KAEOS is a relatively new black metal band on the circuit. Having formed in December of 2007, this trio of men hails from Hamburg, Germany. Rehearsing and recording in an old bomb shelter, this music can’t get any darker than that. KAEOS brings to us their first demo; a 4 song EP entitled Wolves For The Throat - Ravens For The Eyes.

Though I am not impressed by the first song, simply entitled I. It sounds like a bit of a black metal mess. The recording is very muddy, and the instruments just blend together a bit too much. It is mid paced black metal, sounding like 3 constant notes over and over. I’m glad when it ends and song two, The Grinding Gears Of Time begins. It gives me a much better idea of what KAEOS is all about. Starting out slowly, with a grim black metal guitar riff. The song is rather doom like tempo wise. The vocals, which are handled by both the drummer and bassist, are raspy and deeply growled and not half bad. In fact they sound so evil and grim they are a shining point for KAEOS. Song three, Wolves For The Throat is necro black metal all the way. The song structure is much better and has a few changes. The pace is faster, the guitars are strummed faster in the traditional black metal way. This song is most likely the best song on the EP. If KAEOS had more songs like this, they could take their band to a whole new level. Now we hear where the two vocalist mix. I only wish I had a lyrics sheet, I can hear that the lyrics are sung in English, but I can not understand quite everything. The track immediately fades into Ravens For The Eyes. Continuing the black metal assault, this song goes hand and hand with song three. It should have just been kept as one long song. Then the song ends abruptly and I am left wondering what KAEOS could bring to the table with a full length album.

Overall, KAEOS has put forth a fine effort with Wolves For The Throat - Ravens For The Eyes. For having been together for just one year, KAEOS seem to have real potential if they continue down the path they are already on. Fans of necro black metal should really dig this.