Hinterkaifeck's Kak demo is a raw slab of black metal, the way it's meant to sound - like a rambunctious gang of hellions blasting through their set list in a basements, pissed out of their minds as they spew caustic noise, between gulps of booze and smoke clouds. This scrappy, four-song cassette showcases their range between blistering speeds, punk shuffling and doom-paced headbanging sections, despite its short run time.
My favorite song is "Revenge Of Oedipus," because anything related to a dude who fucks his mom and kills his dad is totally BRUTAL. It leads off like a torpedo, followed by a war-like march, then descends into a sinister crawl to the finish.
midsection. The closing track, "Kak" leans into a moody, mid-paced riff with generous overtones of Darkthone's A Blaze In The Northern Sky. Throughout the album, I also heard stylistic similarities to the cacophonous compositions of their country mates in Vomitor, and also, Impiety Skullfucking Armageddon. If you haven't heard of any of these bands, then your heavy metal homework has been laid out for the next week.
This is a demo, and thusly sounds like something that was recorded on an eight track in their practice dungeon. It's got that lo-fi magic, too. Though it lacks high production value, you will feel like you are in the room with these maniacs as they raise hell on all cylinders.
The physical cassette that I reviewed this album on is available via Nihilistic Noise Propaganda.
Rating: 3.5 / 5 Boxes Of Cheap Merlot
Listen Hinterkaifeck at their bandcamp.
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