Scottish speed metal! Hellripper is a one-man band started by James McBain. I bet he was mad because Scoey & Mendoza wouldn’t join him, but he shreds nonetheless. I wonder if there’s a metal band what has a member named Troy McClure. That’d rule.

Anyway, the song is a speed-fest with a killer shreddy intro. The song is tight and at a bit over two minutes, Fork-Tongued Messiah does not waste time. It runs into the room, kicks you in the rocks, gives you a Stone Cold Stunner, then runs off giggling. They still manage to stuff both a killer guitar and drum solo into that time. Plus a keychange before the solo!

The video is mostly live footage but then heavily downsampled to look like an old VHS. Or maybe Scotland doesn’t have HD technology. Or McBain doesn’t. I bet he lost his HD film video camera when the chief took him off the case. It’s nice that it isn’t just him in front of a brick wall for an hour and a half.

So listen to this song. It’s ice to see them shred so much. Then get up and at them and listen to more Hellripper. Then speed metal it up some more!