KERASPHORUS Cloven Hooves At The Holocaust Dawn (2010) CD

Pete Helmkamp does not make music for people who want to feel comfortable. The man spent years in Order From Chaos and Angelcorpse honing one of the most uncompromising approaches to extreme metal on the planet, and Kerasphorus is where that obsession went fully off the leash.

Released in 2010, "Cloven Hooves at the Holocaust Dawn" is a Norwegian black metal EP that hits like something unearthed rather than recorded. Helmkamp's bass-driven death-black attack sits underneath riffs that feel genuinely ancient and genuinely hostile. This isn't kvlt posturing, it's the real ugly thing. Short, relentless, and completely indifferent to your wellbeing. Exactly what this kind of music should be.

CD format. Norwegian release. Black metal, death metal crossover. Recommended for listening at unreasonable volumes.

Fans of: Angelcorpse, Blasphemy, Archgoat, Revenge