Kerrigan - Bloodmoon - Red - VINYL LP

High Roller Records, ltd 250, 425gsm heavy cardboard cover, insert, download code, Kerrigan are currently hailed as one of the most promising newcomers from Germany playing traditional heavy metal. The band was formed in Freiburg in 2019 by Bruno S. (guitars, bass) and Jonas W. (vocals, guitars). In 2023, High Roller Records issued Kerrigan's full-length debut album entitled »Bloodmoon«. It was a huge success and even appeared in some Inchbest album of the yearInch lists in various magazines. Due to public demand, the band's first mini-album »Heavy Metal 2020« is now being re-issued on High Roller. In 2020, the duo of Bruno S. and Jonas W. had recorded a demo tape consisting of original compositions InchIntrudersInch, InchForce And WillInch and InchHeavy Metal 2020Inch as well as a cover version of InchRest In PeaceInch by Wolf (UK). The four tracks were later released by Fucking Kill Records on tape and vinyl. Jonas explains how Kerrigan came into being in the first place InchWhen we jammed on some traditional heavy metal riffs during a rehearsal with our funeral doom band Lone Wanderer, we quickly recognized how much fun we were heaving playing this kind of music. The potential was huge. We met again for another session in our rehearsal room and in no time the song 'Intruders' was more or less finished.Inch Bruno continues the story InchIt all felt pretty natural, playing these uplifting classic heavy metal numbers in between our more doomy material. We just experimented with the first few riffs we wrote for Kerrigan and it was apparent we wanted to record a little demo containing the new material. So the beginnings of the band were really spontaneous, of course inspired by the multitude of metal bands we were listening to back at the time (mainly NWOBHM, and classic heavy metal in general). Chris of Fucking Kill Records gave us some great support and put out »Hea

Kerrigan's debut album, Bloodmoon (2023), was recorded with the help of session drummer Jonathan Döring. He now joins bassist Jakob Zeblin, guitarist Bruno Schotten, and vocalist/guitarist Jonas Weber as a regular member of the line-up for their sophomore album, Wayfarer. Dreamy and melancholic, Wayfarer is more or less a direct continuation of Bloodmoon, and showcases Kerrigan at their most confident and versatile yet. Album Tracks 1. Torchbearer 2. Asylum 3. The Ice Witch 4. Surrender 5. Wayfarer 6. Blood and Steel 7. Dystopia 8. Fighter 9. Red Light Tower

Album Tracks 1. Barbara Dira Effera, ZWV164 2. Alma Redemptoris Mater, ZWV126 3. Lentement - Capriccio Barockorchester 4. Christe Eleison in E minor, ZWV29 5. Lamentationes Pro Die Jovis Sancto 6. Sinfoncia in C minor 7. Dormi Nate, Dormi Deus 8. Sollicitus Fossor, ZWV209