Scottish blackened thrasher Hellripper has digitally released a pair of ZEKE covers ahead of his next round of European and North American touring. His cover choices included “Let’s Get Drugs” and “Mainline“, both of which are now streaming via leading digital service providers. Both of those covers previously emerged via a flexi disc exclusive to Decibel magazine.
Hellripper mastermind James McBain said of his admiration for ZEKE:
“ZEKE has been a favourite band of mine for many years now, and I sure have gotten a lot of mileage out of that shirt of mine as a lot of people have pointed out! The influence they have had on the sound of Hellripper cannot be overstated – 100mph balls to the wall metalpunk with endless guitar solos? Count me in! These two tracks were released as part of the Decibel Magazine Flexi series earlier this year, and I’m happy to now have them out there for everyone to listen to. ZEKE YOU!”
Hellripper‘s 2026 touring plans include the following runs.
With Necrofier:
09/17 Hannover, GER – Cafe Glocksee
09/18 Esbjerg, DEN – Tobakken
09/19 Aarhus, DEN – VoxHall
09/20 Gothenburg, SWE – Monument
09/21 Oslo, NOR – Vaterland
09/22 Norrkoping, SWE – Dynamo
09/23 Stockholm, SWE – Kollektivet Livet
09/24 Malmo, SWE – Plan B
09/25 Lubeck, GER – Treibsand
09/26 Hinte, GER – Coast Rock Festival
09/27 Namur, BEL – Le Belvedere
With Havok, Slackjaw & Xoth:
10/21 Salt Lake City, UT – Metro Music Hall
10/22 Boise, ID – Shrine Social Club Ballroom
10/23 Seattle, WA – El Corazon
10/24 Portland, OR – Dante’s
10/26 Roseville, CA – Goldfield Trading Post
10/27 Berkeley, CA – Cornerstone Berkeley
10/28 Los Angeles, CA – The Regent Theater
10/29 Fresno, CA – Strummer’s
10/30 Las Vegas, NV – Backstage Bar & Billiards
10/31 Mesa, AZ – Nile Theater
11/02 Dallas, TX – AM/FM
11/03 Austin TX – Come And Take It Live
11/04 Houston, TX – Warehouse Live Midtown
11/06 Atlanta GA – Masquerade (Hell)
11/07 Nashville, TN – Basement East
11/08 Asheville, NC – Eulogy
11/09 Richmond, VA – Canal Club
11/11 Baltimore, MD – Soundstage
11/12 Harrisburg, PA – Capital City Music Hall
11/13 Boston, MA – Brighton Music Hall
11/14 New York, NY – Racket
11/15 Lakewood, OH – Mercury Music Lounge
11/17 Detroit, MI – Catacombs At The Sanctuary
11/18 Chicago, IL – Reggies
11/19 Kansas City, MO – RecordBar
11/20 Denver, CO – Gothic Theatre
