Currently taking the world by storm with their current studio album, 'Warlocks Grim & Withered Hags', Peaceville presents the 'Complete & Total Fucking Mayhem' release containing the earliest works of the Scottish metal trailblazers. The title combines numerous recordings which featured on a series of demos & underground releases unleashed primarily in the more formative years since Hellripper mastermind James McBain created the band in 2014. Commencing with 2015's initial recordings of the cult 'The Manifestation Of Evil' demo, 'Complete & Total Fucking Mayhem' offers fifteen anthems to the dark side, with a masterful repertoire of pure, raw, unadulterated high octane blackened thrash/speed metal.
Inspired by the likes of old-school legends including Venom, Kreator, Sabbat [JPN] & Metallica, James McBain formed Hellripper in 2014 & with the release of the debut EP 'The Manifestation Of Evil' shortly after, the Scottish band was already making a very clear statement of hellish destruction with an electrifying brand of blackened thrash. Building on the momentum of the debut EP with a string of split releases, the debut album 'Coagulating Darkness' was released in 2017 to media acclaim, with the UK's Metal Hammer hailing Hellripper as "Scotland's King of the arcane mosh" & the band receiving attention throughout Europe & the US. This was followed by the EP - 'Black Arts & Alchemy', before an eventual deal was inked with Peaceville, resulting in 2020's 'The Affair Of The Poisons', leading on to 2023's monumental breakthrough release, 'Warlocks Grim & Withered Hags'.
This edition of 'Complete & Total Fucking Mayhem' is presented on mid-price CD format, including eight page booklet with lyrics.
