https://themetalnet.com/band/cruel-force) (listened together)
- [Power Trip](https://themetalnet.com/band/power-trip) (listened together)
- [Sodom](https://themetalnet.com/band/sodom) (listened together)
- [Kreator](https://themetalnet.com/band/kreator) (listened together)
- [Behemoth](https://themetalnet.com/band/behemoth) (listened together)
- [Necrophobic](https://themetalnet.com/band/necrophobic) (listened together)
- [Onslaught](https://themetalnet.com/band/onslaught) (listened together)
- [Bathory](https://themetalnet.com/band/bathory) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Hellripper1
- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Hellripper/3540394369
- bandcamp: https://hellripper.bandcamp.com/
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/12925061
- website: https://www.hellripper.com/
- x: https://twitter.com/hellrippermetal
- instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hellrippermetal/
- youtube: https://music.youtube.com/channel/UCL-XlOiUw6ZZsWz-ixZEp7g
- apple music: https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/1229248568
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6FfZaHz07OsknWNdtdan5R

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/hellripper](https://themetalnet.com/band/hellripper). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt