Riffs for days. \"Within the Everlasting Hellfire\" has my riff of the year...this one is a pure masterpiece by one..yes ONE guy.
James McBain—the mastermind and multi-instrumentalist behind Hellripper as well as a handful of other projects like the very goth Lockhowl—deftly weaves together choice cuts from each represented genre, focusing more heavily on the 80s speed metal vibes that have infiltrated the project's formerly crustier punk focus. The resulting album feels as much a homage as it does an original creation... which, given the backwards-facing tendencies of black, speed, and thrash metal, means he's nailed it.