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100
Hide all breakable objects in sight, blast the volume to a level you know is medically ill-advised, and succumb to the biting blackened speed metal power of Hellripper as you listen to Coronach again. And again. And again.
2mo
90
Are Hellripper Scotland's greatest ever metal band? Yes. Yes they are. Hail the goat!
2mo
80
Scotland’s goat-worshipping speed metal prodigy shows his trve colours.
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2mo
80
It might hail from the grimiest reaches of the underground, but it deserves to be celebrated by metal maniacs everywhere.
2mo
80
Doubtlessly, Hellripper has dropped their finest release so far with Coronach, though a few small adjustments could have boosted it to undisputed excellence.
2mo
70
Coronach impresses when it's at its most ripping.
1mo
BLACK METAL?
The "coronach" is a dirge traditionally performed at funerals in the Scottish Highlands.
The musical influences on an album like this are so many that it's difficult to define a single, definitive essence.
The lyrics, tied to Scottish folk traditions, certainly don't help define it, but calling it Black Metal seems excessive, if not pure madness.
Anyone who thinks of Black Metal when listening to "Coronach" has never listened to Children of Bodom ... read more
the best album I've heard so far this year, absolutely fire. The guitarwork here was just pure ear candy
I don't see how this record stands out in the overwhelming SEA of Black Metal coming out these days. Sure, it has that Speed Metal edge, with some melodic riffs and a Heavy Metal/Hard Rock feel at times, but songwriting-wise, it's servicable at best, forgettable at worst. Did talented musicians make it? Absolutely. Are some of the riffs technical? Absolutely. Is that enough to make this a good album when it has nothing else going for it? Absolutely not.
I swear so many Death Metal ... read more
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Track List
| 1 | Hunderprest 5:49 | 85 |
| 2 | Kinchyle (Goatkraft and Granite) 4:33 | 83 |
| 3 | The Art of Resurrection 5:44 | 80 |
| 4 | Baobhan Sith (Waltz of the Damned) 6:24 | 82 |
| 5 | Blakk Satanik Fvkkstorm 3:53 | 81 |
| 6 | Sculptor's Cave 4:35 | 80 |
| 7 | Mortercheyn 4:18 | 79 |
| 8 | Coronach 8:48 | 84 |
Total Length: 44 minutes
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1mo
PLEASE let this stay at 80 and reach 500 ratings. This site needs more black metal must hears