Hellripper — Bloodstock Open Air 2024
Recorded August 8, 2024
Catton Park — Sophie Lancaster Stage · Walton-on-Trent · 
England
Setlist
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Latest album at the timeWarlocks Grim & Withered Hags2023The third album and the most recent that night, it supplies Goat Vomit Nightmare and The Nuckelavee to the set“To see James McBain's solo project take shape in four bodies on the opening night of Bloodstock 2024.”
Context
On Bloodstock's opening Thursday, August 8, 2024, the one-man project takes the Sophie Lancaster Stage as a quartet. James McBain arrives at Catton Park after releasing Warlocks Grim & Withered Hags, a record that brings his black/speed metal closer to Scotland's stories and creatures.
With Joseph Quinlan on guitar, Clark Core on bass, and Max Southall on drums, McBain turns the studio recordings into a succession of riffs and rasped vocals. All Hail the Goat leads off a fifteen-song set. Goat Vomit Nightmare and The Nuckelavee meet material from the early releases, without making the night an exclusive showcase for the recent album.
After Catton Park, the European route continues to Party.San and Stuttgart. The full performance begins circulating in September, preserved in the festival's footage. The recording captures an essential distinction in Hellripper: songwriting centered on McBain meets four musicians onstage, and the catalog moves beyond solitary work to take collective shape.
Lineup at this show
The lineup of this performance — not necessarily the current one.
- James McBainVocals and guitar
- Joseph QuinlanGuitar
- Clark CoreBass
- Max SouthallDrums
Trivia
The Nuckelavee brings a creature from Orkney folklore to the stage.
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